§ MR. BRUNNER (Cheshire, Northwich)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he is aware that the mail due to be delivered at Bridport at 10.30 a.m. missed twice during the week ending 11th October; whether this mail has frequently missed the connection at Bristol this year; and whether he will state to the House what means he has of preventing these irregularities?
§ MR. RAIKESThe hon. Member's statement is quite correct, and I regret the irregularity should have occurred. The remedy lies in a more punctual arrival at Bristol of the mails from the North, and I am in communication with the Railway Companies concerned, with the view of securing this result. It is 661 right, however, to say that delay sometimes arises from circumstances beyond their control.