§ MR HOGANI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster-General, whether Jamaica has joined the Imperial Penny Postal System; and whether he can specify the Colonies that still maintain a hesitating attitude in this connection?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (for Mr. HANBURY)The Government of Jamaica has decided to adopt on the 24th May the Penny Postage Scheme which is in force between this country and various British Colonies and possessions; the directors of the North Borneo Company have also decided to introduce the scheme in North Borneo and Labuan, but have not yet fixed a date for carrying their decision into effect; and the Government of Mauritius is expected to join. If these British possessions all carry out their intention on the 24th May, the only important Colonies which will then not be included in the Penny Postage Scheme will be Australia, New Zealand, and the Cape of Good Hope.