§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Transport how much her Department has so far paid the Post Office for moving cables in the way of trunk road improvements, in the latest convenient year; and how much the Post Office has claimed for this work.
§ Mr. CarmichaelThe Department bears the full cost of alterations to Post Office cables made necessary by trunk road improvements, after taking into account any betterment, the value of old materials, and financial benefit to the Post Office from the premature renewal of the cables. I regret, however, that the figures requested are not readily available.