Newspaper Rates (East Africa)

HC Deb 10 November 1948 vol 457 c1522

3. Mr. Skeffington

asked the Postmaster-General whether he has yet been able to devise cheap postal services to East Africa for newspapers.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

My hon. Friend no doubt refers to the possibility of carrying newspapers and other second class mail for East Africa by air at reduced air postage rates. This matter has for some time been under consideration, in consultation with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and British Overseas Airways Corporation, but I regret that I am not yet in a position to say when it will be possible to introduce such facilities.

Mr. Skeffington

Will the Postmaster-General bear in mind that the provision of adequate news from home is most important, and does he not agree that the present rate of 3s. for a daily newspaper is too high?

Mr. Paling

Those are considerations we have in mind.