§ Rear-Admiral BEAMISHasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the estimated cost of instituting a broadcasting service from this country to the Colonies?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe capital cost of a transmitter suitable for a broadcasting service from this country to the Colonies is estimated by the British Broadcasting Corporation at £40,000. The annual cost of maintenance is estimated by the Corporation at £7,000, and the programme and working costs are estimated to amount to £5,500 per annum. If the first-mentioned sum were borrowed by the Corporation, for repayment with interest in five years, the estimated total annual cost of the service over a period of five years would be £22,000.