§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether, pending inquiries with reference to the general conditions under which Post Office contractors' work is carried on, he will take steps to insure that horses driven in mail vans should not be worked for fourteen hours in any one day.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe horses referred to in the hon. Member's previous Question only work on alternate days; and, although they are then out of their stalls for fourteen hours, they are during that time actually travelling for less than six hours. The condition of the contractor's horses is reported as satisfactory, and his stud is kept under official supervision.