§ Mr. TASKERasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the Post Office authorities refuse to compensate for loss or damage in respect of any package sent by letter post, but admit liability for any damage or loss for the identical parcel if sent by parcel post; and, having regard to the fact that the Post Office charge a larger fee for a parcel if sent by letter post than if sent by parcel post, will he take the necessary action to amend the Regulations in order that liability be accepted by the Post Office authorities where the charge made does for either letter or parcel post?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI presume my hon. Friend refers to the fact that compensation is payable in certain circumstances for the loss or damage of an unregistered parcel, but not of an unregistered letter packet. I think it is undesirable to encourage the posting of letters containing articles of value without registration, and accordingly I am not prepared to amend the existing regulation so as to include unregistered letters. As to compensation in the case of unregistered parcels, I would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to page 31 of the Post Office Guide.