HC Deb 26 July 1922 vol 157 c483W
Colonel MILDMAY

asked the Postmaster-General whether, seeing that rural postmen when on their rounds are required to carry a weight extending to 35 lbs., inclusive of letters, parcels, and waterproof cape, he will consider the advisability of providing that the conditions shall be less onerous, especially in such a hilly country as Devonshire?

Mr. KELLAWAY

Thirty-five pounds is only a, maximum limit of weight. It is already the practice to provide for a suitable reduction in the weight to be carried when the route is unduly arduous or there are any special circumstances justifying such a reduction.