§ 46. Mr. Sorensenasked the Postmaster-General how many telephone kiosks have been installed and how many removed in the Borough of Leyton; how many existing kiosks in that Borough pay for the cost of erection and maintenance; to what extent the incidence of wanton damage to the apparatus and the kiosks has diminished during the past year; and what is the average annual cost of such damage.
§ Mr. BevinsPrecise figures for the Borough of Leyton are not readily available; but, in the Leytonstone exchange area there are 67 telephone kiosks. Ten have been installed and two removed during the last 10 years. Fifty-nine take enough money to cover the cost of erection and maintenance.
I am sorry to have to say the incidence of wanton damage in this area has increased by 50 per cent. in the last 12 months. The cost to the Post Office has been £500.