42. Mr. Baker Whiteasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that a telegram dispatched from the West London Post Office at 11.51 p.m. on 13th June and addressed to Marylebone High Street was received by the Central Telegraph Office at 10.32 a.m. on 14th June and was not delivered until 11.45 a.m. on that date; and what is the reason for 159W the delay of over 12 hours in the transmission of a telegram from West London to North-West London.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingI am sorry that the telegram in question was delayed in transit. A telegram sent to another address in London so late at night would not normally be delivered before 9 a.m. the next day. As the address was given incorrectly as N.W.1 instead of W.1 there was unavoidable delay in ascertaining the correct address and re-transmitting the message to the appropriate delivery office.