§ MR. CALDWELLI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether he will state what is the approximate time occupied in course of post from London to Victoria (Australia) via Brindisi, Naples, Vancouver, San Francisco by French packet and by German packet respectively.
MR. AUSTENCHAMBERLAINThe approximate course of post from London to Melbourne is thirty-two days by British Packet from Brindisi or Naples, thirty-eight days via Vancouver, thirty-five days via San Francisco, thirty-two days by French Packet, and thirty-eight days by German Packet.