§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether, in considering the question of a new post office, or an improved postal service in any district, the Department will take into consideration as a basis not only the correspondence dispatched to and from such a district, but also the distance the inhabitants have to walk in order to post a letter or receive one, especially in sparsely inhabited districts like the Highlands and Islands of Scotland?
§ MR. HANBURYYes, Sir. In considering the question of a new post office, or an improved postal service in any district, the distance of the nearest post office from the houses of the inhabitants is always considered, as well as the amount of correspondence. The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are receiving special attention from the Postmaster General, as the honourable Member is aware.