Feb. 29
Tue Special Electricity Committee are to be congratulated on the report that they issue to-) day, an extensive summary of which appears in another column. Their investigations have been long, arduous, even at times, perhaps, a little heating. But in the end no point in our electrical undertaking has been left unexplored, and the Committee's report is no less terse and lucid than comprehensi Their labours were greatly assisted by Mr. Preece's visit, as also by Mr. Goodale's report on the financial working of the, Department. Tt is much to be hoped that the latter will be published. Although but little time remains now before the meeting which is, we trust, to decide the position of the Department for ever, the public ought not to be left without any information thst will
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