§ 59. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Postmaster-General what precautions are taken to preserve the security of mail bags in transit by rail?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONMail bags are conveyed by railway in charge 207 either of Post Office or of railway officials. As I stated yesterday, the matter is at present under investigation in my Department.
§ Sir H. BRITTAINIs it not a fact that anyone may go through the vans and find that nobody is about and that the mail-bags are lying about?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThat is undoubtedly true. The mails are during that period in charge of the guards of the railway company, but I should prefer to say nothing further on the subject at the moment, because the whole question of the custody of the mails is under consideration at the present moment.
§ Mr. DAYIs it not the case that while the mails are in the railway vans sometimes the guards are not there at all, and passengers can pass in and out of the carriages?