§ MR. WARDLE (Stockport)I beg to ask the Postmaster-General if the Electrical Engineer (unestablished) referred to in the Revenue Department Estimates, page 114, is Mr. Donald Murray, the inventor of the Murray telegraph system and if so, does Mr. Murray receive a salary of £500 from the Government; and further, what steps have been taken to ensure that the experience thus gained shall not be used to the advantage of foreign Governments.
§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTONThe reply to the first two Questions is in the affirmative. No steps have been taken in the direction indicated. Telegraph administrations all over the world freely place their experience at the disposal of each other; their interest in efficient telegraphy is one and the same.