§ 88. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Postmaster-General how many applications for telephones in the city of Aberdeen and district are still outstanding; how many have been fulfilled; and how these figures compare, respectively, with the corresponding figures during each of the last live years.
§ Mr. BevinsAt present 16 applications are on the waiting list and 264 are under enquiry or being met. 1,241 applications have been fulfilled since 1st April last year. The following are the corresponding figures for each of the previous five years.
— Applications on the waiting list Applications under enquiry or in course of being met Applications fulfilled during the previous 12 months 31st March, 1958 71 178 1,384 31st March, 1959 42 200 1,083 31st March, 1960 79 275 1,153 31st March, 1961 88 343 1,519 31st March, 1962 90 190 1,379