§ MR. A.J. BALFOUR (City of London)To ask the Postmaster-General whether it would be possible to make arrangements for the earlier delivery of letters by the first post in the city of London, so that there shall be security for the delivery of letters before 8 or 8.15 in the morning.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) It would not be possible to afford an earlier delivery of letters by the first post in the City of London without excluding various mails and a large amount of correspondence, and thereby giving rise to grave complaint. The utmost efforts are made to deliver the correspondence as early as possible. As regards letters which could be prepared for delivery at an earlier hour, the number of people desiring such earlier delivery of part of their correspondence is believed to be small, and I would suggest that they should have their letters sorted into private boxes and obtain an early delivery by employing their own messengers.