asked the Postmaster-General how much money was invested in the Post Office Savings Bank in July, 1945; how many investors there were; and what are the comparative figures at the present time to the nearest convenient date.

At 31st July, 1945, there were about 19,880,000 active accounts in the Post Office Savings Bank and the aggregate amount due to depositors was approximately £1,642,420,000. On 30th April, 1949, there were about 23,716,000 accounts with an aggregate balance of £1,973,090,000.