§ Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General the number of life insurance policies that have been issued by the Savings Bank Department of the Post Office for the years 1925, 1926 and 1927?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe figures are as follow:
1925 244 1926 238 1927 337
§ Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General what, if any, amount of money has been spent by his Department in the years of 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927, respectively, to advertise and popularise the life insurance policies issued by his Department?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONNo money was spent in the years mentioned in specific advertisement of the life insurance policies issued by the Post Office; but information on the subject appeared in the Post Office Guide, in Post Office Savings Bank deposit books, and in the Telephone Directory.
§ Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General in which three years from the commencement of the Post Office life insurance scheme have the greatest number of policies been issued; and will he give the number of policies issued in those particular years?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe required information is shown below: —
1892 1,983 1894 1,128 1896 1,223