HC Deb 04 December 1911 vol 32 cc1168-9W
Lord ALEXANDER THYNNE

asked the Postmaster-General whether any and, if so, what sum has been charged to the Treasury in respect of the distribution of Form IV. and Form VIII. through the Post Office; and, if not, can he state approximately the amount which would have been charged if full postage had been paid?

Mr. BAIRD

asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether, in his estimate of the cost of distributing Form IV. and Form VIII., any allowance was made for the cost to the Post Office of the free distribution of these forms; and, if so, what that cost amounted to?

Mr. McKINNON WOOD

I have made no estimate of the cost of distributing these forms through the Post Office. There is no record of the number of the forms that were sent through the post, and it is therefore not possible to give the information desired.