1911 First four stations Material purchased

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FIRST FOUR STATIONS.
MATERIAL PURCHASED.

Mr. Frazer stated, in reply to questions,
that he had ordered the material for four
statione, to be erected at Hobart, Mel-
bourne, Port Morestiy, and Cooktown or
‘Thureday Island, This wax being supplied
by the Maritime Wireless Company Limited,
Bednes, established by Father Shaw. The
‘contract price for the material was £575 per
tation, and the cort of erection, im addition
to the price of material, would be about

{£1,000 per station. ro that the total erst of
each medium-power station would be some
{1.00p, ns against about £4,000 for each of
she high power wireles stations at Freman:
Aeand Sydney under the coniract with the

Australasian Wireless Company Limited.
Referring {0 a statement made in the House.
of Representatives, that he had

material from Rchumacher's (a German
firm), Mr. Frazer raid that be had
had (no communication with, them, pur