§ Sir GEORGE TOULMINasked the Postmaster-General whether he has received complaints as to the non-delivery or delay of letters and parcels addressed to our troops in Egypt; whether they should be addressed in the ordinary way or through any special channel; and whether special attention can be given to distant stations in this matter?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSELetters and parcels for British troops stationed in Egypt should be addressed in the same way as correspondence for the Expedionary Force, with particulars of the regiment, etc., the word Egypt being added at the end, instead of Belgium. Letters and parcels for members of the Indian Expeditionary Force800W stationed in Egypt should be addressed to the care of the India Office, London. The mail service from this country to Egypt is at present abnormal, the time of transit being from a week to ten days longer than usual, but I have no reason to suppose that the number of complaints on the subject of the non-delivery or delay of correspondence for British troops in Egypt is excessive.