AIR-MAIL DELAYS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 November 1939, Page 8

AIR-MAIL DELAYS

CENSORSHIP BLAMED.

(BY CABUC—PBISS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.]

(Recd.. November 1, noon.) " 'LONDON, October 31

in the House, of Lords, raised the question of the hindrance to exports which the postal and cable censorship delays were causing. He said there was great delay from Australia and New Zealand. He received a letter on October 20 from Wellington, posted by air-mail on September 5. The resumption of airmails by various countries was of little use unless the censorship was speeded up. ‘■" '* '

Lord- Cobham, Under-Secretary for War,- replying, said much of the criticism of the postal and telegraphic delays was ill-founded. Where there were delays they were not always attributable to the censorship. Transport disorganisation was largely responsible for delays to Australia and other distant countries. The Government was considering a spacial ceinsorship section to deal with air-mail letters. Lord Cobham announced that a number, of commercial codes would be allowed within a few weeks. Arrangements with other parts of the Empire ■were being awaited.