HC Deb 15 March 1927 vol 203 c1865W
Colonel DAY

asked the Postmaster-General the number of telegrams that were sent over the telephone for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

During the year ended 31st March, 1926, about 9,000,000 telegrams were dictated by the public over the telephone for onward transmission, and about 7,000,000 telegrams were delivered by the Post Office by telephone.