§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)asked the Postmaster General, Has he taken any steps to remedy the anomaly of the English Post Office at Shanghai charging 100 per cent more for the postage of letters to England than the French Post Office charges for postage of letters also to England?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)I can only refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the same Question asked by him on the 22nd of March last. I then said—
In the case referred to, the French Office does not incur a loss in sending the letters by British packets for 1½d.; but even at the 5d. rate a considerable loss is incurred by the British Office, because it has to pay heavily, not only for the sea service, but also for a special train service across Italy and France. Obviously, any reduction of the British postage "would involve additional loss.