§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONTo ask the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the Post Office Savings Bank refuses to take sixpences on deposit; will he explain why a depositor is allowed to withdraw 19s. 6d., but is not allowed to deposit 12s. 6d. in the savings 202 bank; and whether he will give instructions to abolish this anomaly.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.)The refusal of the Post Office Savings Bank to take fractions of a shilling on deposit is based on the provisions of the Post Office Savings Bank Act of 1861, and no change could therefore be made without legislation.