§ Dr. CHAPPLEasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the Government entered into a contract in 1921 with the Royal Burgh of Dumfries to erect a post office before 4th November, 1924, on condition that the burgh fulfilled certain obligations; that the burgh has fulfilled those obligations; that the unemployed benefits paid in the burgh have been as high as £700 per week; and that repeated appeals have been made to the Government to fulfil its contract and give some relief to the suffering arising from persistent unemployment; and whether any steps have yet been taken by the Government to fulfil its contract?
§ Sir LAMING WORTHINGTON EVANSIn accordance with the Agreement made with the Dumfries Town Council, provision for the erection of a new post office at Dumfries has been made in the Revenue Buildings Estimates for 1924–5. The plans have been settled, and building work will begin as soon as the Estimates have received Parliamentary approval.