HC Deb 07 June 1886 vol 306 cc1136-7
MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)

asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether he can inform the House what is done with all the newspapers posted in England and, through various causes, not sent to the persons to whom they are addressed at Home or Abroad?

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HENRY H. FOWLER) (Wolverhampton, E.)

I informed the hon. Member on Thursday last that all newspapers stopped for non - payment of postage or other cause which boar the sender's address are at once returned to the senders. Such as do not bear the sender's address are kept for one week, and if unclaimed are then destroyed.