§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)To ask the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to a recent case of a telegram which was addressed to General McCalmont on the message itself but to Colonel McCalmont on the envelope; and whether, in view of the delay in the delivery of the telegram and consequent loss to the addressee, he will state what action he proposes to take in the matter; and also what punishment was awarded in a case some time ago in which a clerk altered or changed a figure in a telegram from 7½d. to 8½d., in which case all compensation was refused to the sender for the loss incurred.
(Answered by Lord Stanley.) The first case mentioned by the hon. Member has just been brought to my notice, and I am making inquiry. I fear that the second case cannot be identified without further particulars.