§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Postmaster-General whether he has appointed a committee of inquiry into the present methods of guarding mail bags in transit; and whether he has taken any steps to provide greater security against postal thefts?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHA committee was appointed in my predecessor's time to examine in detail the question whether any additional means of providing protection for mails in transit are practicable within reasonable limits of cost and without involving such delay to mails as would inconvenience the public. The committee has reported: some of its recommendations have been adopted and others are receiving consideration.