§ 72. Mr. Hollisasked the Postmaster-General how many daily deliveries and collections of mail there were in Westminster in 1939; what, approximately, were then the last hours of delivery and collection; how many such daily deliveries and collections there are today; and what are the last hours of them.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsIn 1939 Westminster had seven deliveries and 13 collections of letters, the last of these being at 8.30 p.m. and midnight respectively; the corresponding figures today are three deliveries and eight collections, and the times, 3 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. respectively.
§ Captain Bullockasked the Postmaster-General how long letters posted from Central London take to reach Paris; and what advantage there is in stamping such letters with a 5d. stamp and marking them airmail.
18Wcountry; what are the different pensions paid; and the days on which each is paid.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsPensions are paid every weekday; they are payable on the due date shown on the order form or on any weekday thereafter within three calendar months of the due date. Following is the list of pensions paid.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsLetters posted in Central London up to the times given below are delivered in Paris by the first delivery the following weekday.
Monday to Friday Saturday London Chief Office, King Edward Street, E. C.1 8.00 p.m. 11.30 p.m. E.C. District Street posting boxes 6.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. Head District Offices 5.00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. Head District Street posting boxes 4–4.30 p.m. 6.30 p.m. There is no Sunday delivery in Paris. Letters posted in time for the normal Sunday collections in Central London are delivered in Paris during Monday. No advantage is gained by prepaying letters at other than the ordinary rate of postage (namely 3d. for the first ounce and 2d. for each additional ounce), or by marking them airmail.