§ MR. CROOKSTo ask the Postmaster-General what is the rule of the Department regarding the number, size, and weight of parcels postmen have to take out on a letter delivery.
(Answered by Lord Stanley.) When parcels are delivered with letters the rule is that the total combined weight should not exceed 35 1bs. per postman, and that, as far as possible, town postmen on letter deliveries should not be required to take out bulky or very heavy parcels which would hamper or delay them. The number of parcels taken out on a letter delivery varies according to the nature of the delivery, but on important town deliveries it is the practice to limit the, number to five, as far as circumstances admit.