HC Deb 26 March 1907 vol 171 cc1653-4
MR. LIDDELL (Down, W.)

I beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether he will arrange for automatic machines for the supply of penny and halfpenny stamps to be placed on the various railway stations, so that the public may be enabled to procure stamps on Sundays, Bank Holidays, and at other times when the post offices are closed.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. Sydney Buxton,) Tower Hamlets, Poplar

Experiments are being made with certain automatic machines for the supply of postage stamps, and, if the result is satisfactory, machines will be placed where they are most likely to meet a public demand. † See (4) Debates, clxxi., 1273.

MR. LIDDELL

If the machines are found to be satisfactory will the right hon. Gentleman place them at railway stations?

MR. SYDNEY BUXTON

The hon. Member must allow me time. We have not yet got a satisfactory machine. When we have, I will consider what are the best positions for the public convenience.

MR. LIDDELL

I have tried the machine myself and found it very satisfactory.