asked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many persons in the boroughs of Wimbledon, Maiden and Coombe, respectively, who have applied for telephones in their business premises and private houses, respectively, are still waiting for telephones; and what further delay he anticipates.

The figures are as follows:

	Business	Residential
Wimbledon	248	1,354
Maiden and Coombe	99	648

Seven hundred and twenty-eight new lines were connected during the six months ended 31st December, 1953, and we hope to maintain this rate of connection during 1954.