5 SEPTEMBER 1970, Page 24

Postal delays Sir: We rightly protest against the proposed increases

in postal charges: nonetheless they seem likely to occur.

Surely what we should be demanding is a more efficient service. Art important letter was posted from the Royal College of Physicians (with a fivepenny stamp) at mid- day on 5 August, and arrived here—a good 500 yards distant as the crow flies—on 10 August.