CO129-525-12 Transfer of Government wireless services to imperial and international communications Ltd 20-3-1930 - 7-1-1931 — Page 12

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The telephone service is mu by the Stingking Telephone Company Ltd under a franchise granted under the Telephone Ordinance, N. 9 of 1925 (Copy annered).

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The license is for so years frumm 1925. §44 of the

Ordinance confers upon the company a monopoly respect of the telephone services of the Colony during the Curtiimmance of The Cricessin. This is the point which 17? in mind ?

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The Ordinance does not define the word "telephone", buch presumably it is at least arguable whether it

can be extended to lembrace

"Wireless telephone". Moreover, the Ordinance provides "for the establish. - ment of an improved telephone service in the Colorry"; there will hardly be any question of

muning wireless