IMPERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
WIRELESS AND CABLES REPORT OF CONFERENCE. RECEIVED BY PREMIER. (Per Press Association.! Wellington, July 13. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central) asked the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives to-day: (1) Whether New Zealand, as a member of the Pacific Cable Board, was represented at the recent Imperial wireless and cable conference. (2) Whether, if the New Zealand Government was so represented, its representative acted under instructions from Cabinet. (3) Whether the Government supports the reported recommendations of the conference. (4) Whether the Prime Minister can inform the House what the nature of the reported recommendations is. (5) Whether there is danger that the Pacific Cable Board, on which the British and dominions Governments are represented, will be replaced by a private, commercial concern.
(6) Whether, in the event of the rumoured merger between the wireless and cable interests taking place, any provision will bo made for safeguarding the interests of the general public. Will the Governments of the various British dominions and the British Government have adequate control of the new commercial concern ?
(7) What arrangements are contemplated in regard to the financial interests of the Dominion in the present Pacific cable concern.
Replying, the Prime Minister (the Rt Hon. J. G. Coates) said the question of Imperial communications and the amalgamation of services, or possibly an arrangement between cable and wireless services, had been under consideration at a conference in London, at which the various Governments concerned were represented. The report of the conference had only reached him this week, and he had had information to-day that further information was on the way. Mr. Coates said he had not yet studied the report and that he would not be able to do so until the final information was received from Great Britain. When he had the full information he would make a statement on the matter.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 180, 14 July 1928, Page 6
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