§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONI beg to ask the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that penny postage is in operation from this country to Malta and Aden; and whether he will open negotiations with the Egyptian authorities for the extension of the penny post to Egypt.
LORD STANLEYI am fully aware that the penny rate of postage applies to letters sent from this country to Malta and Aden. That rate was specially established as a means of facilitating postal communication within the British Empire; and Egypt is not in the same position as the Colonies and Protectorates included in the scheme.