§ MR. WEIRI beg to ask the Post master-General whether he is now in a position to state how the figures showing the number of letters and parcels respectively despatched to and from Stornoway last year compare with the figures ten years ago.
§ THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL (MR. SYDNEY BUXTON, Tower Hamlets, Poplar)The estimated number of letters and parcels dealt with in the Stornoway Office are as follows:—
| Year ended 31st December, 1896. | |
| Letters delivered | 458,328 |
| Letters posted | 353,704 |
| Parcels delivered | 19,708 |
| Parcels posted | 11,180 |
| Year ended 31st December, 1906. | |
| Letters delivered | 863,824 |
| Letters posted | 679,224 |
| Parcels delivered | 48,204 |
| Parcels posted | 24,128 |
§ As my hon. friend is aware, I am inquiring into the question of the postal arrangements at Stornoway.