§ MR. PAUL (Edinburgh, S.)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether he can state the number of Savings Bank withdrawals by telegraph during each month since the introduction of the system, and the average interval between the application of the depositor and the payment of the sum withdrawn?
§ MR. A. MORLEYThe new arrangements for withdrawing deposits by telegraph from the Post Office Savings Bank came into operation on the 1st December last. The number of withdrawals in December was 1,228, in January 1,446, and in February 1,798, making a total for the first three months of 4,472 withdrawals. In 3,774 cases repayment was required on the same day. The average inverval between the application of the depositor and the payment of the money 869 was 38 minutes in London, and between 50 and 60 minutes for the rest of the United Kingdom.