§ 36. Mr. GROTRIANasked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the advantage to the fishing fleet, it is permissible for private individuals to establish a wireless telephone service with the trawlers and other vessels with which they are connected; and whether he will define the general attitude of the Post Office towards initiative of this nature which is not met by any existing State service?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONIn view of the risk of interference it is not practicable to permit the establishment of private wireless stations for communication with ships at sea. Vessels fitted with wireless telegraph apparatus can send and receive raessages through any of the Post Office coast stations; and in order to meet the needs of a number of trawlers which have recently been fitted with wireless telephone apparatus, arrangements are being made to equip the new coast station now in course of construction at Mablethorpe with suitable apparatus for the exchange of messages with those vessels by wireless telephony.