text_original: He there  fore recommended the substitution of one uniform charge of one penny the half ounce, without reference to the distance within the limits of the United King  dom which the letter had to be carried. The Post Office authorities were at first uncompromising in their opposition to the scheme.
text_transcription: HE THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THE SUBSTITUTION OF ONE UNIFORM CHARGE OF ONE PENNY THE HALF OUNCE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE DISTANCE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM WHICH THE LETTER HAD TO BE CARRIED THE POST OFFICE AUTHORITIES WERE AT FIRST UNCOMPROMISING IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE SCHEME
phonemes: hiː ðɛɹ fˈɔːɹ ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðə sˌʌbstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv wˈʌn jˈuːnɪfˌɔːɹm tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv wˈʌn pˈɛni ðə hˈæf ˈaʊns, wɪðˌaʊt ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə dˈɪstəns wɪðˌɪn ðə lˈɪmɪts ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋ dˈɑːm wˌɪtʃ ðə lˈɛɾɚ hædtə biː kˈæɹid. ðə pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wɜːɹ æt fˈɜːst ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə ðə skˈiːm.