§ Mr. GOLDMANasked the Postmaster-General if he will give separately for London and the provinces the net increase of telephone stations for the last five years expressed as a percentage on the total number of stations connected at the beginning of each year?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe net increase in telephone stations during the five years ended 31st December, 1912, was as follows:—
— Total Number of Exchange Telephones Net Increase of Exchange Telephones during year. Percentage of Net Increase on Telephones at beginning of the year. London— Per cent. 31st Dec., 1907 138,697 — — 31st Dec., 1908 156,637 17,940 12,93 31st Dec., 1909 174,738 18,101 11,56 31st Dec., 1910 194,003 19,265 11,03 31st Dec., 1911 211,341 17,338 8,94 31st Dec., 1912 227,313 15,972 7,56 Provinces— 31st Dec., 1907 349,685 — — 31st Dec., 1908 368,876 19,191 5,49 31st Dec., 1909 388,645 19,769 5,36 31st Dec., 1910 411,299 22,654 5,83 31st Dec., 1911 432,714* 21,415 5,21 31st Dec., 1912 452,839* 22,847 5,28 * The total number of telephones on the system taken over from the National Telephone Company has been adjusted in accordance with the inventory of plant.