§ DR. CLARK (Caithness)asked the Postmaster General, Whether he intends to arrange for an acceleration of the down London day mail in the new contract with the Highland Railway Company?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)If an acceleration of the down London day mail can be effected without additional expense, I shall be willing to assent to it. There would be no sufficient grounds for expending further sums of public money in effecting further postal improvement in a district already so well provided.
§ DR. CLARKasked, if it was the case that the Caithness contract expired in a month or two; and if, in the new contract, the right hon. Gentleman intended to allow letters to remain three hours at one station and another hour at Inverness?
§ MR. RAIKESsaid, that in making the new contract he should endeavour to effect any improvement he could in the public service.