§ 37. Colonel DAYasked the Postmaster-General whether any special arrangements have been made with persons upon whose premises telephones are installed for public telephone call services so that telegrams can be despatched from those public telephone call offices by the public at any time on Sundays or Bank Holidays?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir William Mitchell-Thomson)A telegram can be sent from any public telephone call office on private premises so long as the premises are open to the public. I have no power to require occupiers to keep their premises open outside ordinary business hours and I do not think there is any necessity for their doing so.
§ Colonel DAYCan the right hon. Gentleman say how a visitor to a town can send telegrams on Sunday or Bank Holiday when the post offices are closed?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThere are a great many public call offices.
§ Colonel DAYWill the right hon. Gentleman then, take steps to put notices on the post offices and let the public know whether they can send telegrams.
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThat is a different question, but it is under consideration.