“BOOKIES’” TELEPHONES
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION SECRECY OF CONVERSATIONS Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. The statement that the cutting of some telephones in Wellington was done by the P. and T. Department as a result of a statement made in Parliament, is taken exception to by the Secretary of the G.P.O. He pointed out today that such action is being constantly taken all over New Zealand when the department is supplied with the facts. The secrecy of subscribers’ conversations is observed as strictly as possible, and therefore the department must rely on outside information. The action taken here was not unusual, and it did follow any statement made in Parliament. The customary action was to ask the police to report on any suspicious cases and to submit a report to the Minister, who alone had power to order the removal of any telephone used for illegal purposes. Tapping subscribers’ conversations is not permitted on any account.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1042, 5 August 1930, Page 10
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153“BOOKIES’” TELEPHONES Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1042, 5 August 1930, Page 10
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