§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, having regard to the fact that the Austrian post offices in Turkey accept parcels of 11 lbs, or five kilogrammes for Great Britain at a charge of 2s., while the British post offices in Turkey charge 3s. for an exactly similar parcel to the same destination, whether he will state what steps he proposes to take.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINThe Postmaster General has no information concerning the amount of the postage charged on parcels for the United Kingdom at an Austrian post office in Turkey except that of Constantinople. At that office the postage is 12 piastres—equivalent to 2s.—on parcels of any weight up to the maximum of eleven pounds. The British post office offers a rate which is identical for the parcel of maximum weight, to which the hon. Member particularly refers, while on a seven pound parcel it is sixpence less, and on a three pound parcel only half the Austrian postage. It also offers a more expensive rate, hut this is for a quicker service.