POLITICAL BROADCASTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 August 1943, Page 2

POLITICAL BROADCASTS

ON ALL WEEK NIGHTS UNTIL EVE OF ELECTION. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION TONIGHT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. An election address by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr S. G. Holland), in Christchurch tonight, will be broadcast by all national stations. The Minister in charge of broadcasting, Mr Wilson, said yesterday that on every succeeding night speeches by candidates representative of parties would be broadcast by 2YA and by one other station which too candidates could select to give special district coverage. MR LEE PROTESTS. PARTY ALLOWED ONLY ONE BROADCAST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 30. Discrimination against himself and his candidates in the matter of broadcasting privileges during the election campaign was alleged tonight by Mr Lee, M.P., leader of the New Zealand Democratic Labour Party. "It has just been announced that the leaders of the Labour and National parties would broadcast over the four main national radio stations, and that representatives of the parties would have election meetings broadcast over two stations, this arrangement to operate till the night before the election,” Mr Lee said. He added that, though he was in the election with 50 candidates, he was to be allowed only one broadcast on Thursday night, and that over two stations.

When he was offered this one broadcast he had telegraphed to the Prime Minister objecting to the arrangement, pointing out that while the two parties mentioned were to have frequent use of the broadcasting system he would be deprived of the opportunity to reply to any statements which their speakers might make. In any case, having regard to the fact that, he was to have only one opportunity of speaking to the electors over the air, he felt he was entitled to Dominion coverage.