HC Deb 10 May 1867 vol 187 cc371-2
MR. CRAWFORD

said, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, If the present weekly Postal communication with India by way of Bombay is to be discon- tinued after the despatch of the mail from London on the 26th of May; and, if he will lay upon the table, Copy of the Advertisements and Forms of Tender for the New Postal Services to India and China recently issued from the Post Office?

MR. HUNT

Sir, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company having given notice of their intention to withdraw the extra steamers running between Suez and Bombay, the Indian service, until further notice, will, after the despatch of the mail from London on the 26th of May, be, as formerly, twice a month to Bombay, and twice a mouth to Calcutta. If the hon. Gentleman would move for the Papers I shall have no objection to lay them upon the table.