BROADCASTING BILL
-Press Aasociation.)
Debate in Upper House
(By TeJograph-
WELLINGTON, "Last Night. The Legislative Council met at 2.30. The Industrial Conciliation and. Arbitration Amendment Bill was read a first and second time and rcferred to tho Labour Bills Committee. Moving the second reading of tho Broadcasting Amendment Bill, the leader of the Council, Hon. M. Eagan, refej-red to the development of.broad-' casting in New Zealand and quoted figures to show the number of lice'nses in the country . was approximately 270,000, which meant New Zealand was the fourth country in the world in density of-radio sets in comparison, Hon. F. Waite referred to tho Government control of broadcasting,. and said ho wanted to xegister the protest of the Parmers ' Union, which had been prevented from stating its vicws over the air. Other spcalters all supported the Bill. The debate was adjourned until nest .Tuesday.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 43, 13 November 1937, Page 3
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144BROADCASTING BILL Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 43, 13 November 1937, Page 3
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