§ Captain Chetwyndasked the Assistant Postmaster General if he will give details of the mail service between Nyasaland and the United Kingdom; and if he will take steps to expedite the delivery of mail to and from His Majesty's Forces there.
§ Mr. BurkeLetters for H.M. Forces in Nyasaland weighing not more than 1oz. are conveyed by air at the postage rate of 1½d. Heavier letters are sent by air if prepaid 6d. for the first 1½ oz. and 6d. for each succeeding ½-oz. For civilian correspondence, air transmission is accorded to the lightweight air letter at 6d. and to other letters if prepaid at the rate of 1s. 3d. a ½-oz. Similar air postage rates apply in the reverse direction to correspondence from Forces and civilians respectively, except that letters from the Forces up to 1 oz. in weight are conveyed by air free of postage. Other postal packets are sent by surface route. The transmission time to Nyasaland by air is normally ten days to a fortnight and by surface four to five weeks. If my hon. and gallant Friend will furnish me with any information that he may have of delays to correspondence for or from the Forces in Nyasaland, I will have inquiry made in the matter.