§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)I beg to ask the Postmaster General whether, in view of the immense volume of Anglo-American trade, he will commence negotiations for the institution of a Parcel Post between the United Kingdom and the United States; and whether, if such negotiations have already been conducted, without result, he will have any objection to lay the correspondence which has passed upon the Table of the House?
§ MR. RAIKESI am glad to be able to state to the hon. Member that, recognising the importance of the matter, one of my first acts on taking office in 1886 was to make proposals to the Post Office of the United States, for the establishment of a Parcel Post with that country, and I have since lost no opportunity of urging the great advantage which would accrue to the public on both sides of the Atlantic from such a measure, but my endeavours have not yet proved successful. I will consider whether it will be practicable to lay any part of the correspondence on the Table of the House.