§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Postmaster-General if he intends, to introduce into England the automatic telephones known as the Strowger and the Lorimer systems; what has been, the cost to date in connection with this experiment; and what amount is it calculated it will cost to continue the same for say six months?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELContracts are in course of arrangement for two experimental exchanges to be constructed at Epsom and Caterham Valley on the Strowger and Lorimer Automatic Systems respectively. No special expense has at present been incurred for this purpose, nor can I say now what cost will be involved in working and maintaining these 179 exchanges. The determination of this cost is one of the chief objects of the experiment.