§ Mr. HALL-CAINEasked the Postmaster-General what proportion of British Dominions' and Colonies' mail can now be served directly or indirectly by air mail from this country; and what steps he is taking to accelerate and improve such services and to enable their advantage to be extended to other parts of the Empire?
§ Sir K. WOODThere are direct or indirect air mail services to most parts of the Empire. About 8 per cent. of the first-class mail for the Empire countries served by the England-India-Malaya air service, which is to be extended to Australia, is conveyed by air, and the corresponding figure for the other main Empire air route, to South Africa, is 5 per cent. Improvements in air services are primarily a matter for the Secretary of State for Air; but the Post Office takes every opportunity to bring the air mail services to the notice of the public and to promote their use.