§ Mr. Masonasked the Postmaster-General to what extent the increased charges on inland telegrams have affected demand from 29th April, 1963, to the most recent date; and how this compares with the three previous three-month periods.
§ Mr. BevinsFigures for July are not yet available. Figures for each of the twelve months ending with June are as follows:
Month Number of inland telegrams sent July, 1962 … 1,146,000 August, 1962 … 1,209,000 September, 1962 … 1,148,000 October, 1962 … 1,078,000 November, 1962 … 903,000 December, 1962 … 1,165,000 January, 1963 … 987,000 February. 1963 … 875,000 March, 1963 … 1,050,000 April, 1963 … 882,000 May, 1903 … 866,000 June, 1963 … 917,000 It is too early to estimate how far increased charges alone have affected demand.