§ Sir. H. BRITTAINasked the Postmaster-General whether he can inform the House as to the approximate number of inland postcards despatched through the mail during the first week at the l£d. rate; and how this number compares with previous weeks?
§ Mr. PEASEI am sorry that it is not possible to give my hon. Friend this in-1118W formation. Returns of the volume of postal traffic are taken for a week in the autumn or winter, and until these returns are completed I cannot give any estimate of the number of postcards passing through the post.