LIMITS ON SPEECHES
No provision for verbosity was. made by the promoters of the recent Australian Congress on Accounting. Mr.. Cx. W Reid remarked at a meeting of Wellington accountants that the Australian executive had followed the procedure of tho international congress in London. The speakers stood up to a microphone—which was rathev disconcerting at first-and coloured hghte gave notice of time-limits. Ihe third flash meant finish. The papers had been printed and circulated in advance. An author of a paper was allowed ten minutes to indicate the main trends of his treatise. He was then followed by five selected speakers, who were each allowed ten minutes. There was no other provision for discussion. This arrangement ensured that the whole of the matters on the programme would have expert treatment, but the limitation of discussion created a feeling of disappointment. Personally, he felt i that restriction was going too far when '-an ordinary member was not allowed , to ask questions.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 6
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160LIMITS ON SPEECHES Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 144, 19 June 1936, Page 6
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