Advisory Committees Meet

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 14, 17 October 1930, Page 8

Advisory Committees Meet

"THE 2YA Musical and Dramatic Advisory Committee met on Monday, October 6. There were present: Mr. B. Palliser (chairman), Mr. J. Carr (Charley’s Aunt Club), Mr. I. M. Levy ("Radio Record"), Mr. L. J. Retallick (Apollo Singers), Mr. BE. W. Pankhurst (C.T. Male Voice Choir), Mr. H. Hardeastle ("Evening Post’), Mr. W. A. Jamieson (Wellington Operatic and Theatrical Society), Mr. W. Robb (Or-

- pheus Musical Society), Mr. J. Ball (editor-announcer), Mr. J. Davies (station director). Apologies. for absence were received from Messrs. Hari- _ son Cook, Bennett, Lyon, and Dawson." Reference was made to the Post-master-General’s statement, made in the House that afternoon, and a discussion ensued as to the probable effect: on broadcasting in New Zealand from the point of view of the taxpayer and the listening public. The chairman regretted that as far as the committee was concerned it would probably bring about the termination of what he considered one of the finest arrangements organised between the company and the societies. The question of whether or not broadcasting kept people away from, concerts was raised by -Mr. Pankhurs and an interesting discussion ensuet: During it the chairman, Mr, B. Palliser, said: "For over thirty years I have been connected with the musical fraternity, and I have a big circle of friends in this city who are all musical and who have sets. Not one of them would consider staying at home in preference to going to the actual performance. A man in Kelburn happened to be listening-in one night, a very wet night, too, and he heard an orchestra which he thought sounded different from the ordinary studio. orchestra. He looked up the programme and found it was the Symphony Orchestra’s first concert. He immediately ordered a taxi and he and his wife arrived at the Town Hall before the conclusion of the first item. As a result, the next morning he paid for two subscriptions. I did not know the man. He went out of his way to tell me." Mr. Retallick added: "We are not doing at all badly. I have had seven new subscribers to-day, with prospects of another dozen. We have had more subscribers since we had our concert than we had three months before. One : man after hearing us called on Monday morning and paid us his subscription. He heard us over the air." Chairman: "We must not overlook the fact that it is the worst year we have had since the war." At the monthly meeting of the 4YA Children’s Advisory Committee, held on October 2, there were present: Captain Chandler (Salvation Army), Mrs, Denton Leech (National Council of Women and Branch of League of Nations), Miss Feichley (Girl Guides), Miss Hindle (Y.W.C.A.), Miss Telfer (Presbyterian Social Service), Mr. A. H. Williamson (Headmasters’ Association), Rev. J. S. Cooper (Anglican Boys’ Home), Pastor W.’ D. More: (Children’s Organiser), Brother O’Sullivan (Christian -Brothers’ School), Mr. MacKenzie (station director). Captain Chandler presided. , The main subject for discussion was the question of conducting a general knowledge competition and a sub-com-mittee was set up to go fully into the matter. Mrs. Leech, Miss Hindle, Brother O’Sullivan, and Mr. Cooper were appointed as the weekly visitors to the studio during the . ensuing month. x