§ Mr. WATTasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the public suffer inconvenience in connection with the Post Office Savings Bank by their having to fill up a special form when drawing money through the medium of a friend, or relative, or other messenger; and whether he can see his way to permit drawings to be made from accounts on presentation of the bank books accompanied by any written demand, in the same way as in all other savings banks?
Mr. PEASEI do not think that I ought to allow withdrawal by a person other than the depositor at any Post Office on presentation of the deposit book, accompanied by a written demand in any form376W which the depositor may choose to use It must be remembered that there are 15,000 Post Offices at which Savings Bank business is transacted.