HC Deb 16 December 1925 vol 189 c1454W
Mr. HARDIE

asked the Postmaster-General whether the railway postal mail vans running on His Majesty's service are built at the expense of the Post Office Department; and whether, when delivered to the railway companies, these vans become the property of the railway companies without payment?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

Rail-way vans used for sorting purposes are built at the expense of the railway company concerned, and an animal sum in respect of their provision, maintenance and haulage, calculated on a mileage basis for the journeys actually performed by the carriages, is included in the comprehensive contract payment for the conveyance of letter trails.