DOMINION'S VOICE IN WORLD COMMUNICATIONS

Chronicle (Levin), 7 May 1947, Page 3

DOMINION'S VOICE IN WORLD COMMUNICATIONS

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By Telegraph—

WELLINGTON, May b. The Postmaster-General, Hon. E. Hackett, announced today that ih respohse to an invitation from the Unitea States Government, Mr. H. W. Curtis, Divisional Director of the General Post Office, and Mr. T.-, B. Clarlcson, Divisional Engineer .(sadio), who had been.m London representing New Zealand ai tallcs on Commonwealth telecommunication matters, were now in United States representing New; Zealand at an international meeting on marino radio aias to navigation befng held in New York city and New London (Connecticut;. Following these meetings they woulcl be joined by Mr. L. J. Elliston, of the radio division, G.P.O., and Mr. S. T. a. Emmett, assistant radio engineer, ana will represent New Zealand at'a ^eries of world conferences on telecommunications which commence in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on May 15. The Minister stressed that international conferences on teleeommunications and radio were of outstanding importance to New Zealand. Admimstrative machinery would be established for the allocation of channels of radio communication (telephony, teiegrapny and broadcasting) which would form the foundation of world overseas teiecommunications for many years to come. It was of the utmost importance that this country should be adequateiy represented so as to ensure that New Zealand 's views on administrative ana technical aspects of various problems would be fully presented and unaerstood by the eonference. It would be appreciated that because of its geographical position New Zealand haa many peculiar problems in telecominumcations. Futherhiore, because of the divers.e interests of people and demana for communication services overseas, there must be an adequate emphasis oi our special requirements. The New Zealand delegation would have to examine numerous technical proposals pul forward by ihe delegations of other nations and a continual checking of these would be necessary to ensure that the best possible provisipji^vwas made for; meeting New Zealdnjl owlx ^peeuliatj requirements.. $ Under eonditions of today, reaayi accessibility to modern% systems oi overseas telecommunications was essen-

tial to the mamt'enance ox mtimate ana cordial relatioris'i with otlier parts oi. the world, said the Minister, and looicing to the future, New Zealand 's position geographically called for tne wisest provisions; in this • regard. . The Minister ai&ded that' his* remarks about teleeommunication conferences applied with equal force to conferences concerning the postal side of the service. The twelfth World Postal Congress was now being held in Paris v At the Postal Union Congress, as at the teleeommunication conferences, New Zealand must state her own problems and while endeavouring to provide a solution to these, yet help to the fullesr extent in resolving world problems. Tt was most essential, therefore, that we should be r.epresented at the congress by our own postal experts. As' already announced Mr. P. N. Cryer (Director-

Genei;al of Post Office) and Mr. P. F. Stevens were representing New Zealand at the Paris congress.