§ MR. CARR - GOMM (Southwark, Rotherhithe)To ask the Postmaster-General 412 whether he has considered the advisability of allowing telegraph offices to be opened and telegrams sent after the official hour of closing at increased rates, and with due allowance to the staff for overtime work; and whether he will make this alteration, in view of the fact that often in cases of urgency, for example, illness or accident, persons living in country districts are greatly inconvenienced by the present arrangements.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) An arrangement such as that which the hon. Member suggests is in force, and is described at page 101 of the Post Office Guide.