§ Captain STRICKLANDasked the Postmaster-General whether he sends any part of the British air mails for the Far East at the present time by the Dutch air services; and, if so, whether he will consider the desirability of drawing attention in the air-mail leaflets to the need for using the British service as far as possible in view of the fact that the Dutch service is no faster than the British?
§ Sir K. WOODBritish air mails for places in the Far East to which there is a British air service are sent at present by the Dutch air service only when the sender asks specifically for this to be done; the Dutch service is not advertised in the air mail leaflet as available for countries served directly by the British service and the amount of British correspondence sent to these destinations by the Dutch service is comparatively small.