§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)asked the Postmaster General, What sum was paid the French and Italian Governments for the conveyance of Indian and Australian mails in the years 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, and 1886 respectively?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)The annual payments to the French and Italian Governments for the conveyance of Indian and Australian Mails since 1878 were as follows:—
| Year | Payment to France. | Payment to Italy. |
| £ | £ | |
| 1879 | 40,605 | 20,622 |
| 1880 | 44,609 | 30,162 |
| 1881 | 46,294 | 31,395 |
| 1882 | 47,964 | 32,549 |
| 1883 | 49,913 | 33,926 |
| 1884 | 53,140 | 40,115 |
| 1885 | 52,922 | 40,268 |
| 1886 | 54,044 | 43,840 |