§ 25. Mr. WELLOCKasked the Postmaster-General if he will state the number of messages or words transmitted by the Government's Beam wireless telegraph system and by its cables, respectively, during the first quarter of the present year and, for comparison, during the first quarter of last year?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe following were the approximate numbers of telegrams (sent and received) in the first quarter:
By the Post Office Beam stations: Last year 451,000 This year 506,000 By the Imperial Cables: Last year 115,000 This year 123,000