17 MARCH 1950, Page 18

SIR,—There have appeared in your columns frequent letters concerning the

inefficiencies of the G.P.O. Not one of these complaints, so far as I can remember, has called forth an official reply, explanation or apology, although quite a number of the letters have warranted official attention. Can it be that the Public Relations Office of the G.P.O. (if such a depart- ment exists) is as apathetic towards its duties as the rest of the Post Office