§ Mr. Eadieasked the Postmaster-General how many telephones in the county of Midlothian were put out of commission as a consequence of the recent storm; and what was the average time taken to repair them.
§ Mr. Joseph Slater3,100. I am sorry that information about the average time taken to repair is not readily available, but 45 per cent. were repaired within three days and the service was back to normal by 29th January.