Brigadier-General BROWNasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that telephonic communications between Berkshire and London is frequently rendered almost impossible by noises on the line, and that such noises are a universal accompaniment of trunk calls in this part of the country; whether he has received any complaints of this difficulty of telephonic communication between Berkshire
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towns and London; and whether he will issue instructions to the Post Office engineering department to have the trunk cables and switchboards put in proper condition?
§ Sir K. WOODI am not aware that there is any general difficulty in connection with the telephone service between Berkshire and London, and I have received no complaints on this subject. I am making inquiries into the specific case of difficulty, about which my hon. and gallant Friend has recently written to me.