§ MR. BARKER (Penryn and Falmouth)To ask the Postmaster-General whether repeated complaints have been made by the staff at the Corn Exchange 170 post office regarding the absence of heating apparatus; whether promises of reform have been made on a number of occasions; and whether he will give instructions that the alterations shall be made immediately.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I have already had this matter under my personal consideration, but I am not aware that any promises have been made with regard to it. The office in question forms a small enclosure inside the Corn Exchange, and is occupied by one clerk only for four hours a day on three days of the week. I recently asked the Corn Exchange Company to arrange, if practicable, for the supply of a small oil-stove; and the company are giving the matter attention.