HC Deb 09 July 1896 vol 42 c1100
SIR CAMERON GULL (Devon, Barnstaple)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade why the telephonic coast communication along the shores of the Bristol Channel has not been carried further eastward than Ilfracombe; and whether, having regard to the dangerous nature of the coast, especially between Ilfracombe and Lynton, he would take steps to have the work continued at an early date?

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. R. W. HANBURY,) Preston

Arrangements are now being made for extending the coast communication eastward of Ilfracombe, and the Postmaster General hopes to complete them before the end of the year.