CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 111, 8 February 1928, Page 10

CONDENSED CORRESPONDENCE

Sportsman writes: “It is a pleasure to learn that, in spite of having asked the Racing Conference to co-operate with them in prohibiting the broadcasting of racing events, unless the privilege is paid for, the trotting people are going to allow next Saturday's contest lietween Great Bingen and Native Chief to be broadcast as well as the trotting races at Auckland on February 18. . . . The breadcasting of sporting events costs racing and other sports clubs nothing, but it certainly costs rlic Radio Company something in wages and general operating expenses, therefore the Radio Company might be said to be rendering the public some service under its license whilst the racing clubs are endeavouring to debar them from same. As the Government license both parties, it is time for them to step in on behalf of the public and demand the right to broadcast all sporting events which take place under license and to see that they are broadcast if public interest warrants it.” “I should think that a scheme so cost, ly as Mangahao should stand at least two months’ drought” writes "Taxpayer,” “but apparently it will not stand one. My first impression of the stream was its smallness and I wondered what it would be like after a few weeks’ dry weather. I should like to know what horse-power it will. develop tinuously at present. Tt it was <£'7o.ooo short of paying interest last year, what is it likely' to be tins year Of course, when Waikaremoana getr going it will not matter if Mnngahao goes bone dry, and the public will not be any the wiser. I should like to hear the opinion of a qualified and unbiased engineer on the matter.”