§ Mr. HOGGEasked the Postmaster-General the number of parcels dealt with at Mount Pleasant parcels office during the year 1923; the amount of revenue derived; and the number of staff and expenses connected therewith?
§ Mr. HARTSHORNThe total number of parcels dealt with at the Mount Pleasant parcel office during the year ended the 31st of March, 1924, was 42,420,000; the revenue from these parcels was approximately £1,800,000, but this has to cover, of course, much more than their treatment at Mount Pleasant. The staff employed on parcel work at Mount Pleasant numbered 1,749; and the salaries and wages of this staff amounted to about £380,000. I regret that I am not in a position to furnish particulars of all the expenses incurred in connection with these parcels.