HC Deb 21 April 1948 vol 449 cc142-3W
55. Mr. Molson

asked the Postmaster-General the number of miles of telephone to be laid in the Isle of Jura; the number of poles required; the cost; the number of inhabitants of the island; and the number of subscribers who it is estimated will be connected.

Mr. Hobson

The provision of telephone service on the Island of Jura will require 829 poles and 127 miles of overhead wiring on new and existing poles, at a total cost of £8,500. Three kiosks and twenty subscribers' installations will be connected. The population of the island is about 300.

56. Sir W. Darling

asked the Postmaster-General how many communities with over 100 inhabitants in Scotland are without public telephone boxes; and at what rate it is intended to provide these facilities.

Mr. Hobson

I regret that no statistics are available regarding the number of communities in Scotland with over 100 inhabitants. Having regard to the labour and equipment likely to be available, I estimate that about 150 telephone kiosks will be provided in rural areas in Scotland during the next twelve months.

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