§ MR. MONTAGU (Tower Hamlets, Whitechapel)asked the Postmaster General, How long the monopoly of the Submarine Telegraph Company will continue; and, whether he has considered how far it is desirable that telegraph messages between England and France should be conveyed through the medium of a private Company?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. RAIKES) (Cambridge University)The concessions held by the Submarine Telegraph Company from the French and Belgian Governments cease in January, 1889. The subject referred to in the latter part of the hon. Member's Question is engaging my serious consideration.