HC Deb 07 June 1961 vol 641 c93W
50. Mr. Tilney

asked the Postmaster-General how many pillar boxes are now available to the public which will take envelopes of an approximate width of 13 inches.

Miss Pike

None, unless the envelopes are folded. But, following a suggestion by my hon. Friend in 1957, all pillar and wall boxes are now being made with posting aperture 10 inches wide instead of the 8 inches or less used for the older boxes. So far, about 1,300 boxes with the larger apertures have been put up.

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