§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)I beg to ask the Secretary to the
†See preceding volume, p. 528.861 Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether his attention has been called to the inconvenience of the post and telegraph offices at Charing Cross not being in one building; and, whether he will take steps to have a post and telegraph office erected at Charing Cross suitable to the central position and importance of the locality.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN,) Worcestershire, E.There is a certain amount of inconvenience in the fact that the Postal business and Telegraph business at Charing Cross are done in separate buildings, but the inconvenience is probably small as the arrangement is well known. Having regard to the extreme costliness of property in that locality, the Postmaster General is not prepared at present to take steps for the erection of a combined Office; but if a suitable opportunity occurs of obtaining a site at a reasonable cost, he would be ready to consider the matter.