§ Mr. LEESasked the Postmaster-General (1) who is responsible for the advertisement spaces in the head post office, Alfreton, Derbyshire; and, if a contractor, the amount of revenue derived therefrom during 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929;
(2) whether the advertisement spaces in the post offices throughout Great Britain are let by his Department or are they let to contractors; and the amount of revenue derived therefrom during 1927, 1928 and 1929?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHUnder a 10-year contract expiring at the end of 1935, the letting of advertisement space in Crown post offices throughout this country is in the hands of a contractor. The Department's total revenue from this source was (in round figures):
£ 1927 … … … … 31,000 1928 … … … … 36,000 1929 … … … … 36,000 The figure for Alfreton is about £13 per annum.