§ 76. Sir HILDRED CARLILEasked the Postmaster-General whether his Department has any information concerning the Goldschmidt system of wireless telegraphy; whether he is aware that experts in this country, France, and Germany, are of the opinion that this system will prove to be superior, both in respect of economy and efficiency, to any other; and whether he will take steps to ascertain the results of the forthcoming tests between Hanover and Atlantic City which will be carried out with the view of establishing the claim of the inventors to send long-distance 1881 messages cheaper and better by the use of their apparatus and methods than is possible by other systems?
§ Mr. HERBERT SAMUELMy attention has been called to the Goldschmidt method of wireless transmission, and the experts of my Department who inspected the apparatus at Slough in July last are of opinion that it contains promising features. It is understood that the method of transmission is regarded favourably by foreign experts. The Post Office is in communication with the representatives of Dr. Goldschmidt, and if foreign representatives are admitted to any demonstration I will arrange to send experts.