§ Sir B. Neven-Spenceasked the President of the Board of Trade how many telephone poles salved from abandoned Services installations, or still in situ, in Orkney and Shetland, respectively, are held for disposal by Timber Control; and whether he will arrange for them to be released immediately to the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, whose plans for the distribution of electricity in these counties are being hampered through lack of poles.
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§ Mr. H. WilsonI understand that about 4o telephone poles have been handed over this week in Shetland to Timber Control for disposal. These have been offered to the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, and if found to be suitable for transmission of electricity will be allocated under licence to the Board. No other poles are held for disposal by the Timber Control.