RADIO BROADCASTING

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1931, Page 6

RADIO BROADCASTING

VIEWS OF CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 27. A statement of , the recommendations submitted to til© Postmaster-Gen-eral on the future control of Broadcasting by the conference of Dominion radio dealers, sets out the view of the trade generally. It solidly favours a form of control which shall be divorced from any form of profit making. The experience of the past six years lias shown that under a system of private monopoly, the public have not bad an adequate return in service. The company has gone past the stage which justified, if anything could have justified the conditions of its agreement, and is definitely in a position to secure by a continuance of its system very national benefit at the expense of the public. The conference expresses its views on Company control in seven points, and goes on to re-affirm the support of a public corporation on lines of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The main object is not to serve any individual interest, but to secure the most efficient service for the general public, which is responsible for financing this national asset. DEPUTATION TO MINISTER. WELLINGTON, August 27. Recommendations op the Radio Dealers Conference wired,, were submitted to the Postmaster-General by a deputation yesterday. Mr Niinmo (chairman of the conference)'said it had been called primarily to consider the question of future control of radio broadcasting in the Do. minion. The question had been gone into thoroughly from all angles and the Conference had arrived at a unanimous decision. He emphasised that the Conference was thoroughly representative of the trade throughout New Zealand.

Mr Tucker (Auckland) endorsed what Mr Nimmo said.

The Minister said he was glad to receive the representatives of the Dominion Conference and note their recommendations. The unanimous results of their deliberations would be most helpful to him. FTe regretted he could not at present divulge the eontents of the Bill. Cabinet had not yet had aii opportunity to consider it, but would do so at the earliest moment and he hoped it could then, without delay, he introduced into the House of Representatives and printed, so that its contents could be made known. He hoped the trade would he satisfied with it when published. He asked the deputation to convey to the Conference his thanks for the painstaking way they had, considered t tie" In conclusion he remarked that tlie interests of dealers were really identical with those of listeners, so. far as the provision of good programmes was concerned.