§ Mr. GOLDMANasked the Postmaster-General how many telephones were added to the London telephone system during the year 1913; how many applications for telephone services in London are on hand at present, and of the applications on hand how many are less than one month old, how many are over one month but less than three months old, and how many are over three months old; and will he give similar information for Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, and Dublin?
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§ Captain NORTONTotal new telephones provided during the year 1913:—
London … … 31,000 Birmingham … … 3,161 Liverpool … … 3,057 Manchester … … 4,131 Glasgow … … 3,033 Edinburgh … … 1,818 Belfast … … 981 Dublin … … 1,267 Total … … 48,448 Applications on hand:—
— One month old or less. Over I month but not more than 3mouths old. More than 8 months old. Total. London 1,105 322 223 1,650 Birmingham. 208 151 246 605 Liverpool 94 20 35 149 Manchester 166 90 86 342 Glasgow 122 41 3 166 Edinburgh 69 16 93 178 Belfast 49 32 52 133 Dublin 34 54 62 150 1,847 720 800 3,373 Reasons for applications delayed over three months:—
Subscribers not yet ready for work to be proceeded with 104 Cases in which way leave difficulties have arisen 99 Applications in connection with new exchanges not yet opened 136 Waiting for the extension of underground and other main plant 273 Long lines in ordinary course of completion 93 Various other causes of delay 95 800