asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the number of telephone lines still serving Cowley Barracks and how this compares with the number at the end of the war; what was the peak; and if he satisfied that the volume of traffic justified the use of so many lines, in view of the shortage of lines in the neighbourhood.

There are five exchange lines serving Cowley Barracks at present, but as three of these have only recently been provided for an incoming formation, I cannot yet judge of their adequacy; in any case spare circuits in the service cable are available for public use. The peak number of exchange lines at Cowley Barracks was 14 at the end of the war, but at one period up to 30 private wires were also in use.