§ 31. Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General the number of Transatlantic telephone calls that have passed between the United States of America and Great Britain for the months of April, May, and June, 1930, giving the average duration of each call?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe number of Transatlantic telephone calls between the United States and Great Britain was 546 in April, 676 in May, and 641 in June. The average chargeable duration of these calls was six and a-half minutes each. They were all dealt with by the Post Office Wireless Station at Rugby with its receiving station at Baldock.
§ Mr. DAYIn view of the increase which is shown, should not the Post Office consider making a further reduction in the charges which would give them more traffic on these lines?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHWe made a reduction only six weeks ago.
§ Mr. DAYDoes my hon. Friend not consider that the charges even at the present time are rather excessive?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHNo, Sir, they are moderate charges.
§ Mr. C. WILLIAMSWill the hon. Gentleman take steps to keep Members of his own party up to date occasionally?