§ MR. O'DOHERTYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether complaints have been made as to the loss of letters containing money and other valuables posted at the Dungiven, county Londonderry, post office during the past twelve months; and will he state how many cases have been discovered in which letters posted during the past twelve months at this post office have never reached their destination; whether compensation will be made by the Postmaster General to the parties aggrieved; and what steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence of such losses in the future.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThere have been applications in respect of three unregistered postal packets said to have been posted at Dungiven during the last twelve months—one described as containing socks, one as containing a cheque (which has been stopped and not presented for payment), and one as a postcard. No trace could be found of any of these postal packets. The Postmaster General does not accept any liability for any letter or postal packet, other than a parcel, which has not been registered; but every effort is made to secure due delivery.
§ MR. O'DOHERTYSeeing that three postal packets have been lost from this office during the last twelve months, will the hon. Gentleman consider the advisability of changing the postmaster?
§ *MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!