§ 87. Colonel DAYasked the Postmaster-General the gross amount of money paid to the railway companies for the carrying of mails for the year ending 31st December, 1913, and the year ending 31st 1130 December, 1924; and the approximate number of letters so carried in each year?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Mitchell-Thomson)The payments to railway companies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland for services in connection with the conveyance of letter mails by rail during the years 1913 and 1024 were £1,288,000 and £1,927,000, respectively. The corresponding figures for parcel mails were £1,117,000 and £1,898,000. I regret that there is no information available as to the number of letters contained in mails conveyed by rail.
§ Colonel DAYWill the right hon. Gentleman say whether the House will have the opportunity of discussing on the Estimates the amount of money paid to these railway companies?