§ Mr. CASEYasked the Postmaster-General whether, under the proposed new telephone rates, a charge of 3d. will be made to a person speaking from Sheffield to Rotherham, a distance of seven miles, but a person may speak from Horncastle to Croyam, a distance of 14 miles, for 1½d.; and what is the reason for charging the higher rate over the shorter distance?
§ Mr. PEASEUnder the proposed rates, the total charge for a call between Sheffield and Rotherham would be 3d., lid. for the local message fee and 1½d. for the trunk fee. I have not been able to locate Croyam, but the total fee for communication from Horncastle to an exchange 14 miles distant would, under the proposed tariff, be 7½d.