§ 35. Sir Basil Neven-Spenceasked the Assistant Postmaster-General to what extent the delay in mails to Malaya is caused by the surface mails not being landed at the first Malayan discharge port and sent on by rail; and when he hopes to be able to overcome this difficulty.
§ Mr. BurkeI am assured by the Malayan postal authorities that mails are normally landed at the first Malayan discharge port. They are investigating a recent case where mails were overcarried from Penang to Singapore.
§ Sir B. Neven-SpenceWould the Minister say whether the mails are in fact landed by lighter as soon as the steamers carrying them arrive at the port, or do they have to wait ten days or a fortnight until the steamer gets a berth?