§ 74. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Postmaster-General how many licences for experimental purposes in wireless telegraphy and telephony have been taken out to date; and how many licences have been issued for wireless receiving sets?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe number of experimental sending licences in force at the end of last month was about 2,200, and the number of receiving licences was about 1,311,000.
§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYHas the right hon. Gentleman any figures showing the number of sets in use for which no licences have been taken out?
§ 79. Colonel DAYasked the Postmaster-General if he will consider reducing the fee charged for licences for wireless crystal sets?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI do not consider that differentiation can properly be made between a crystal set and a valve set in fixing the fee payable for a wireless receiving licence. If it should be found possible at some future time to make a reduction in the present licence fee, it would apply to both crystal and valve sets.
§ Colonel DAYAs crystal sets as a rule only cost a few shillings, and are in the households of the working classes, while the other sets cost sometimes as much as £100, will the Postmaster-General take that fact into consideration?