§ MR. S. SMITH (Flintshire)I beg to ask the Vice President of the Committee of Council on Education whether he is aware that the new issue of the Directory of the Science and Art Department was distributed through the post to the local secretaries of science and art classes throughout the country on Saturday last, thus entailing the delivery by postmen on Sunday of a large number of parcels each weighing over two pounds; and whether, seeing the desirability of preventing as much as possible all unnecessary Sunday labour, he will give instructions which will prevent Departmental Papers having to be delivered in future on that day?
§ MR. ACLANDMuch the larger portion of these Reports were sent out on Friday. Owing to an insufficiency of the supply from the Queen's Printers, some were not sent out till Saturday. An endeavour is always made to avoid sending heavy posts on Saturdays.