TRANSPORT RADIO

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 148, 18 March 1939, Page 5

TRANSPORT RADIO

Police And Ambulance Services

Some months ago the . Welligntori Free Ambulance board decided to equip its cars with radio sets, so that instructions could be issued to drivers wherever they may be, and an arrangement was made with a Wellington radio station to send out such messages when required. At this week’s meeting of the board, the president, Sir Charles Norwood, intimated that progress in this matter had been halted by an intimation from the Government that it had sent a man to Australia to make full inquiry into equipping police, ambulance, and possibly other ears with wireless. That, Sir Charles stated, would probably be something even better than the board had envisioned, as it might provide for two-way communication. Whether the cost of such equipment would be be--yond their means he could not at present say. In the meantime General Motors,' Ltd., who had equipped the board’s cars, had agreed to take back the radio sets. There had, however, been some cost involved in the fitting of the sets to the cars, but he hoiied that it would not amount to very mueh. The matter had been deferred periling n report from the Government that would follow the recommendations of its officer, now in Australia.