§ 100. Mr. Deedesasked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether, in view of renewed complaints of current delay in the commercial and Press telecommunications service to Australia and New Zealand, due to wireless interference, he will examine existing cable facilities, with a New to their expansion.
§ Mr. GammansI am glad to say that Cable and Wireless, Ltd., restored to service, in September, 1952, an Atlantic telegraph cable the speed of which will be almost doubled by further work this year. They have also strengthened the Red Sea cables and improved the capacity of the Pacific route. Further improvements are being pushed forward as speedily as possible.