CREATED QUITE A LAUGH

Chronicle (Levin), 18 October 1946, Page 5

CREATED QUITE A LAUGH

-Press Association

By Telegraph-

OQ|, 17, yeai;'^, biggest joke,",.was the descrip'tipn ^a'pplie^ by tlie Mayor. ,of Lp^er Huttj^Air. .Aiidrewpj .to a letter reaa, ,a,t. q.^mee'tf^g.of the'.Hutt Jtilectric Ppwef J§pard,,jfrpin thp Mfnister of .Worjss^ Hon. jj. Semple, iri answ-er t'p a suggesttpn. b'y thd board tliat brpadcastihg. gphi's ^'lip'hlij ,be,reduced',.tosave electricity . Ojae passage ^as. rlcexved witli ggch i^irtli that thg secretary .hg.d tp ^iscp.ntinhe^ his rea^ihg of the ljetter until the lau'ghter Had subsided. The particulaypassage stated: — . "The whole . questioh .of the use oi" radio broa|dcastirig. in felation to the powei; position, ha.s tjeen linder inyestigation .foi; some j^ne. vTher§ may be s'ome difect ,iaviji| in power jitsejl by listeners. if . the Eojirs of. the. shntdown wefe, extended, but on thd , other hand a .yaiuable means ,. of.s cb'minjmicating 4niqkly wjth corisujhefs wopld be lost by the Electricity Controller. ' ' The letter went on to say that it did n,Qt hecessariiy foilpw that any, meapurahie ^aving in. power. wo'ul^be made by clbsmg down ,the statipns after 9.30 p.m. as suggesfed by the board, (for list.ehef^'. niight theii tune iri to overseas statioris. For the last seven. weeks consumption had not had tp be liriiit.ed as mucli as during. the winter riidrijbhs, but if it became essential to intfpdiice electficity rationing again, the proposal to reciuce broadcasting honrs would be exariiined. "I move. that the letter be received and referred to Punch," said Mr. Andrews, aniid further laughter. The board received the letter.