G.F.25.
Form
C.S.. No.631/26.
Enclosure No.5.
APPLICATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE
Year 1928.
68
X
No.
Mess- Item Head of Estimates ago No.
Sub-head
Details
Amount
75
P.W.E. 31
Wireless Telegraphy.
Expenditure on Buildings & Plant to effect neces- sary improvements.
$91,440,00.
Explanation
Initial of Treas-
erer C. McI.M.
Provision made in Estimates (pago
item 18
Your Excellency,
Provision made by Supplementary Vote (Message No
item No
)
Submitted.
E.R.H.
Colonial Secretary.
W.T.S.
11.7.28.
Total Z
The scheme for improving the Colony's /T Service which was submitted to Finance Committee on 19.4.28 and informally approved has been found to require modification.
Cape D'Aguilar /T Station has proved unsuitable for short wave transmission to Canton and in place of the contemplated extensions to that station it is proposed to erect a station at the Peak as transmission from the experimental station in "The Eyrie" has been found to be satisfactory.
It will be necessary to erect two one hundred fcot masts instead of one two hundred foot mast as at D'Aguilar and also a new building, thereby increasing the estirated expenditure for this year from $8,790 to $91,440.
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It is further proposed to extend this Peak Station, as experience dictates, with a view to the centralisation there of all transmitters. carried out, will involve an additional expenditure in
This, if due course of $70,250 but it is expected that this will be balanced by increased revenue and decreased working costs. The amount which it is proposed to include in the 1929 Estimates is $166,700.
Hon. Colonial Secretary,
(1) The above is to be met from savings under
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C.S.0.(For Notes see over).
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(Signed) HAROLD T. CREASY
Head of Department.
5.7.28.