WIRELESS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1271, 28 October 1911, Page 4

WIRELESS.

THE TINAKOBI HILLS STATION. Steady progress is being made with tho erection of tho wireless telegraph elation on the Tinakori Hills. Tho work him been retarded somewhat during tho past few weeks by tho weather, which has been very wot and windy. Though tho ram has not been continuous, the high winds have absolutely prohibited work ?,■} ,V- W top of ll '° rid ?° wllicu overlooks Wellington North. When a moderate galo is blowing in Wellington its velocity on tho top of the Tinakoris is that of a hurricane, and there have been occasion! when tho men have had to lay flat on tho earth to prevent themselves, being bowled over. "There is ono advantage of working on the hill," said'ono official to a Dominion reporter, "that is when you arc tired you can loan against tho wind," Tho walls of tho station nro now well above ground, Great care has been taken to mnko tho foundations thoroughly dependable, and tho walls, consisting of 18 inches of bluestouo rubble, oro corrospondingly strong. Fortunately, an outcrop of first-class blue metal existed on the property (ou tho western side of tho hill), and this is being utilised in tho construction of tho buildings. An inquiry was made yesterday as to tho charges for press messages from vessels within reach of tho shore, consequent on a Gazette notice proclaiming that such messages could bo forwarded for 2s. Gd. per hundred words. It wm ascertained that this privilege was not yet finally arranged, though (ho Gazctto hotico hid appeared. Proposals had been mado to tho shipping companies, but they had replied to tho effect that a consultation with tho wireless compan-es interested would bo necessary before terms could be announced. At present certain press messages culled from tho newspaper cables were forwarded to vessels within touch, but those were sent (gratuitously) by tho operators here, who wore gaining cxporienco in tho work.