§ Mr. Pounderasked the Postmaster-General what has been the value of losses from postal parcels through pilferage during each of the past 10 years, for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, respectively.
§ Mr. MawbyDetails of the value of losses from postal parcels through pilferage are not available. But the total amounts of compensation paid each year for the loss of and from postal186W parcels are given in the following table. I am sorry that it is not practicable to apportion the compensation paid between England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Year Compensation Paid No. of Claims £ 1954–55 … … 92,896 49,539 1955–56 … … 97,056 48,981 1956–57 … … 109,256 46,872 1957–58 … … 117,824 44,047 1958–59 … … 135,179 46,716 1959–60 … … 136,441 48,607 1960–61 … … 156,107 52,809 1961–62 … … 184,954 55,885 1962–63 … … 178,433 52,327 1963–64 … … 214,164 59,980