§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the Department of Science and Art print on their correspondence paper a notice to the effect that all communications addressed to the Department are to be written on foolscap paper, and that post cards or letter cards are not to be used; and will he state whether there is any reason why this Department should impose on the public restrictions as to the manner and mode of their correspondence which other Departments do not find necessary.
§ MR. HANBURYThe Science and Art Department is by no means alone in this appeal to its correspondents. Any Department having a large correspond- 1279 ence to deal with finds great convenience in the general use of paper of one uniform size and shape. If this precaution were not taken, and correspondence files were made up of documents of every shape and size, the arrangements for storing papers for easy reference would be much impeded.