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into with the Telefunken Company for the erection of a station with a radius of 1250 miles and that, there- fore, New Zealand would play its part by communicating with Australia whence by land there would be telegra- phic communication with any site chosen by Australia for the terminus of its wireless telegraph station. Sir Richard Solomon enquired what could be done to connect South Africa with the system, and it was pointed out that it would be possible to oring South Africa in by erecting a long distance station at Johannesburg and connecting it with Aden through a long distance station at the Victoria Falls; and it was agreed that Sir R. Solomon should consult his Government as to whether the, proposed to take steps

for the erection of either station. There fall, therefore to be erected six stations, and Lir. Sambo-and Mr. Buxton were strongly of opinion that it would be advantageous that all the stations should be erected under one contract, as thus better terms could be secured and the difficulties inseparable from the division of the work between the two contracts would be avoided.

The Committee then discussed the question of the manner in which the expenses in connection with this scheme were to be borne. It was agreed that it would be much better that each Government should bear the expenses and receive the revenues of its own station; Great Britain accepting responsiblity for the English stations and the stations at Cyprus and at Aden (in the last case subject to an arrangement with the Government of India), and Australia and New Zealand

accopting