HC Deb 05 February 1913 vol 47 c2227W
Major ARCHER-SHEE

asked the Post master-General if any answer has now been sent to the request of the Australian Government that a subsidiary conference should be called to consider the question of laying a State-owned Atlantic cable in order to complete the All-Red cable route?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

An answer has not yet been sent, but will be dispatched shortly. The matter has been delayed by the collection of statistics to show the effect of the new rates on the traffic.