Congratulations

Radio Record, Volume VI, Issue 10, 16 September 1932, Page 5

Congratulations

A Pleasant Function ‘At the conelusion of the day’s activities on Tuesday, September 6, "the staff‘of the New Zealand branch of Messrs. Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Ltd., assembled at.a social function to extend congratulations to Mr, W. L. Harrison, the recently-ap-pointed South Island engineer for the Broadcasting Board. Mr. G. W. Robertson, New Zealand manager for A.W.A., presided, and in addition to the members of the A.W.A. staff there were also present representatives from various organisations who had been associated with Mr. Harrison during his radio career. -In a felicitous speéch, Mr.- Robertson referred to the high technical qualifications of Mr. Harrison and expressed the opinion that the Board had been fortunate in securing the services of two such highly-qualified radio enginéers as Mr. Harrison and Mr. J. R. Smith. In his apinion radio would make tremendduring the next few years an] those who were associated with the New Zealand broadcasting system would have great opportunities for advancement. M¥. Robertson also referred to the fact that the Board’s staff now included Mr, L. B. Strachan who, with Mr. Harrison, had been largely responsible for the succéss of station 2ZW, and expressed the opinion that both these appointees would play a worthy part in the future development of proadeasting in the Dominion. Other toasts honoured were "The Post and Telegraph Department," "Radio Station 2Z7W," "Myr. Helgh-ho" (Mr. L. BH. Strachan), and "Messrs. A.W.A,; Ltd."