§ 96. Mr. Osborneasked the Postmaster-General why the telephone which has been in use for many years at River View, Grimsby Road, Humberston, near Grimsby, is being pulled out when the new occupant, an ex-Royal Air Force man, urgently requires it in order to earn his living; and if he will have the case reviewed and the service maintained.
§ Mr. Wilfred PalingArrangements were made for the applicant to take over the telephone at the business premises which he has recently acquired in Grimsby. As regards the telephone at his home address at Humberston, there is a serious shortage of equipment at the Humberston exchange and as there are 159W many applicants in that exchange area with greater claims for service, it would have been unfair to them to allow the new occupant to take over the telephone at River View. The exchange equipment associated with the line to River View is therefore being used to give service to the senior applicant on the local waiting list.