§ Mr. BARNESasked the Postmaster-General the number of officers during the past two years in the United Kingdom at which the direct employment of telegraph messengers by the Post Office has been discontinued in favour of an allowance to postmasters and sub-postmasters, established and unestablished, to provide for 2069W the delivery of telegrams; and the number of messengers affected?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe figures desired are not available, and they could not be obtained without much labour.