§ 15. Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the Postmaster-General what is the average time taken for letters from this country to reach British troops in Austria and vice versa.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsTransit time by air in both directions is one day, and by surface from Austria two and a half days. Tests of overall transmission times are being made and I will write further to the noble Lord as soon as they are complete.