§ Mr. Rowsonasked the Postmaster-General whether he can state the total expenditure incurred as a result of the Holborn explosion in 1928; and what steps have been taken since to give effect to the recommendation of the commission of inquiry, particularly as to the employment of some form of continuous gas detector?
§ Major TryonThe Post Office expenditure was approximately £100,000. The principles embodied in the Commission's recommendations, so far as they affected the Post Office, have been applied to Post Office underground plant throughout the country. Continuous detectors, which would automatically operate power-driven fans should any gas find its way into the portions of the Post Office Holborn tube still in existence, were installed in 1930.