Captain SHAWasked the Postmaster-General how many telephone exchanges, call offices, party lines, and individual telephones have been installed in the county of Wiltshire during the last 12 months; and how many have been given up?
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§ Viscount WOLMERI regret I am not in a position to give my hon. and gallant Friend the precise information he requires, as no telephone area coincides exactly with the county of Wiltshire. The following particulars, however, show the net addition to the number of telephone exchanges, call offices, and stations in Wiltshire during the 12 months ended 30th September last:
— Total at 30th Sept., 1924. Total at 30th Sept., 1925. Increase during year. Telephone Exchanges. 59 65 6 Telephone Call Offices. 158 170 12 Other telephone stations. 4,328 4,968 640