TELEPHONE LISTS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 4

TELEPHONE LISTS.

! COMPLAINT BY THE* CHAMBER, OF COMMERCE. On April-10 tho .following letter was . forwarded by Mr. S. Carroll, Secretary,.to the Chamber,.of. Commerce, to:-the...Secretary, .of the-Post and Telegraph Department:— "Sir,—l am instructed by , the Council'of this Chamber to inform -you *that" ... some dissatisfaction- ' eiists ahicng sub: •scribers to tho. tcltphon© in - reference-to" the lists that aro supplied .by the Depart-:; , ment. It is'considered that , these should , bo issued more frequently and,;brought' better Up-to-date.!'-" The latest list which '' ' was received on, March 17th, and 18th is , ■ marked 'Correct- : to - February loth,' .so that this •is a, printer's error,' it...' would appear have been, a mouth old when distributed.' A fortnight,later l a card was issued, containing 78 alterations. Apart from this it is thought that fresh ; lists . should , bo issued mpro frequently ; : as: the noebs'sity of .consulting', two. on . three loose cards—oven if they are not lost—is very inconvenient, v : It is ;also . complained : thatvchanges:of address .are , liot'always recorded ; bn th(f intermediate ;■ ■ cards,.'.though from tho cases'.that., are, .., so- recorded it would appear that this 'is supposed to be done. May I ask - ypti. to givoV'this 'matter favourable-, con-.;.' sicleration..;; . Your Obedient. Servant,: i S. CARROLL, , .' .-'; :v 'i > '■■' ■ ;- •. Secretary." The/following reply to tho above letter has been-received:—\ -J- ' . ."Sir,—Referring to your letter of tho :. 10th- suggesting '.that: telephone eschango lists - should be issued more f frequently,'- and brought more closely up-to-date, I have tho honour, to inform j ..i ypu, that tho; : wiiolo question of the pro- . Eduction of telephone lists is.now under : consideration. ■, It is' hoped thajl' new' , arrangements: about to bo entered iiko ' ■ will materially improvo tho existing sys- . ■' tem. "■.' :■/. -;,vi-"' --;. 1 ' 1 havo the h6nour ; to bp, sir, ,j . . , ' . Your Obediont , • ■ ~y. D. ROBERTSON, ;' ''./v-: * ' ' ,Secretary." ~ .• The 'position- is .that the. Department .is in' treaty with a; person ■ to undertake', the'-publi-cation of telephono book.lists- on the line, of tho ; ono issued, in Wellington sonio'.three years; ago-ra form of list'lwhich' found much favour/with tho public. . !y ■ • -A.