§ Captain BOWYERasked the Postmaster-General whether he will grant a concession for small areas from the general rate of increase in telephone charges: whether he is aware that in such small areas, where subscribers to the telephone are few in number, the burden imposed upon the subscribers is excessive and out of all proportion to the gain derived; and whether, in view of this, any increase of telephone charges will be imposed upon a scale varying in accordance with the number of subscribers in each area?
§ Mr. PEASEThe general question of telephone charges is now under the consideration of a Select Committee of this House, and I am not, therefore, in a position to make any statement on the points raised by my hon. and gallant Friend.