HC Deb 26 April 1911 vol 24 c1787
Mr. BYLES

asked 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 SAMUEL

The 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. BYLES

When 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 SAMUEL

It makes no difference whatever to the people who are adminstered to, but a considerable difference to the people who administer.