§ Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the Postmaster-General whether the postal charge on bar gold sent by parcels post from the Republic of Columbia to the United Kingdom is approximately 18s. per pound, and the charge on similar gold sent from Columbia to New York, including insurance, is 2s. 10d. per pound; whether gold sent to the United Kingdom is subject to any restrictions as to fineness not imposed by the United States authorities; and whether, with a view to encourage the sending of gold from Columbia to England, he will modify the postal rates and conditions so as to correspond with the rates and conditions of other countries?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELI am unable to state the conditions governing the transmission of bullion from the Republic of Columbia to the United States of America. The importation into the United Kingdom by post of any packet containing coin or bullion exceeding £5 in value is prohibited. There are no other special postal restrictions on the importation of bullion into the United Kingdom. I am not prepared to modify the existing regulations.