Colonel BURN askedthe Postmaster-General if, in view of his statement that seven new cables will be constructed immediately, one of these cables will be diverted to Bristol in order that the great delays which have arisen in the delivery of telegrams in the West and South-West of England may be in some degree mitigated by the increased facilities which would thereby be given to the community in those areas?
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§ Mr. PEASEThe new cables referred to are mainly for telephone purposes. One of the cables is to be laid between London and Bristol. Bristol already has a telegraph cable from London, which gives a good telegraph service to that city and to other towns in the South-west of England.