§ Mr. BYLESasked why the royal borough of Salford, with a population of 250,000 persons, has not the advantage of a post office of the first rank but is subordinate to the head office of an adjacent city?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe royal borough of Salford already enjoys all the postal facilities which it would be likely to have if the post office were a head office instead of a branch of the Manchester office. The existing arrangement is convenient from an administrative point of view, and I do not see that any advantage would accrue to the inhabitants of Salford from a change.
§ Mr. BYLESWhen the right hon. Gentleman says "convenient from an administrative point of view," he means convenient to those who administer, not to those administered to?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELIt makes no difference whatever to the people who are adminstered to, but a considerable difference to the people who administer.