§ 90. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Postmaster-General the number of applicants waiting for telephones in the Borough of St. Marylebone to date; how many there were on the same date in 1949; and what is the average length of time of waiting now and in 1949.
§ Mr. HobsonThe numbers are 940 and 760. Line plant is short in a small part of the borough; elsewhere, the waiting time both now and in 1949 is about three months.