§ Colonel MILDMAYasked 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. KELLAWAYThirty-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.