asked the Assistant Postmaster-General why officials at the post office at Swiss Cottage were refusing to accept telegrams and registered letters, or to sell postal orders, 20 minutes before closing time on the morning of Good Friday, when it was stated on notices in the district that the office would be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., having regard to the fact that it is misleading to the public to be informed that an office will be open, and to find on arrival that only limited postal facilities are available.

I regret that there should have been any misunderstanding. Swiss Cottage Post Office, with other selected London offices, opens on Good Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the sale of stamps and the transaction of the more urgent classes of postal business, including the acceptance of telegrams and registered letters, but not the sale of postal orders.