TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1944, 25 February 1919, Page 2

TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATIONS.

ALONG MANAWATU LINE,

For some time past, there have been complaints from centres along the Manawatu line of delay in obtaining telephonic connections, due to the want of a further wire or wires, thus involving considerable loss of valuable lime.

Air W, 11. Field, ALP., has on several occasions made representations to the Postmaster-General on the subject, and .on the 30lh nit. he whole a letter to the Minister point-

ing'out that the inconvenience mentioned was a. growing one. He has in reply received the following letter from the Mon, W. 0. S. MacDonald, Acting Post mast er-GcneraU — “In reference to your letter of the 30th ultimo, suggesting that, as hostilities have ceased, the time is opportune for providing additional telephone wire accommodation for olhces along the Manawatu line, I have the honour to inform yon that proposals for (he improvement of the service are under consideration. But nothing can he done in the way of erecting additional wires until 'imperial js obtained. The didiciilty in securing material, due lo war conditions, has not yet eased. The Department is waiting for it to do so, to enable plans already made for telephone improvements to be carried out and new ones to ho considered.”