POWER BOARDS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1933, Page 6

POWER BOARDS

RADIO INTERFERENCE. (Per Press Association — Copyright.) WELLINGTON, September 28. A remit at the Power Board’s Conference to-day dealt with the matter of radio interference. It suggested that the conference place before the Minister a scheme whereby a definite authority, with jurisdiction over regions to he arranged, take charge of all complaints,- the cost to be borne by radio owners, broadcasting board, Public Works Department, Power and Lighting authorities and PV and T. Department. The mover (Mr Russell, Central, Huwkes Bay), said the matter could not much longer be ignored. It appeared to be a case where co-operative action was required for the mutual good -rtf ail.

Mr Toogcod, of the Electric Supply Authority Engineers Association, said at present there was before the Minister, certain very definite proposals which could not yet be disclosed. These had been made by the committee set up to deal with the question of radio interference,, and nearly all the points made by Mr Russell had already been considered. There must be some centra] authority to determine the question of what was interference and h o w it should he dealt with. It was proposed that the P. and T. Department Should be the changing house- for all i iji alters. Who was going to pay for the work was not yet determined, but ’it anoeared after thorough consider®that* fihe annual f|e ?ofY3ps should ho Sufficient to cover all that" was required.When the regulations were brought down it would be found that, although they might appear harsh they were designed to eliminate radio interfeience with the least possible trouble. There were men who refused even at a low cost, to cl i mini ate faults caused by some of their machinery. The regula- ' tions, if adopted, would enforce the use of protective apparatus. The remit was endorsed and referred to the Engineers Association.