§ MR. PARKER SMITH (Lanark, Partick)I beg to ask the Postmaster General why the conveyance of single post letters by railway is limited to letters not exceeding one ounce in weight; and whether the system can be extended to letters of any weight if prepaid at the letter rate?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. A. MORLEY,) Nottingham, E.The present arrangement limited to etters not exceeding one ounce in weight was adopted mainly on account of the objection of the Railway Companies to having to weigh letters at their stations; but for some little time past the question of extending the limit of weight has been under consideration, and I am in communication with the Railway Companies on the subject.