BROADCASTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1925, Page 2

BROADCASTING.

FIRST MEETING Or BOARD. A I'C'K BAN D. Octoher Id. The iii-st meeting ol the Radio Broadcasting; Board was held to-day undei the Chairmanship oj Sir .iauiv- Parr. Post nia.stiT-( iencral. Other metnhers of the hoard were, M. . A. T. Mat ktnan (Secretary to I lie Post ami Telegraph Depai 1 11 i i 11. E. A. Shrimp ton (Child Telegraph Enguieer). \\ . (limdl’cllow. ot I Imnllton < Director ol the new Broadcasting Company i. and (,'. ,\l' I!. Salt, oi Auckland represent - . 11l ' lisleuel —III . 'I he meeting WHS no; open lo the Pre-.. At the do-e of the meeting; it uareported olii'iallv that as a result ol tile e,inference a great deal ot' misim deistandtug that had ext-led in con ni'ction wit Ii broadcasting mm ter- had heen cleared up. On hehalf ol the new hroadcasl mg Company Mr ( Omillel low relcrred t.. a rumour ilia! th*' coinpanv intended t ll llood O'" market with cheap set In i- ( .p!\ he -i r, d a point h- had already made public that I lie conipaiu would have nothing to do with tie -dl ing of set S. 1 1 ui - la- ito see i n».' am. tiniest I'ieted —a le ~1 w ir.de-- equip nicnt. On hehc.il oi the Gov■rnmeiit and : Depart mem. Sir James Parr asked l"t w.l- -at i-iii*d tli.ll a tel y sat i-;uctor.\ rout t act had been entered into from the (e,V' ruineiit point ot view. He was -ati'licd that the company «a-get-ting along a- expedit i"U-lv as po--iblc and l.c asked li-tctuT--in. lliroUg.ii tin'll' r. pr-entativ" on the board, also radio d" , • !■- ami Other ; .•..pi" interested. Pi ||, -aid quite I rank !y and wit Ii a ; einjil.it -i s tt.iit V. hen the • • lii.pany had hail im ,-haace and luul it- stations going .lames agreed that if the Broadcasting Board at any time met away from Auckland, w here Mr <a!t. the listeners, in representative. was located, reasonable travelling expetises would b" allowed him by tb" Post and Telegraph l )epa I t lllelll . nmet quarterly.