§ I can now address myself to the disposal of the estimated surplus for the current year. Last year some considerable reductions were made in postal charges. I think all Members of the Committee will agree that, provided the expenditure of the Post Office is also reduced, we should welcome further reductions. We propose to effect substantial reductions in the charges for the heavier inland letters and for inland parcels; as regards the latter, a uniform reduction of 3d. per parcel. In addition, we propose to reduce the rate of foreign letters to 2½d. for the first ounce plus l½d., as at present, for each succeeding ounce, and to lower from 1½d. to 1d. per ounce the rate for Imperial letters above the first ounce. The inland printed paper rate will in future be ½d. for every two ounces.