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The Chief Engineer (Contracts).

the Crown Colonies which we got out in Kay of this year. Our object in preparing this list wa: to enable us easily to trace the papers relating to the wireless apparatus supplied from time to time to the different Colonies then enquiries for further pparatus are received. The list, it may be nointed out, was prepared for our own infor at on and gui'ance, and it should not be regarded as representing the apparatus now atually in use. Many of the earlier sets have een superseded by sets supplied more recently. are, how ver, recorded in the list.

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5. With regard to the question rais d in the last paragraph of your letter, it is, in our opinion, unlikely that any of the other Colonies would wish to associate themse vos with any definite scheme of this sort. It is only rarely that a request is received from any of the Colonies for arreresents to be made for a specialesurse I study in wireless to be arranged for a pa ticular officer. Á case occurred recently when the Secretary, Postal Affairs S.C. and F.M.S., asked that arrangements should be nude for kr. C.T. Peck to take a course in viraless and in Carrier Current

(The official popers were not referred to us but

systems.

we wrote to Br. Reaves of your Avointments Department in the matter on the 12th January, 1932). The major portion of the course on Wireless (six weeks) arranged for: r. ock was spent with the Dollis Hill Radio #ection of the Goneral Post Office. He also spent one w ok with the British broadcasting Corporation d two wecka with the Karconi Company. No fee was charged by any of these organisations in connection with these courses.

6. In the course of training laid down i'r Probationary Engineers when the sobere for the recruitment of University

graduates

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