. Discovery. Science. DISCOVERY 159 chairmanship of Sir Henry Norman, , consisted of three independent wireless experts and four Govern- ment officials closely connected with the development of wireless and electrical science generally. This Committee's report, dated June 1920, was approved by the Government and by the Imperial Conference of last year, Australia, however, retaining full freedom of action as to the method in which she would co- operate. The Committee's recommendations included : (i) A chain to South Africa consisting of the present stations at Oxford and Cairo, a new statio
. Discovery. Science. DISCOVERY 159 chairmanship of Sir Henry Norman, , consisted of three independent wireless experts and four Govern- ment officials closely connected with the development of wireless and electrical science generally. This Committee's report, dated June 1920, was approved by the Government and by the Imperial Conference of last year, Australia, however, retaining full freedom of action as to the method in which she would co- operate. The Committee's recommendations included : (i) A chain to South Africa consisting of the present stations at Oxford and Cairo, a new station near Nairobi in Kenya Colony, and the ex-German station at W'indhuk, South Africa (to be altered as necessary- The Committee's report has given rise to criticism on two points : first, that the State is to erect and work the stations; secondly, that instead of having direct working between England, India, South Africa, and Australia, the scheme contemplates the use of inter- mediate stations. As regards erection and ownership by the State, it has been urged that the chain could be erected more rapidly and worked more efficiently by private enter- prise than by Government, and the success of such an arrangement in the case of our cable communications has often been referred to in this connection. The Committee, however, pointed out that an Imperial wireless system to work efficiently must be protected. Reproduced from the Report o/ Wireless Telegraphy Commission, (2) A chain to Australia consisting of new stations in Englaijd, Egypt, Singapore, and Australia, with a branch to Hong-Kong from Singapore. (3) A third station in England to communicate with Canada. (4) The stations to be planned by a Wireless Com- mission of about four members, the constructional work being entrusted to the Post Office and the corres- ponding Dominion and Indian Authorities. The Committee estimated that the total capital cost of the scheme, excluding the Canadian link and the existing Oxford-Cairo l
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