§ MR. HENNIKER HEATON (Canterbury)I beg to ask the Postmaster General, what would be the cost of laying a cable connecting Sark with Guernsey, a distance of seven miles; whether he has in stock a surplus supply of cable telegraph wire sufficient for the purpose indicated; whether he will again call for 792 a report on the subject of the necessity of laying this cable, in the interests of commerce and navigation; and, whether he will consult the Board of Trade on the subject?
§ THE POSTMASTER GENERAL (Mr. ARNOLD MORLEY,) Nottingham, E.I have had before me all the information necessary to a consideration of the question whether a telegraph cable should be laid to Sark, and I can only express my regret that, under the Regulations laid down by the Treasury, it is not in my power to carry out the extension in the absence of a guarantee either from the Government of Guernsey, or from the residents.