§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many fraudulent withdrawals have been made from the Post Office Savings Bank during each of the years 1945 to 1951, inclusive; and what proportion fraudulent withdrawals were of total withdrawals in those years.
§ Mr. GammansThe numbers of fraudulent withdrawals from the Post Office Savings Bank for each of the years 1945 to 1951 inclusive, and the proportion of fraudulent withdrawals to total withdrawals during those years are shown in the table below:
Year Number of fraudulent withdrawals Number of fraudulent withdrawals as a percentage of the total number of withdrawals during the year Per cent. 1945 13,251 .03 1946 17,497 .02 1947 33,360 .05 1948 22,587 .04 1949 11,415 .02 1950 5,911 .01 1951 4,942 .01