§ 80. Mr. Abseasked the Postmaster-General whether he has now completed his inquiries, and with what result, into the failure of telegrams to be delivered calling a meeting of employees at Girlings Limited, Cwmbran; and what steps are being taken to ensure that in future telegrams addressed to Monmouthshire are not sent to London.
§ Mr. StonehouseThe text of a message to be sent to 172 addresses in the Cwmbran area was received at 6.50 p.m. on 1st November for dispatch as "overnight" telegrams. This reduced rate service is for delivery the following morning; 93 of these telegrams were in a mailbag which was not transferred as it should have been at Newport and was eventually returned from Crewe too late for the messages to serve their purpose. I am urgently investigating means to improve procedure to prevent a repetition of this unfortunate occurrence.