§ Mr. MALCOLMasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in the South Norwood postal district, with an estimated population of 25,000, there is no post office open after 8 p.m. on any night of the week for the sale of postage stamps and the transaction of other postal busi- 554W ness nor any postal telegraph office open within the district on Sundays; whether representations regarding these matters have reached him from the Ratepayers' Association of South Norwood, and whether he can state what steps will be taken to meet the convenience of the population in the foregoing respects?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL; The facts are as stated by the hon. Member, and I am having inquiry made whether the circumstances are such as to justify any alteration of the existing arrangements. A reply will be sent to the Ratepayers' Association in due course.