§ Mr. Donnerasked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that workmen from the General Post Office Telephones Department commenced on 12th June to excavate the roadside for the purpose of laying telephone cables, in Ogbury Road, Cold Harbour Farm, St. Mary Bourne, Hampshire, and to prevent access to the premises of Mr. George Black without warning or the courtesy of previous notice; and whether he will make a statement on the reasons for this conduct.
102WTurton Urban District Council, Blackburn Rural District Council, Withnell Urban District Council; and what are the corresponding figures to date for the year 1950.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsThe particulars are as follows. They relate to the exchange areas named; full details for the borough or council areas are not available.
§ Mr. Ness EdwardsSheet iron was available to bridge the trench at any time when the work was in progress and by this means it was arranged beforehand to prevent any inconvenience to Mr. Black; but when he protested work was stopped, and the divisional surveyor of the Hampshire County Council advised. Two days later he advised the engineering inspector in charge of the work that he had seen Mr. Black and that the work could proceed. It was completed within a day.