§ 72, 73, and 74. Dr. SALTER asked the Postmaster-General (1) if his attention has been called to the publication called the "Autocar," which is registered as a newspaper at the Post Office, and to the issue of 1st April, 1927, which contained in toto 212 pages, of which 174⅔were devoted to advertisements and only 37⅓to news and mailer; and whether he will explain the basis on which this publication has been registered as a newspaper;
§ (2) if he is aware that a publication called the "Bazaar, Exchange, and Mart "is registered as a newspaper at the Post Office: that the issue of 2nd April, 1927, contained 44 pages, 33 of which were devoted to advertisements and only 11 to news and matter; and whether 2269 he will explain the basis on which this publication is entitled to be registered at the Post Office as a newspaper;
§ (3) if his attention has been called to a publication called "Amateur Gardening" and to the issue of 2nd April, 1927, which contains 60 pages, of which 43| were devoted to advertisements; and whether he will explain the basis on which this publication is entitled to be registered at the Post Office as a newspaper?
§ The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Viscount Wolmer)As stated in the published Regulations, it is permissible for a supplement consisting wholly of advertisements to be issued with any number of a registered newspaper, provided that the Regulations are otherwise complied with. The publications to which the hon. Member refers each contain supplements consisting wholly of advertisements, and the newspapers themselves contain the requisite proportion of news or similar matter. In one instance the supplement slightly exceeds the newspaper proper in size, and the attention of the publisher is being drawn to the matter.