§ 110. Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Secretary of State for War if he is now satisfied with the service of the Army field postal service in the Suez Canal area and in the Korean field; if he will give an estimate of how many days is an average period for letters to take to arrive in those areas from Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester and Preston, respectively; and what is the average time taken for letters to arrive from England in the Tel-el-Kebir area and in Korea.
Mr. HutchisonAir and surface mails between this country and the Canal Zone and Korea are sent with the least possible delay. Apart from some recent short delays in the Canal Zone service due to aircraft difficulties, the services are satisfactory. Air mail letters posted in any part of this country generally reach192W Korea within eight to ten days and Tel-el-Kebir within about four days. Surface mails, of course, take appreciably longer.