§ 46. Colonel WOODCOCKasked the Postmaster-General what is the number of applications made to instal telephones in London which have not yet been completed?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONExcluding cases awaiting applicants' instructions to proceed, there were 3,294 orders on hand at 30th April last. Over 6,000 orders are completed in an average month in London.
§ Colonel WOODCOCKIs there any special reason for the delay in installing them?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI always like to keep a fortnight's work in hand in order to spread the work regularly.
§ 47. Colonel WOODCOCKasked the Postmaster-General what is the average period in London and the provinces which elapses between receiving an application to instal a telephone and the actual connection with the exchange?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI regret that the statistics available do not permit of the computation of the average desired by my hon. and gallant Friend, but I can say that over 30 per cent. of all orders are being completed within one week, and nearly 75 per cent. within three weeks of receipt.