§ 33. Mr. Keelingasked the Postmaster-General whether letters posted in London in time for the Sunday afternoon collections are despatched on the same evening or the following morning?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonIn general letters posted in London on Sundays for the collection made about 5.30 p.m. are despatched early next morning. There is, however, a collection between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. from at least one box in each sub-district for despatch the same night.
§ Mr. KeelingDoes that reply mean that a letter posted after 5.30 on Saturday would not reach the provinces until Tuesday morning, and is it not misleading to have notices saying that the collection is at 5.30 on Sunday when in fact it is not dealt with until the following morning?
§ Mr. MorrisonIf a letter is put into one of the prescribed boxes particulars of which appear in the London Post Office Guide, it will be taken the same night, but in the other case if it is posted later than 5.30 it will not be dealt with until next morning. The question of when it will reach its destination depends upon where the destination is.
§ Mr. KeelingBut my right hon. Friend implied that a letter posted after 5.30 on Saturday would not be dealt with until Monday.
§ Mr. MorrisonIt would not be dealt with until Monday unless it was in one of those boxes.