§ 8. Sir I. Fraserasked the Postmaster-General what effect the proposed reductions in the capital investment programme will have on the extension of the telephone and other services provided by his Department.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsPost Office capital investment in 1951 and 1952 will be rather greater than last year, but increasing expenditure on defence works will probably involve a restriction of normal development.
§ Sir I. FraserIn any restriction, will the Minister bear in mind the very special needs of rural districts which are so much cut off from personal contact with each other?
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsI am endeavouring to give as much preference as I can to rural districts and, in particular, to farmers, and I shall continue to do so.