HC Deb 08 March 1932 vol 262 cc1631-2
42. Mr. G. MACDONALD

asked the Postmaster-General the number of postal

Registered Letters and Parcels.
Year. No. of packets posted. Cases of loss. Amount paid in compensation.
£
1928–29 … … … 43,860,000 855 2,920
1929–30 … … … 44,068,000 721 2,479
1930–31 … … … 43,624,000 812 3,001

Unregistered Parcels.
Year. No. of packets posted. Gases of loss. Amount paid in compensation.
£
1928–29 … … … 141,009,000 10,546 9,855
1929–30 … … … 147,077,000 11,960 10,493
1930–31 … … … 149,497,000 13,662 10,646
Exact figures for the first three quarters of the current financial year are not available.

43. Mr. MACDONALD

asked the Postmaster-General the number of postal packages dealt with by the postal authorities during each of the three years ended 31st January, 1931?

Mr. WHITE

Figures for the yearly periods ending 31st January are not available. The following figures correct to the

packages lost in transit during each of the three years ended 31st December, 1931, and the amount of compensation paid?

The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Graham White)

The answer to this question contains a number of figures, and, with the permission of the hon. Member, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. PIKE

Can the hon. Gentleman say whether the figures include the total number of packages lost?

Mr. WHITE

Yes.

Following is the answer:

No estimate can be given of the number or value of unregistered letters which disappear in the post. As regards inland registered letters and parcels, and inland unregistered parcels, the figures for the last three financial years are as follow:—

nearest million relate to the yearly periods ending of 31st March:

Year ended 31st March, 1929 6,384,000,000
Year ended 31st March, 1930 6,560,000,000
Year ended 31st March, 1931 6,637,000,000