§ MR. MOUNT (Berkshire, Newbury)To ask the Postmaster-General whether the powers which it is proposed to confer on him by Clause 9 (5) (a) of the Post Office (Telephones Agreement) Bill are 790 subject to the provisions of Sections 9) and 10 of the Telegraph Act, 1863, incorporated in the Telegraph Act of 1868.
(Answered by Lord Stanley.) The agreement between the Postmaster-General and the National Telephone Company is not a Bill, and does not confer on the Postmaster-General any powers whatever. The powers which the Postmaster-General already possesses are subject to the provisions of Sections 9 and 10 of the Telegraph Act, 1863.