TRANSLATOR FOR SAMOA
Western Samoan members ‘ of Parliament will have a 4 new simultaneous language '• interpretation system when ‘ the new House of Parliament 4 is completed at Apia. * The three-channel system * will be installed at the % House to cater for the > island's two basic languages —Samoan and English—and . for French translation during > sittings of the South Pacific ' Commission. i The installation, with facili- • ties for simultaneous inter- , pretation, broadcasting, re- * cording and sound reinforce- • ment, will comprise 75 multichannel listening positions, ,> 52 microphone positions, a‘J control desk and equipment, a rack of professional re- * corders, and four interpre- * ters’ positions. 4 The Government has « ordered the system from ’ Philips Electrical Industries ? of New Zealand, Ltd. J
Life Mtmbar.—Mr A. Gallop hat been elected a life member of the Canterbury Auto Cycle Club. Mr T. B. McCleary. «en., has been re-elected president.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32349, 15 July 1970, Page 12
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