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Banquet for Todd on return from Europe. Todd praised.
His impressions of Europe and mentions telegraphy, electricity, lighting, telephony (including stats), post and meteorology where SA observations are " best in the southern hemisphere"
Cape Northumberland lighthouse to be connected by telephone
with MacDonnell Bay for weather and shipping reports
Contractors for Adl telephone exchange. Determination of Qld boundary & Adl longitude
Offer to build Adl exchange, continue definition of SA-Qld boundary, Adl longitude from Greenwich to be done using a point in India
Demonstration of use of telephones at Kapunda
Todd thanked for his support
Detailed case pit for attaching Gawler telephonically to Post Adelaide
Mentions advantage of telephone over post and telegraphy, cost to build and operate. Committee formed to lobby for the service
Expansion of telephone lauded, beyond private merchant based networks to public ones, potentially as a replacement of the telegraph
Need for public telephone network
Gawler asked to underwrite 3 years of services if they want telephone line
Costs of building the line and annual charges are outlined
