HC Deb 25 February 1914 vol 58 c1772
83. Mr. O'DONNELL

asked why parcels addressed in Irish have been refused by officials in the Post Office in Ireland; and whether instructions to this effect have been issued to the various Irish post offices?

Mr. HOBHOUSE

No recent instructions have been issued on this subject, but there is a rule of long standing that a parcel addressed in characters other than those in ordinary use in the United Kingdom should not be accepted.