§ MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Baling)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether any regulation exists whereby the delivery through the post of continental and foreign lottery circulars can be withheld; and whether, failing any such regulation, he will consider the advisability of framing one or introducing some legislation on the subject designed to prevent the postal service of this country being made the conduit for these undesirable alien communications.
§ THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. SYDNEY BUXTON, Tower Hamlets, Poplar)When lottery circulars are posted in open covers they are, when detected, withheld from delivery; but when sent in closed covers the Post Office has no cognisance of the contents and cannot prevent their transmission. I do not think that I should be justified in seeking powers to interfere with closed letters.