HC Deb 13 February 1913 vol 48 cc1186-7
75. MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINE

asked the Postmaster-General what is the profit or loss in running the Post Office in Scotland in the last year of which there is a record, excluding the cost of taking over the National Telephone business?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

For the year ended the 31st March, 1911, the net profit in running the Post Office in Scotland is estimated at £310,000.

MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINE

Could not something like £300 of it be spared for the islands of the West Coast?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

Yes, we are spending more than £300 on the islands of the West Coast.