§ 64. Mr. MANDERasked the Postmaster-General what steps he has taken to establish telephone communication, either by cable or wireless, between this country and Alderney, in view of the fact that no such communication exists at the present time; and whether he is arranging for the delivery of letters by air mail, in view of the fact that aeroplanes land in the island daily and that otherwise letters take several days for delivery?
§ The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Sir Walter Womersley)The island of Alderney falls within the area for which the Guernsey States Telephone Department has been licensed to provide telephone service, and I have already forwarded a recent representation from the hon. Member to the States Telephone Department. So far as the second part of the question is concerned, I hope to be able to arrange for an air mail service to the Channel Islands when the necessary aerodromes are available, and in that event I shall not overlook the claims of Alderney to be included in the system.