THE TRADE DEPUTATION

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 8, 9 July 1931, Page 25

THE TRADE DEPUTATION

K. B. T. Richardson, in a letter, which is not lepioduced in full, writes: Sir, —'' Foi cool unadulterated audacity tho deputation of radio dealers that waited upon the Postmaster-General re the future of radio in this country absolutely takes the cake. No one can object to ladio dcalcis or any set of business men chicHy concerned about then businesses having' certain views and giving vent 'to them, but whon they assumo to bpeak for the public generally and the 'radio listcneis in particular, then reasonable people will want to know who gave them this authoiity. It is ;not certain, &ir, that they ovon represent the. ladio dealeis of New Zealand. It would, therefore, be interesting to know .how' many distiicts appointed delegates and how many attended tho meeting at, which tho .resolution referred to was passed, and what was the exact voting for and against. Will the deputation kindly, supply this information through yourcolumns, so that the public may know just what standing they havo in this connection. Assuming this information will reveal they have tho authority to speak for the ladio dealers of New Zealand, then who > authorised them to* speak ior the great body of listeneisin'2' . . . The Government would do well to leave piivato enterprise alone, and renew for an extended term with certain necessary safeguards the licence of the Broadcasting Company, for if piivate enterpiise with -decent tenure secuied cannot make a success, then a coiporation with highly paid officials, or Covemment control, will be' a failure. ... I havo failed to notice any agitation on tho pait of lis-tencrs-in or public generally, and "as thoy are chiefly concerned tho Government would do well,to make no change, until they are smc, without doubt, that the public they aro elected to sor\c approve." Tho foregoiug letter was submitted to the central oxecutive'of the Dominion Badio Tiaders' Association (a subsidiaiy body of tho Electrical Traders' .Federation). It was stated that the executive has no desire to enter into a contiovcrsy on tho 'subject, but that the particular placed before the.PQst-master-General in respect to tho statusof tho association were correct in eveiy detail. . '