HC Deb 06 April 1932 vol 264 c146W
Mr. T. GRIFFITHS

asked the Postmaster-General what are the numbers of automatic and manual telephone exchanges in the whole country; and the numbers of subscribers served by each of these two groups of exchanges?

Mr. WHITE

At the end of February, 1932, there were 950 automatic exchanges open, serving approximately 375,000 subscribers, and 4,152 manual exchanges, serving approximately 920,000 subscribers.