§ 46. Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Prime Minister whether in view of the great divergence of opinion in the merits of the various systems of wireless telephony and the Imperial interests involved, he will appoint an independent Committee to investigate the merits and to test the various systems?
§ The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Lees-Smith)I have been asked to reply. I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe (Mr. Bowen) on the 26th February.
§ Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the greatest experts in wireless including Senatore Marconi have emphatically stated that the larger aerial is far and away the best, and also that it was the recommendation of the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference, and will he not have a comparative test made of these systems?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe views of Senatore Marconi were heard and submitted to independent experts.
§ Colonel HOWARD-BURYIs the Post Office then afraid of having a test?
§ Mr. LEES-SMITHThe test which was immediately practicable was made about last May.
§ Mr. BRACKENIs it the settled policy of the Government to patronise American interests in preference to British?