HC Deb 24 May 1928 vol 217 cc2060-1
56. Mr. CROOKE

asked the Postmaster-General the amount of income from telephone and telegraph returns for the year 1927?

The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Viscount Wolmer)

The ap- proximate revenue for the financial year 1927–28 was:

  • Telegraph — £6,100,000, including £1,235,000 in respect of wireless receiving licences.
  • Telephone.—£18,650,000.
These figures are subject to some adjustment for the commercial accounts.