§ MR. R. L. HARMSWORTH (Caithnessshire)To ask the Postmaster-General if he is able to state whether his recent efforts to secure more punctual arrival of the mail trains to Caithness and the North of Scotland generally have met with success; and, if not, whether he will urge upon the railway companies the necessity for greater punctuality.
(Answered by Mr. Sydney Buxton.) I am glad to be able to inform the hon. Member that the mail trains to the North of Scotland are at present working with fair punctuality. There is, therefore, no occasion for representations to the 753 railway companies on the subject. The remedial measures which have been urged upon the companies are principally intended to meet the difficulty experienced in maintaining punctuality during the tourist season, and their effect will not be fully apparent until later in the year.