§ BARON DE ROTHSCHILD (Bucks, Aylesbury)asked the Postmaster General, Why stringent orders have recently been given to enforce the Rule as to the prepayment of porterage on telegrams instead of, as heretofore, allowing the Rule to be relaxed at the discretion of the officials?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)No fresh instructions have been issued in regard to the prepayment of porterage. The Regulations require that porterage shall be paid by the sender when practicable; it being considered unfair to the addressee that such charges should be borne by him. It not unfrequently happens that telegrams upon which the senders have not paid porterage are sent to persons who have little or no interest in the contents, and who naturally demur to paying for their delivery.