§ Major NATHANasked the Postmaster-General what, at the latest date for which figures are available, was the number of telephones per 1,000 population in this country; and how do the figures compare with the number of telephones per 1,000 population in the United States of America, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and Germany, respectively?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe figures on 1st January last were 42, 169, 144, 94, 83, 65, and 50, respectively.