§ 77. Major WARINGasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the nearest telephone call office to Hutton, Berwickshire, is three miles distant; that the district contains important flour mills; and can he see his way to establish a call office at Hutton, and so assist rural industry?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe nearest telephone call office to Hutton is situated at Paxton, two miles distant. The conversion of this call office into an exchange is under consideration, and the question of providing a call office at Hutton will be dealt with at the same time.
§ 81. Mr. FOOTasked the Postmaster-General if he can state the approximate number of railway stations and rural post offices throughout the country where there are at present no telephone boxes or call offices?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe number of rural post offices without call office facilities is approximately 8,500, and the number of railway stations in rural districts without exchange telephone facilities is about 2,600.
§ 82. Mr. FOOTasked the Postmaster-General the number of rural telephone call offices which have been provided in the County of Cornwall during the past 12 months?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSFive new rural telephone call offices have been provided in the County of Cornwall during the past 12 mouths.