§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many private wireless sets are in operation in the Gold Coast, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, respectively; what is the system of granting licences in each of these Colonies; and what charge is made.
Mr. Creech JonesThere are 1,630 private wireless receiving sets licensed to operate in the Gold Coast, 1,745 in Nigeria and 717 in Sierra Leone. The licences cost 10s. in each Colony and the system of granting them is similar to that in use in the United Kingdom. These figures do not include subscribers to wire rediffusion systems of whom there are approximately 7,000 in the Gold Coast, 7,850 in Nigeria and 1,050 in Sierra Leone. These subscribers do not require to take out wireless receiving licences in addition to their rediffusion subscriptions of approximately £3 a year.