25 MARCH 1922, Page 3

Other recommendations—on most of which the 10 per cent. reduction

really depends—are that the charges should fall with the index figure of the cost of living ; that the extra mileage rate should be reduced ; that there should be reorganization on commercial lines ; that an Administrative Board should be formed ; that the country should be divided into telephone areas ; that co-operative enterprise in rural areas -should be encouraged ; that there should be more public call boxes ; and that there should be a lower rental for residences than for business premises. We welcome in particular the excellent section of the Report which deals with telephonic communication in rural areas. There is plenty of room for local and private enterprise not only sanctioned but encouraged by the Post Office,