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hurat.

doa.

battery are being well looked after.

(a) Used to ork N. Front (Gibraltar) and Ascension.

(b) (Nil. The station hs been closed and distantled

and the apparatus left locked up in the (c) (builings. It was recently inspected by

(Naval Officers and wae found to be in better (a) (order than might have been expected.

(e)

Its annual cost when in operation was £4512,

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Remarks.

If re-opened with a low-power set, it might well handle

commercial traffic with shipping, for which it is very well

sited; possibly it could work with some inland Government

stations.

At present the eastern Atlantic is very deficient of

W/T Stations, e.g. on the world cruise of the Special Service

Squadron, they were out of F/T touch from lat.20°N to 1008.

In charge of cure and maintenance party.

uds.

About 2 hours a day on urgent Naval traffic with H.M.ships in Mexico, Teakly Last runs with Fernuda, Very small.

(a)

Good communication with Bermuda and Demerara,

(b)

(c)

(d)

R.N.

(e)

(f)

Former annual cost £4000.

Ship-shore only.

The complement is proposed to be increased by

3 men to handle a daily 2-hours' service with Belize, Br.Honduras.

In charge of care and maintenance party.

(a) Good communication with St.Johns & Jamaica;

1500 to ships.

(b) Weekly test run to St.Johns and Jamaica.

(c)

Wil.

(a)

R.M.

(e)

Forer nnual cost £1000.

(f) Neither.

(g)

Yes.

Rollerke.

Negotiations are in train to transfer the station

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