§ Sir J. PENNEFATHERasked the Postmaster-General whether any changes in the hand-to-hand system of dealing with registered letters and packets has taken place since 1914; and, if so, will he state the nature of such changes?
§ Mr. HARTSHORNRegistered letters are still dealt with on the hand-to-hand system; but in 1917 a simplied method of record and check, which had been in force for many years in connection with registered packets within large Post Offices, was extended to registered letters sent from one office to another.