§ MR. HENNIKER HEATONI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury, in view of the fact that the Estimates for the telegraph and telephone services of this country for the current year have not yet been submitted to the House for discussion, and a loss of over half a million a year is now incurred in the telegraph service, whether he can see his way to provide for a discussion regarding this loss, and also on the telephone service, on the Appropriation Bill.
§ SIR EDWARD SASSOONWill the right hon. Gentleman be good enough to name a day for the discussion of the policy of the Government on the Pacific Cable question.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURIn answer to both questions I have to say I am afraid I cannot give any special facilities for the discussions asked for. May I add, I have never yet known a discussion in Supply with regard to the telegraph service end in a diminution of the public charge in respect of that service.