§ 5. Mr. Palmerasked the Postmaster-General how many applicants were wait- 128W ing for telephones in the Liberty exchange area on 1st January, 1947; how many are now on the outstanding list; and what is the approximate period in which he anticipates that present arrears of work can be overtaken so as to give every would-be subscriber at least some kind of telephone service.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingOne thousand nine hundred and sixty applicants were waiting for service on Liberty exchange on 1st January, 1947; and 2,500 at the end of June, 1949. About 75 new subscribers will be connected during the next two or three months, and further connections will be made when an extension to take 600 subscribers is completed in October. Further extension of the exchange is dependent upon new building work which cannot be completed for some years.