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No. 28. The Hon. the Postmaster-General, Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, to the Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington. Commonwealth of Australia, Postmaster-General's Department, Sir, — Melbourne, 18th September, 1906. 1 forward herewith, for your information, a brief report regarding the demonstration given by Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company (Limited), on 12th July last, at Queenscliff, Victoria, and Devonport, Tasmania, to illustrate the capacity of the company's system. A copy of the Melbourne Lender of 21st July, 190(3, referred to in that report, is being sent you under separate cover. Yours, &c, Austin Chapman. The Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, K.C.M.G , Premier of New Zealand, Wellington. [Tel. 06/207(8).]

Enclosure in No. 28. The Marconi Company having applied for and been granted a license under the Wireless Telegraphy Act to erect two stations, one near Queenscliff, Victoria, and one near Devonport, Tasmania, for the purpose of demonstrating the capacity of their system, these stations were erected by the company, and on the 12th July were officially inspected by the Governor-General, the State Governor, the Premier of the Commonwealth Parliament, the Postmaster-General, and many others. The stations consist of one of the simplest forms of Marconi standard installations. The aerial is supported by two masts about 160 ft. high, and is of the form shown in the Leader of 21st July, 1906. The supply of electricity is obtained from an alternating current dynamo (oil-engine-driven) of about 2 k.w. capacity. The transmitter is of the Marconi standard type for a station of this range of signalling, and the detector is of the magnetic type with telephone receivers. The speed of signalling depends upon the operator's capacity to read by sound, but has on occasional later trials reached twenty-five words a minute. There have been no difficulties experienced in the regular working of these stations, though atmospheric electricity sometimes affects the signals. This interference is, however, slight, and not in any way due to the system adopted. No efforts have been made to apply any tuning or directive signalling devices to these stations, seeing that they were not likely to be subjected to any interference from other systems or stations.

No. 29. The Hon. the Pbimb Minister, Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, to the Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington. Commonwealth of Australia, Prime Minister's Office, Sir,— Melbourne, 24th September, 1906. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the loth instant, forwarding , two copies of the draft conditions in connection with tlm proposal to call for tenders for wireless telegraph installations between Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, and between New Zealand and the Auckland Islands. The matter will receive attention. 1 have, &c, Alfred Deakin. The Hon. the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Wellington. [Tel. 08/207.]

No. 30. Tlio Ben. the Postmaster-General, Wellington, i<> the Skchetaky, Lodge-Muirhead Syndicate, London Sir, — General Post Office, Wellington, 25th October, 1906. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th August last concerning your system of wireless telegraph)', and to inform you that it is not considered necessary for your .syndicate to make any demonstration in New Zealand of the capabilities of the system or to incur any expense in the matter. This Government is satisfied that the Lodge-Muirheiul wireless system, us well us others, is successfully worked in other parts of the world. I have, &c, J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General. The Secretary, Lodge-Muirhead Wireless and General Telegraphy Syndicate (Limited), 12 Carteret Street, Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, London, S.W [Tel. (16/207(10).I

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