§ Mr. PIRIEasked the Postmaster-General the total length of all underground telegraph routes in England, indicating specially the length of the main line routes from Porthcurno to London and from London to Gretna?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELThe total length of the main underground telegraph routes in England is 1,197 miles. The length from Porthcurno to London is 318 1017W miles, and from London to Gretna 324 miles. In addition, there are many comparatively short underground telegraph lines in connection with aerial lines, and not connected with the main underground system.