Mr. LEICESTER HARMSWORTHasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the number of times since 1st January last that mails intended for the county of Caithness have arrived late at Perth, and the average, in minutes, of such delays?
Mr. LEICESTER HARMSWORTHalso asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the statement that the lateness in the delivery of the mails for the county of Caithness is partially due to the late arrival at Perth of the mail trains from the South, he will make representations to the railway companies responsible for such delays with the view of securing punctuality?
§ Mr. SYDNEY BUXTONThe information desired by the hon. Member shall be obtained and communicated to him. The working of the mail trains to Perth and the North of Scotland is closely watched, 1827W and representations are at once made to the railway companies in cases of unsatisfactory working.