§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Wexford, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Government is about to construct a telephone system in the island of Dominica; and, in that event, will the cost of establishing the telephone system be met out of the Imperial grant of £15,000 for roads, or out of what other fund.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN, Birmingham, W.)Approval has been given to a proposal for the connection of the towns of Roseau and Portsmouth on the west side of Dominica by a telephone line, at an estimated cost not exceeding £650, to be paid from the general revenues of the island.