RADIO CONTROL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20415, 9 December 1931, Page 10

RADIO CONTROL.

PERSONNEL OP BOARD. EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED, (I'KEBS ASSOCIATION TJSIJS3RAiI,I : WELLINGTON, December 8. Although no official Announcement concerning the personnel of the New Zealand Broadcasting Board is expected to be made until after the return to Wellington of the Postmaster-Gen-eral, the Hon. A. Hamilton, on Friday, it is understood that the stage has been pet for the change-over from, private to Government control, and that the selection of three Board members has been completed. Considerable delay has been experienced in the appointment of the Board, and it is believed that the personnel will be one of the first' announcements! to be made by the Government after the General Election if only for the reason that the present company's lease expires on December 31st and that the system of control will change from that date. There is much work fbr the new Board to do, for it will have to enter upon the control of a large system and arrange its programmes and other questions on its own initiative. As the programmes have to be arranged several weeks ahead, it is not likely that there will be any change next month. The present staff of the Badio Broadcasting Company has been given notice thai its services will conclude on December 31st, but as the Board has not been- formed members of the staff ure unable to apply for reinstatement, for no provision is made in the Act for an interim authority. However, it is understood that the Board will be ready to function well before the end of the month.