§ 88. Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked the Postmaster-General whether, and, if so, on what grounds, certain postal packets accepted by the French post office as fully paid for transmission to England are now only delivered by our Post Office on payment of double letter rate; whether the French postal authorities have been communicated with on the subject; and what steps he proposes to take to prevent the annoyance and inconvenience caused by the additional charges imposed on such packets in this country?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Joynson-Hicks)I assume that the hon. and learned Member refers to packets which have been irregularly accepted in France for transmission to this country by the sample post, although they contravene the regulations of that post. I explained the position with regard to these packets in my reply to the hon. Member for Darwen (Sir F. Sanderson) on the 24th of last month. I have drawn the attention of the French post office to the matter
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSNot yet.