§ Sir G. Foxasked the Postmaster-General how many telephones placed out of use in the storm of 1st February are still not operating; and what is the reason for the continuous delay?
§ Sir W. WomersleyOver 70,000 subscribers telephones were placed out of service by the recent snowstorm, but the position is now practically normal. The work of repair has been carried out with all possible expedition, but has been seriously hampered by the deflection and collapse of poles and the damage to underground cables by the subsequent floods.