§ Mr. MOLLOYasked the Postmaster-General the total amount expended upon the present Carlow post office for alterations, improvements, etc., since the premises were acquired by his Department; what is the estimated cost of the proposed enlargement of the office for the purpose of telephonic installations; and when, approximately, the installation will be completed?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELAs stated in reply to a question on the same subject on the 24th of March, 1909, some £1,524 has been spent in improving, enlarging, and equipping the Carlow post-office since the building was taken on lease in 1889. The estimated cost of the further improvements now in hand is £330, of which part only is for the preparation of accommodation for telephone working. The proposals for the extension of the telephone system to Carlow are still under consideration, and I am not in a position to say by what date they are likely to be carried out.