§ MR. G. W. WOLFF (Belfast, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether anyone keeping a sub-post office is prohibited from carrying on the business of rent collector; and, if so, would he explain the matter?
§ MR. HANBURYThere is no written rule on the subject, but it is not considered desirable that a Post Office servant should hold an appointment such as collector of rents which may bring him into unpleasant relations with members of the public and take him frequently away from the office.
§ MR. WOLFFasked the right hon. Gentleman whether the matter depended entirely upon the view which the Postmaster General took of it?
§ MR. HANBURYNo, Sir.