Parliament CHAIN PHARMACY STORES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 217, 10 June 1936, Page 10

Parliament CHAIN PHARMACY STORES

Recommendations of Parliamentary Committee GOVERNMENT’S POLICY AND PLANS AS TO BROADCASTING Hint at Independent News Service and Advertising Almost the whole afternoon in the House of Representatives yesterday was taken up with discussion on a report on the petition of chemists praying for protection against competition by chain pharmacy stores. Recommendations of the Industiies and Commerce Committee included the regulation of chemists services by a licensing system under Ministerial control, and an investigation into the possibility of establishing a national pharmacy service. . . Members on all sides of the House favoured the support of New Zealand businesses, but there appeared to be general agreement that the chemists “should put their house in order within six months with a view to dissipating a belief that some of their charges have been rather steeply fixed. Before crowded galleries in the evening the House discussed the Broadcasting Bill. All the speeches were put_ “over the air” and many divergent views were expressed., lhe Opposition challenged most vigorously the/proposal to take power to establish commercial stations owned and controlled by the Government with the right to advertise. The Postmaster-General, Hon. F. Jones, intimated that if necessary the Government would provide an independent news service. If there was so much profit from radio advertising as in Australia there was no reason why the Government here should not go into the business, he said. The House rose at 10.45 p.m. until 10.30 a.m. to-day.