§ SIR EDWARD REED (Cardiff)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether it is true that the commencement of the new post office at Cardiff is being delayed by an alteration of the plans, in which brick and cotta dressings are being substituted for stone; and, if so, whether the change is due in any degree to the alleged efforts of the Mason's Society to prevent worked stone from being imported into the town?
§ SIR JAMES FERGUSSONThe purchase of the site for the new post office at Cardiff has not yet been completed; and though the plans for the building are under consideration, they have not yet been sent to me for approval. There has, therefore, been no avoidable delay. The second part of the question would more properly be addressed to the First Commissioner of Works. The Post Office has no knowledge on the subject.