§ Captain WARINGasked the Postmaster-General whether he has received a 1524 petition from the inhabitants of the upper district of Glenrinnes, Banffshire, with reference to a daily postal delivery and greater facilities for a telephone service; and whether the matter will receive his favourable consideration?
Mr. SAMUELThe petition was received. It did not deal with the question of telephones. I regret to find that the cost of the existing service on four days a week at the places concerned is already so considerable and the number of letters conveyed so small, that I should not be justified in sanctioning further expenditure for providing a delivery every week-day. Should I receive any representations with respect to a telephone service at Glenrinnes I should be glad to make inquiry into the matter.
§ Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the Postmaster-General whether he has further considered the possibility of affording improved postal facilities to the village of Bowerchalke, in the county of Wilts, so as not unduly to hamper, as now, the industries of milk production and the cultivation of watercress carried on in that district; and whether he will consider the desirability of carrying out the suggestions contained in a letter written on his behalf to the clerk to the Bowerchalke parish council on 31st October, 1906, without attaching the condition of a monetary contribution, which so poor a village can ill afford to pay?
Mr. SAMUELFurther inquiries in this matter are in progress, and I will acquaint the hon. Member with the result as soon as possible.