HC Deb 21 March 1902 vol 105 cc725-6
MR. TULLY (Leitrim S.)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Postmaster General, whether it is the intention of the Post Office authorities to construct a trunk telephone line between Dublin and Sligo and the intermediate towns.

MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

A trunk circuit between Dublin and Sligo, serving the intermediate towns, could not be provided except under a guarantee to cover the minimum working expenses. The guarantee would be approximately £650 a year under an agreement for seven years.