§ 57. Mr. BOWENasked the Postmaster-General to what extent use is being made of the facility recently granted to savings bank depositors of making payments to third parties by means of crossed warrants; and what steps were taken to advertise this facility?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Attlee)Between 1st May, 1931, when the 1715 facility was introduced, and 20th June, 1,127 crossed warrants payable to third parties have been issued. A notification of the facility appeared in the Press at the time of its introduction. Further, it will be brought to the notice of depositors on the new type of withdrawal form which will be introduced when the stocks of the present form are exhausted.