§ Mr. Oakesasked the Postmaster-General (1) whether it is his policy to discontinue the provision of halfpenny stamp machines;
(2) how many fourpenny stamp machines have been installed; and how many of these machines he intends to provide.
§ Mr. BennThe policy is to discontinue the halfpenny machines.
The 4d. demand is already catered for in many cases by the combination of 3d. and 1d. machines. I am planning to increase as rapidly as possible the number of points where both these machines are available.