§ MR. BROADHURST (Nottingham)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether complaints have reached him that at many branch post offices a very insufficient stock of ten shilling postal orders is kept on hand, and that the public frequently have to purchase two and even three orders to make up the amount of ten shillings; and, if so, whether he will issue instructions that, when this is necessary, the several component orders shall be supplied at the same rate as would be charged for an order of the desired amount?
* THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKERS,) University of CambridgeI have received two complaints on the subject referred to in the hon. Member's question, and it appears that there had been an unusual demand for postal orders at the offices from which the complaints emanated. It is impossible to make absolute provision to guard against such occurrences, but every effort is made to do so. The rate of commission for each order is fixed by Act of Parliament.