§ Sir JOHN SPEARasked the Postmaster-General the number of postal orders reported to have been lost in the course of transit through the post at Thornton Heath from January, 1911, to December, 1911, and from January, 1912, to 1st March, 1912; how many such postal orders have been reported to have been cashed by persons other than the payees named on the orders or the persons to whom the letter was addressed; and how much money has been lost to the payees or payers through the postal orders being cashed by other than the payees?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThere is a record of two postal orders in 1911 and of one postal order since which may have been lost in the post and cashed by persons other than the rightful owners. Their face value is £1 8s. 6d.