§ Mr. Russellasked the Postmaster-General how many registered letters and 21W parcels were sent by post in each of the years 1936 to 1939 and 1946 to 1949; what proportion was lost; and how much was paid in compensation in each year
REGISTERED LETTERS Year Postings Number of Claims paid Amount of Compensation Claims paid expressed as percentage of total traffic £ 1936–37 … … 41,890,000 447 2,007 .0011 38 … … 43,291,000 898 4,005 .0021 39 … … 42,993,000 1,042 4,946 .0024 40 … … 48,100,000 1,610 5,166 .0033 47 … … 113,500,000 7,568 38,528 .0067 48 … … 116,400,000 8,714 52,132 .0075 49 … … 116,400,000 8,281 47,661 .0071 50* … … 116,000,000 7,135 45,341 .0061 *The figures for 1949–50 are provisional.
REGISTERED PARCELS Year Postings Number of Claims paid Amount of Compensation Claims paid expressed as percentage of total traffic £ 1936–37 … … 2,291,000 197 285 .0086 38 … … 2,475,000 238 262 .0096 39 … … 2,519,000 225 348 .0089 40 … … 3,300,000 163 313 .0049 47 … … 39,000,000 3,076 12,969 .0079 48 … … 35,750,000 3,791 15,711 .0106 49 … … 35,000,000 2,426 11,580 .0069 50* … … 31,000,000 1,782 7,846 .0058 *The figures for 1949–50 are provisional.