§ MR. HERBERT ROBERTSON (Hackney, S.)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether he will consider the desirability of readjusting the boundaries of the districts served by the various I head offices and sub-offices in London in such manner that the whole of each metropolitan borough may be served from the same head office, and from such number of sub-offices dealing only with that metropolitan borough as its size may require.
LORD STANLEYI regret that it would not be practicable to adopt the suggestion of the hon. Member, as it would necessitate a complete remodelling of the whole postal organisation of London without procuring any acceleration in the delivery of letters. The question was raised in 1903 by the Council of Metropolitan Mayors, and was fully considered by my predecessor, who arrived at the same conclusion.