§ MR. BRADLAUGH (Northampton)asked the Postmaster General, Whether continual losses of letters have been during the past 18 months reported to him in the New Cross District; whether 42 such cases have within 17 days been reported to the Department by one individual; and, whether the number of letters reported missing in the New Cross District during the past 18 months has been exceedingly high?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)In reply to the hon. Member, I have to say that prior to November last year many complaints were received of the loss of letters intended for delivery in the New Cross District; but that between November and the beginning of last month the losses were but few. The fact is as stated in the second paragraph of the hon. Member's Question; but, except in the case of letters for one individual, the losses of letters in 880 the New Cross District have not been exceedingly high.