South African Mails

Mr. CLOUGH
asked the Postmaster-General if he will give a list of the dates since 17th January last upon which mails have sailed from these shores for Capetown, South Africa, the dates of those which have arrived there, and approximate dates of arrival of those at present on the high seas; and will he give a list of the dates since 17th January last upon which mails have sailed from Capetown, South Africa, the dates of those which have arrived here, and approximate dates of arrival of those at present on the high seas?

Mr. ILLINGWORTH
The information required by the hon. Member is shown in the annexed tabular statement so far as concerns mails already dispatched and received between the United Kingdom and Cape Town; but I regret that I am unable to furnish the particulars asked for of mails which are now in course of transit: --------------------------
|28th Feb., 1918.        |
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|2nd Mar. 1918. (approx.)|
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|19th Mar.1918.          |
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|12th Apl. 1918.         |
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|1. Net Excise Revenue of India (a)                                                           |
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|2. Country spirit issued from Central distilleries, public or private (in proof gallons (b))—|
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|Bengal                                                                                       |
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|Madras                                                                                       |
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|Bombay                                                                                       |
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|Sind                                                                                         |
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|Behar and Orissa                                                                             |
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|United Provinces                                                                             |
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|Punjab (c)                                                                                   |
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|Central Provinces and Berar                                                                  |
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