§ Mr. Masonasked the Postmaster-General if he is now able to make a statement on the progress made during the past year with the postal code system; to what extent the public have co-operated in the experiment; and when this system will be ready for universal application.
§ Miss PikeAt Norwich, where people have been asked to use postal codes as part of their ordinary address, the response has been good and the number of letters bearing a code is steadily increasing. A complementary experiment in automatic letter sorting began at Luton this year. At a later stage the results of the Norwich and Luton experiments will have to be brought together. Only then shall we be able to decide whether the use of postal codes should be extended.