HC Deb 24 February 1921 vol 138 cc1182-3W
Mr. PENNEFATHER

asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that his Department is engaged in distributing in this country many thousands of printed circulars purporting to originate from a firm at Timbertown Camp, Groningen, Holland, having offices in Chancery Lane, London, bearing German postage stamps and the Berlin postmark; and, as this is an attempt to take advantage of the depreciated exchange value of the Ger- man mark, benefiting the advertiser and the German post office at the expense of the British and Dutch post offices, does he propose to take any action in the matter?

Mr. ILLINGWORTH

The circulars referred to by the hon Member have not come under my notice; but I have no power to refuse to deliver postal packets received in the mails from Germany and properly prepaid at the international rate on the ground that in my opinion they should have been posted in another country.