§ 84. Brigadier-General MAKINS (for Major HARVEY)asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the local objections to the recent alteration in postal addresses of country towns whereby they are made to appear as part of some larger town; and if the postal services have been accelerated as the result of such alterations?
§ Sir K. WOODI have received representations about the alteration of the postal address of certain towns in the Newton Abbot area, to which my hon. and gallant Friend no doubt refers. In order to facilitate handling and transmission, it is the practice throughout the country to concentrate correspondence on a comparatively small number of post towns, each as a rule serving a wide area. As all correspondence for the towns in question must now pass through Newton Abbot it is essential, in order to avoid missorting and delay, that the name of that town should be included in the address.