§ 52. Mr. Teelingasked the Assistant Postmaster-General the nature of his contracts for the despatch by air of English daily newspapers for sale in Paris on the same day; when they are supposed to leave the British airport; at what time they are due to arrive in Paris for sale on the Paris boulevards; and what arrangements are made if the British European Airways Corporation aeroplane on which they are booked cannot take off to have them delivered by another aeroplane whether British or French, or on the Golden Arrow rail and boat service.
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§ Mr. GammansNewspapers in bulk are sent to Paris, not through the Post Office, but as air freight as a result of arrangements between the newspaper proprietors and the air operators, in which the Post Office have no part.
§ 53. Mr. Teelingasked the Assistant Postmaster-General the nature of his contracts for flying British daily newspapers to Ireland; when they can be first delivered in Dublin; what are the alternative arrangements in case of bad weather; and what contracts of his exist similarly for the delivery of Irish newspapers in London, Manchester and Scotland.
§ Mr. GammansThe Post Office has no contracts for flying British daily newspapers to Ireland or Irish newspapers to Great Britain. I understand there are direct arrangements between the newspaper proprietors and the air operators, by which the newspapers go as freight.