CHARGES MADE
RADIO APPOINTMENT
Commenting on a statement made by the Rev. C. L. Carr , ((Government, Timaru) that the , appognjfcment of the Director of Commercial Broadcasting (Mr. C. G. Scrimgeour) $ed been more than justified, Mr. W. A-. Bodkin (Na tional, Central Otago) suggested in th< House of Representatives yesterday that the Government should answei charges that had been njiade by a cer tain newspaper. Mr. Boidkin said tha possibly the appointment was politi cally justified, but he asked answer the charges, antfl very serioui charges, made by one <jf the larges newspapers in this country in regar< to certain aspects of MiScrimgeour'; appointment. j '
Mr. Carr: They were ijill disposed of.
Mr. Bodkin said that the honour of a civil servant was the; honour of the Government, and he cA lied upon the Minister in charge of the radio service to investigate the charges and exonerate Mr. Scrimgeouj:.' Mr. A. S. Richards; (Government, Roskill) said Mr. Bodf:in's references to this matter showed to what extent the Opposition was willing to stoop in its attempt to discredit the Government. ; i
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 87, 9 October 1937, Page 10
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180CHARGES MADE Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 87, 9 October 1937, Page 10
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