§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, College)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that a circular advertising the Great Royal Saxon Lottery was posted in great number on 19th June in London, franked London, paid; that lotteries have been declared by two members of the Government to be illegal; and whether he will see that his Department will take steps to stop foreign lotteries having advantages which are denied to home lotteries.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONMy attention has been called to the circular referred to, and I am in communication with the police on the subject. I am, of course, aware of the illegality of lotteries and fully recognise the importance of preventing as far as possible the use of the post for the distribution of circulars relating to them. It is not the case that postal ad- vantages of any kind are given to foreign 902 lotteries which are denied to home lotteries. Whatever the nature of the contents there are obvious difficulties in the way of stopping circulars if they are posted in closed covers which I am not entitled to open.