RADIO POLICY

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 11, 13 July 1931, Page 11

RADIO POLICY

NO STATE CONTROL

| The Government, will not control the radio broadcasting system at present existing in the Dominion, according to a letter' which has been received by ,'Mi\ J. Roy Smith, secretary of tho Chamber of Commerce, from the Hoii, J. B. Donald, tho Postmaster-General (reports the "Christchurch Times" of Friday).

, The letter is as follows:— i . "In reply I beg to state that there is no proposal on the part of the Government in this direction. Possible methods of control which are receiving the consideration of Cabinet at the present time all definitely preclude any extension of the duties of the Post and Telegraph Department in the broadcasting field;. The actual resolution of your.chamber, being based on incorrect premises, therefore, requires no comment. On the general principle enumerated in. your resolution, I am wholly in accord." ■?■'■' The letter referred to by Mr. Donald contained the following resolution passed by the Chamber of Commerce:r-"It! having been reported that i% is the intention of the Government to take over the broadcasting organisation in -Now1. Zealand, -this chamber begs to reque&t that Ino further Government departments bo created, nor any extension be made in the activities of Government departments in this or any field-which can more suitably be covered by private enterprise."