MR. ALDERMAN W. LAWERNCEasked the Postmaster General, Whether, in the event of a telegram being unable to be delivered in consequence of insufficient or inaccurate address, the sender would be informed of the same by telegram or by post; and, what time would elapse before the sender would receive the information?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREIn reply to the hon. Member, I have to say that there is no intention to alter the present practice, which is that, when a message cannot be delivered owing to the insufficiency or inaccuracy of the address, the office of destination sends an official telegram to the office of origin, and that office forwards a written intimation to the sender of the message. If the sender resides within the free delivery of the office of origin the notice of non-delivery is sent to him by special messenger, and if he does not reside within the free delivery the notice is sent to him by the earliest post.