§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he will arrange for the delivery in London on Sundays, during the continuance of the war in the Transvaal, of all letters from South Africa which arrive here on Saturday evenings but too late for delivery on that day.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. HANBURY,) PrestonWhen the Cape Mail arrives on Saturday, delivery in London can generally be effected on the same evening. The practical difficulties of making such an arrangement as that suggested by the hon. Member, on those rare occasions when the mail arrives late on Saturday evening, would be very great, and the Postmaster General regrets, therefore, that he does not see his way to adopt the suggestion, inasmuch as the advantage, if any, which individual members of the public would derive would be very small as compared with the amount of Sunday labour involved. Express letters posted in Cape Colony and Natal will be delivered by special messenger in London on Sunday, provided that they are properly marked and prepaid with the proper fee as shown on page 23 of the Post Office Guide.