§ Viscount Corvedaleasked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether he will adopt the Paris system of dialling three letters in order to receive the latest news bulletin on the telephone.
§ Mr. BurkeNo, Sir. The possibility of introducing a service on the lines of the Paris system was being examined before the war, but I cannot undertake to pursue the matter so long as the resources of the Post Office are concentrated in meeting the heavy demand for the provision of basic services.