§ MR. LEA (St. Pancras, E.)To ask the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the fact that the Post Office acquired the upper portion of the premises at Smithfield Market branch office three months since, and that nothing has been done to place this additional accommodation at the disposal of the staff, he will, in view of the insanitary state of the present basement, give instructions to proceed quickly with the work of improvement.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) Certain legal arrangements must be completed before a beginning can be made with the structural alterations required to adapt the upper portion of the Post Office building in Smithfield Market for official purposes. It is hoped that all outstanding questions will be settled shortly and a commencement made with the alterations, which are of an extensive character.