26 MAY 1928, Page 3

Obviously, therefore, there must be an amalgamating arrangement by which

the cables shall be supported by wireless. What authority should properly preside over the amalgamation ? The State, in our view, has not the money to risk on the development of wireless, much of which is necessarily experimental and speculative, nor has it money to spend upon the cables, so long as others are willing to spend it. The best solution, as Major Hills . pointed out, is the formation of a single Imperial Public Utility Company. It would be subject to Government control just as the Railway Companies are subject on the ground that they are public servants.