§ SIR EDWARD SASSOON () HytheTo ask the Postmaster General whether he is aware that the Pacific Cable Board are about to enter into a pooling arrangement with the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company; and, if so, whether he will veto the proposal in the interests of reduced cable charges.
(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) No, Sir. I have no reason to suppose that such an arrangement is contemplated by the Pacific Cable Board. But the Postmaster General is not directly represented on that Board and has no control over its proceedings. Any further Question on the subject should therefore be addressed to the Treasury.