§ Captain ERSKINE-B0LSTasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the recent case at the Tower Bridge police court of an individual charged with stealing 17 mail bags and other postal packets on different dates on the Southern Railway since the month of August; and whether he proposes to make better arrangements to ensure that adequate protection is given to mails in transit?
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§ Sir K. WOODYes. My hon. and gallant Friend may rest assured that all practicable steps are taken in consultation with the railway companies to safeguard the mails. The total losses on railways amount to less than one bag in a million.