§ Mr. DAYasked the Postmaster-General whether he will state the number of rural post offices that were supplied with telephone call-office facilities during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
§ Major TRYONLess than a dozen. In complaince with the general preference of the rural areas, my policy is to install new call-offices not in village post offices but in independent kiosks, unless there are quite exceptional difficuties?
§ Mr. MATHERSasked the Postmaster-General whether in view of the inconvenience and expense caused to the inhabitants of the village of Livingston Station, West Lothian, during the night and on Sundays and half-holidays owing to the public telephone being in a shop, he will cause an up-to-date telephone kiosk to be set up there?
§ Sir W. WOMERSLEYIt is the intention to replace the call-office inside the Livingston Station Post Office by a kiosk as soon as the pressure of more urgent work permits.