§ 25. Sir George Broadbridgeasked the Postmaster-General whether the air-mail to Malaya has been suspended; and, if so, why is it that letters are still accepted with air-mail surcharge when they are forwarded by ordinary ships mail, which takes between two to three months to reach its destination?
§ The Postmaster-General (Mr. W. S. Morrison)There has been no suspension of the air-mail service to Malaya. The normal route is by sea to South Africa and thence by air, but, owing to a temporary interruption of the air service which occurred during the hostilities in Iraq, a few air-mails which were at that time already on their way had to be re-forwarded from South Africa by surface route in order to minimise delay.