§ 58. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Postmaster-General whether, with regard to the loss of a mail bag which was discovered on the arrival of the 2.25 a.m. train from Manchester at Euston Station on the morning of 23rd February, any information has been obtained as to the cause of the loss; and what period elapsed between the discovery that the bag was missing and the notification of that loss to the Criminal. Investigation Department at Scotland Yard?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONMy hon. Friend has been misinformed. No such loss has occurred; but a mail hag from Manchester conveyed by the 2.25 a.m. train was found at Euston Station to have been cut. Three registered letters were missing from the bag and these are believed to have been stolen. Inquiries are proceeding, but it has not yet been ascertained how the theft occurred. The loss was notified to the Criminal Investigation Department at Scotland Yard about four hours after discovery, as soon as evidence as to the facts sufficient for the co-operation of the police had been obtained.