§ Sir W. BRASSasked the Home Secretary the saving in annual expense (represented either as a number of police constables or as an annual amount of money) which has been effected in the Metropolitan Police area in each of the last three years by the substitution of traffic light signals for police constables for the purpose of controlling vehicular traffic at cross roads and road junctions?
§ Sir J. GILMOURFrom the introduction of the system in 1932 to the end of 1932 a saving of 21 constables was effected, and in 1933 a further saving of 224 constables. In the current year savings effected by the installation of signals have so far been absorbed by the calls of traffic duty in other directions.