asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that outward mails to the United States of America are carried on fast British ships, and inward mails are carried on slow American ships; and whether he will take steps to accelerate the mail services between this country and the United States of America?

The mails despatched from this country to the United States of America are conveyed across the Atlantic by the fastest ships available, and in that respect it does not appear that any improvement is attainable. The mails from America are sent by ships selected by the United States Postal Administration.

Could we have the mails sent from the United States of America on English boats, which are fast and up-to-date?

That is entirely a matter for the American Postal Department. We cannot control that.