CHARGES FOR TELEPHONES.
AN INCREASE IN VIEW. AMOUNT NOT DETERMINED. In the Legislative Council the Hon. M. Cohen asked the Attorney-Genera! the following question:—“ls it the intention of the Government in the near future to increase substantially the charges to users of telephones?”
“T. have been advised from Dunedin.” he said, “that much astonishment and considerable alarm have been felt in the city among business and professional circles, as well ae among the genera) public, at the announcement in the local Press that it is proposed to raise the price of telephones to £9 in the case of private users, and to £24 for banke, insurance companies, shipping companies, and large mercantile concerns. If this statement is without foundation, its prompt and emphatic denial will be welcomed by all interested.” x
“The Government regrets,” said the Attorney-General in reply, “that astonishment and alarm should have been felt in Dunedin, and I regret that 1 am not able to give information now that would allay the astonishment and alarm. The Government has under consideration an increase in telephone charges, but no decision has yet been arrived at.”
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Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1922, Page 5
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186CHARGES FOR TELEPHONES. Taranaki Daily News, 7 February 1922, Page 5
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