§ MR. BOORDasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, What provision is made for the carriage of packages transmitted by the Parcels Post in suburban and rural districts; and, whether any extra remuneration is given to letter carriers who, in addition to their usual burthen, have to carry heavy parcels?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. H. H. FOWLER), in reply, said, that the wages of rural postmen did not vary with the weight carried, but with the distance traversed and the time occupied. The maximum weight was 35 lbs., which gradually diminished as the postman went on.