§ Mr. Perkinsasked the Postmaster-General whether he will state the total amount of money that was paid to Imperial Airways, Limited, during the Government financial years 1935, 1936, and 1937, and the estimated amount for 1938?
§ Sir W. WomersleyThe amounts paid to Imperial Airways in respect of the carriage of mails for the years ended 31st March, 1936 and 1937, were £580,000 and £685,000, respectively; the estimated amount for the year ending 31st March, 1938, is £740,000. I regret I am not in a position to say what payments are likely to be made to the company for the year ending 31st March, 1939.
§ Sir R. Glynasked the Postmaster-General what is the total cost of payments made for postal services to the British mercantile marine, to foreign railway companies and Governments, and to Imperial Airways, respectively?
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§ Major TryonThe total payments made by the Post Office in the calendar year 1937 for the services mentioned were approximately as follow:
£ £ British Mercantile Marine 680,000 Imperial Postal Administrations 475,000 Foreign Postal Administrations 740,000 1,215,000 Imperial Airways 735,000 No direct payments were made to foreign railway companies other than the National Society of Belgian Railways which operates the parcel post services in Belgium. The payment to the Belgian Railways under this head (about £16,000 a year) is included in the figure of £740,000.