§ 63. Mr. Keelingasked the Postmaster-General why the times of late posting on mail trains at London railway stations, which were restored 2¼ years ago, and
| LATE FEE LETTERS | ||||||
| Latest times for posting letters prepaid with a late fee of ½d. (in addition to ordinary postage) direct into mail sorting carriages at London main line termini | ||||||
| Station | Mail train | Mondays to Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays | ||
| p.m. | p.m. | p.m. | ||||
| Kings Cross | … | Kings Cross Station to Edinburgh | … | 8.20 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| Euston | … | Euston Station to Aberdeen | … | 8.30 | — | 8.30 |
| Euston Station to Perth | … | — | 8.30 | — | ||
| Paddington | … | Paddington Station to Penzance | … | 10.10 | — | 10.10 |
| Paddington Station to Plymouth | … | — | 10.10 | — | ||
| Liverpool Street | … | Liverpool Street Station to Peterborough | … | 10.25 | — | 10.25 |
| Liverpool Street Station to Norwich | … | 10.25 | — | 10.25 | ||
| Waterloo | … | Waterloo Station to Dorchester | … | 10.30 | 10.30 | 9.54 |
| Kings Cross | … | Kings Cross Station to Edinburgh | … | 10.30 | — | 10.30 |
| Euston | … | Euston Station to Carlisle | … | 10.50 | — | 10.50 |
| London Bridge | … | London Bridge Station to Dover | … | 11.50 | — | 9.5 |
§ which are about four hours later than the last collection from pillar boxes, have never been published in the Post Office Guide; and whether he will publish them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingA general notification of the facility appears in the Supplement which was issued with the July, 1949, edition of the Post Office Guide. The Guide is not a suitable publication in which to give specific information of detailed posting times, which are mainly of local interest. A full statement of these posting times will appear in a publication on postal services in London to be issued next year. Meanwhile, the information is being circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. KeelingIn view of the gloomy record of suppression of pre-war postal services would one not have expected the Post Office to give this gleam of light the widest publicity instead of waiting for 2¼ years?
§ Mr. PalingWe gave the matter publicity at the time. Whether it was sufficient or not is a matter of opinion.
§ Mr. GrimstonIs it not a fact that this service was re-introduced 2½ years ago and that it was not until last July that an announcement of it was made in a supplement to the Post Office Guide? Is that an indication of the sort of publicity which is being given to Post Office services?
§ Mr. PalingI think that was due to the fact that publication of the previous guide had been begun just before this happened.
§ Following is the information: