§ Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Postmaster-General what sum was awarded to Mr. Comerford as a reward for recovering a lost mail bag; and whether the amount was the normal one?
§ Mr. VIANTA reward of 2s. 6d. was paid. There is no fixed standard in such cases, but by a practice of long standing the local officer-in-charge is empowered to make small payments at his own discretion without reference to headquarters. Substantial rewards have been authorised from time to time when the circumstances justified them.