18. The tempo of air services is such that constant review is necessary to ensure the best utilization of all available services and the public is not slow to pick up faults or delays. Much criticism was evoked by the alteration of airmails from the United Kingdom consequent on the introduction of Comet services to Bangkok and Tokyo for which, unfortunately, inadequate linking services were provided.
19. The necessary link at Bangkok has now been provided, thanks to the co-operation of the Bangkok Postal Authorities and Regional Air lines, but the service with the United Kingdom must still be considered generally unsatisfactory and is the subject of extensive correspondence.
PARCEL POST
20. The gradual lifting of embargoes had a very noticeable effect in the increase of over 20% in parcel traffic where 422,264 were dealt with as against the previous year's figure of 344,435. The principal increase was in the 277,520 parcels posted as against the previous total of 209,924. Constant revision of parcel post rates has been necessary to keep pace with rising freight charges and increased payments due to other Adminis- trations.
REGISTRATION AND INSURANCE
21. The services were again patronized at a very high level, the total number of items at 2,162,206 being the second highest on record.
Figures for the past five years are as follows:
Year
1948/49
1949/50
1950/51
1951/52 1952/53
* Record.
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Number of registered
articles dealt with
1,575,945 1,835,053
2,293,079 * 2,141,066 2,162,206
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