§ 35. Mr. Hargreavesasked the Postmaster-General how many applicants in Carlisle are waiting for telephones, showing business and private applications separately; and if he will give the date of the earliest of these applications and how many of the applicants applied in that and succeeding years.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsAs the reply contains a series of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the reply:Apart from 88 cases where the work of provision is nearing completion, there are 255 business and 342 residential applications outstanding, the earliest being made in 1941. Following are the details:
— Business Residential 1941 … … … 1 — 1942 … … … — — 1943 … … … — 2 1944 … … … — 1 1945 … … … 2 11 1946 … … … 12 25 1947 … … … 41 95 1948 … … … 68 117 1949 … … … 79 48 1950 … … … 52 43 255 342