§ MR. FENWICK (Northumberland, Wansbeck)On behalf of the hon. Member for South Hackney, I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the number of frauds perpetrated through the medium of the post by persons who pay for the use of addresses at which to receive letters; and whether he will consider the desirableness of formulating a regulation prohibiting the granting of the use for payment of postal addresses.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONI am aware of the practice to which the hon. Member refers. Its use is in most cases perfectly 241 legitimate, but in some cases it may lend itself to the perpetration of frauds. I regret, however, that I have no legal power to intervene in such cases.