INTER-ISLAN D CABLE.
BETTER TELEPHONE sEnVIcE. SEVEN ADDITIONAL CHANNELS. WELLINGTON. Saturday. The new cable which the Government has decided to lay in Cook strait is expected to provide for seven additional channels for telephone com,— munication between the North and South Islands. The Postmaster-General, the Hon. 1“. Jones, stated that tenders had been called for the cable, which would provide ample accommodation for many years. Mr Jones added that the 101 l business between the two islands was growing rapidly and the need for I'm:ther outlets between them was recognised. He anticipated‘thut the new cable would be available in about nine months. ,
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Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19942, 20 July 1936, Page 4
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102INTER-ISLAND CABLE. Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19942, 20 July 1936, Page 4
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