§ Major COURTHOPEasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that delays occur in the delivery of samples and other parcels dispatched from this country to France; whether these delays take place on this side of the Channel; and, if not, whether he will make representations to the French Government in order to remove this obstacle to trade between the two countries?
§ Mr. PEASEThere is no delay in the dispatch of parcels to France; but I have reason to believe that the delivery of parcels after arrival in. France is slower than in ordinary times. Representations on the subject have been made to the French Post Office, which states that delay arises principally in the clearance of parcels through the French Customs and is due in a large measure to insufficient care on the part of the British exporter in the preparation of the various documents required by the French Customs authorities.