HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1925, Page 3

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

WIRELESS PROGRESS

LONDON, July 21

The House of Commons is debating the Post Office Kstimotes. .Mr V. Hartshorn, Labour ex-Posimaster (tenoral, taxed the (fovernment with lacking energy in the completion of the Imperial wireless system. .Mr Wolmcr assured the House that

Hi Government were pressing the matter witii zeal and energy, lie denied that delay has occurred, except in connection with the constinetioii ol north eastern stations communicating with Australia and India, in which connection he pointed out that beam wireless was still in its infancy. Both the Post Ollieo and Marconi were constantly gaining fresh information, which on several occasions had a made a consistent policy difficult. Moreover, technical formalities connected with the ownership of station sites produced delay, but lie hoped these would he completed in a few weeks. He declared that the Wireless Advisory Committee were steadily progressing, and were nriviug at recommendations regarding tariffs, routes and arrangements whereby it was hoped to make a consistent whole, lie added that nowhere in thr 'Umpire was a beam station yet work ing under conditions of public service, but it was Inured a service would be working in October between Britain and South Africa, and Britain and (in Hilda.

Mr Ammon (Labour) said lie Imped the Postmaster bad not so banded over himself to .Maroneis that we were going to find Imperial communication hampered and cheeked. He stressec the necessity of getting a move on.

. Mr -Mitchell Thompson thought Mr Ammon's fears would prove unlouiiiled, although the beam system was really

more or less in an experimental stage They knew, and Marconi frankly said, that they knew little it bout it, and until beam stations were actually working, they would ho tumble to do no more than theorise. Tho debate was adjourned.

EFFECT OF OYERLENDNIG. LONDON, July 21

In the House of Commons, Mr Herbert Williams drew attention to the restrictive effect on the export trade caused by r the discouragement being shown towards the raising ol overseas loans in London. Mr Guinness pointed out that it was opposed to the interests of British trade to lend more than their savings permitted. He said that il they continued to over-Fend, a general increase in monev rates would he inevitable. He added that the Treasury would not impose any restrictions.