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Mr. E. Smith
asked the Postmaster-General the number of parcels, and their weight, received from America and delivered to houses in Great Britain for the years 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943, respectively?
Captain Crookshank
The number and weight of parcels for civil addresses from the United States of America, to which I understand the hon. Member refers, are as follow:
| Number of Parcels. | Weight in Tons (estimated) | |
| 1938 | 405,000 | 1,270 |
| 1940 | 155,000 | 490 |
| 1941 | 435,000 | 1,350 |
| 1942 | 815,000 | 1,450 |
| March Qtr., 1943 | 145,000 | 250 |