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No. 81. Mr, Jno. Gell, London, to the Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington. 'Che Gell Telegraphic Appliances Syndicate (Limited), Dear Sir Joseph,— 7 Wedmore Street, Holloway, London, N., 30th November, 1906. At the invitation of Lord Armstrong, I witnessed (with others) a demonstration of Mr. V. Poulsen's improvements in wireless telegraphy by the inventor. It appears to me that a new era in radial telegraphy has begun, and that the Marconi, De Forest, Slab}'-Arco, and other spark systems are obsolete. The chief advantages of the new system are: Multiplex telegraphy over the same area to a veryextended extent without interference; increased freedom from the effects of atmospheric electricity; and a great increase in efficiency— e.g., day and night service Copenhagen to North Shields (530 miles), mast 100 ft. high, current power 1 kilowatt. I am not interested in these companies, but knowing that you were moving in the matter of radial telegraphy, I deemed it only right to write to you. I remain, &c, Jno. Gell. The Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, K.C.M.G., Premier, New Zealand. [Tel. 06/207.1

No. 32. The Secretary, the Lodge-Muirhead Syndicate, London, to the Hon. the Postmaster-General, Wellington. The Lodge-Miiirhead Wireless and General Telegraphy Syndicate (Limited), 12 Carteret Street, Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster, S.W., Sih,~ 15th December, 1906. We liave the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 25th October last, and we. thank you for informing us that it is not necessary that we sliouM make a demonstration of our system of wireless telegraphy in New Zealand. We are, &c, For the Lodge-Muirhead Wireless and General Telegraphy Syndicate (Limited), J. Stonu Blojifield, Sir Joseph Ward, K.C.M.G., Postmaster-General. General Post Office, Wellington. [Tel. 07/156.1

No. 33. [Translation.] The Director, International Bureau of Telegraphic Administrations, Berne, to the Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. International Bureau of Telegraphic Administrations, Berne, Ist January, 1907. Sir, - Under the clauses of Art. XXXVII of the Service Regulations under the International Wireless Telegraph Convention held at Berlin on 3rd November, 1906, the International Telegraph Bureau has been intrusted, subject to the consent of the Government of the Swiss Confederation, and the approval of the Telegraph Union, with the duties of acting as the International Bureau as laid down in Art. 13 of the said Convention. Moreover, the minutes of the ninth sitting (29th October) of the International Conference at Berlin on wireless telegraphy contain the following passage: " The President of the ' Regulations' Commission thinks that the German Administration might act as intermediary with the Swiss Government to obtain the consent of the International Telegraph Bureau to undertake at once the duties which the Wireless Telegraph Convention is disposed to confer on it. The expense, of course, resulting from the new service would be borne by the contracting Administrations after the new Convention comes into force. The International Bureau would have to communicate at once the Wireless Telegraph Convention to the various telegraph Administrations of the Union and to ask their adhesion to it. The Commission approves of this view, and the German delegation agrees to give effect to it. The assembly approves of the decision of the Commission." By letter dated 4th December, 1906, the Imperial German Legation at Berne informed the Swiss Federal Council of the decision of the Berlin Conference, and asked it to agree to the International Telegraph Bureau acting in the new position conferred on it by the Wireless Telegraph Convention. Finally, by a decision on the Bth December last, the Swiss Federal Council agreed to the proposal of the Berlin Conference. As regards the International Telegraph Bureau, we feel greatly honoured at the high confidence placed in us by the Berlin Conference, and have been happy to accept, subject to the approval of the Telegraph Administrations of the Union, the new duties intrusted to us. In accordance with the wishes above expressed by the Wireless Telegraph Conference at its sitting on 29th October, we have the honour to forward you herewith two copies [not printed] of the Wireless Telegraph Convention and the Service Regulations under it, dated 3rd November, 1906, and we have to ask you to be so good as to give your consent to the International Telegraph Bureau accepting the new position in accordance with Article 13 of the said Convention. I have, he-., The Secretary, General Post Office, Wellington. K. Fret, Director. [Tβ). 07/156(2).]

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