§ 55. Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Postmaster-General what improvements and extension of mail services and deliveries have been made during the past year to the latest convenient date in each of the Outer Islands; and what developments of telephone services have been made?
§ Major TryonOn the postal side the past year has seen the improvement of the delivery services at Bayhead, North Uist; a scheme has also been sanctioned to improve postal facilities at Castlebay, Barra On the telephone side, new exchanges have been established at Shawbost and Carloway, on the Island of Lewis at Port Charlotte, Port Askaig and Portnahavan on the Island of Islay, at Tiroran on The Island of Mull and at Toberonochy the Island of Luing; new call offices opened at Dinnishadder, on the Island of Harris, and at Vatersay, on Barra; a trunk line has been erected between Harris and Lewis and trunk facilities are now available at the call offices on the Island of Harris.
§ Mr. MacMillanIs the Minister aware that several of the islands in which those improvements have taken place are not in the Outer Islands at all, and can he inform the House what improvement has taken place in some of the smaller islands?
§ Major TryonI was asked only what had already been done. We have a considerable scheme of improvements for the future.