§ Sir D. Robertsonasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the estimated cost per item of delivering mail in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen at the present time, and the estimated profits that will 60W ensue in each city in a full financial yea: at current postage rates.
§ Mr. MarplesI regret that an answer to the first part of the Question could not be given without undue labour. As regards the second part, it is impossible to make a reliable apportionment of the national income and expenditure figures as between particular localities.