§ 74. Air-Commodore Harveyasked the Postmaster-General how many mail-bags containing registered and ordinary mail, respectively, have been lost on the railways since 1st January, 1946.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingFor the period 1st January, 1946, to 11th January, 1947, a58W total of 1,384 mail-bags (of which 1,346 contained registered items) which were conveyed by rail for part of their journey are recorded as missing, but it cannot be said with certainty that all these losses occurred on the railways. The figure represents about 001 per cent. of the total number of mail-bags despatched by rail during this period.