§ 39. Mr. R. C. Morrisonasked the Postmaster-General whether he has any information concerning the public automatic telegraph system recently established in New York; and whether steps will be taken to establish a similar system in London?
§ Sir W. WomersleyThe telegraph system referred to is not yet available in New York for the general use of the public. An automatic telegraph machine has, however, been installed in an office building in that city to enable the tenants to send telegrams to the main office of a telegraph company. There are also a few machines at renters' offices and at two branch telegraph offices in New York; and machines will, I understand, be installed at the New York World's Fair and at the San Francisco Fair. Further information is being obtained in order to consider whether a similar device could, with advantage, be used in this country.