HC Deb 01 March 1935 vol 298 c1468W
Mr. R. T. EVANS

asked the Postmaster-General the number of wireless licences taken out in each of the counties of Wales during 1932, 1933 and 1934?

Sir K. WOOD

The following statement shows the approximate number of wireless receiving licences issued in each of the counties of Wales during the years 1932, 1933 and 1934. The figures are only approximate, as the records available relate to postal districts, the boundaries of which overlap in many cases the boundaries of the counties.

County. 1932. 1933. 1934.
Anglesey 1,422 1,695 2,007
Breconshire 1,652 1,755 1,904
Caernarvonshire 16,954 19963 22,439
Carmarthenshire 12,610 15,210 20,362
Cardiganshire 2,963 3,386 3,927
Denbighshire 10,979 12,446 14,384
Flintshire 7,882 8,896 10,338
Glamorganshire 103,516 120,118 149,818
Merionethshire 2,281 2,574 2,916
Montgomeryshire 4,007 4,443 4,982
Pembrokeshire 5,661 6,753 8,286
Radnorshire 1,526 1,836 2,098
TOTALS 171,453 199,075 243,451