POLITICAL BROADCASTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 256, 26 September 1935, Page 7

POLITICAL BROADCASTS.

QUESTIONS FOR MINISTER

ACCEPTABLE BASIS SOUGHT

(Bv Telegraph—Special to Standard.) ' ■ WELLINGTON, Sept. 25. The Postmaster-General (Hon. A. Hamilton) informed the House of Representatives to-night that he had discussed with the Leader of the Opposition (Mr M. J. Savage) the question of utilising the radio service for political addresses during the coming election. The Leader, he said, had discussed the matter before the last election. Nothing was done, though it was now being discussed again. He suggested that the member for Wanganui (Mr W. A. Veitch) who had asked that the political parties be given radio opportunities, might put up a scheme, for it might be very helpful, but it was not as easy as it looked. It was easy to talke about it, but to suggest an acceptable method was very difficult.

Mr W. E. Barnard: Is the lion, gentleman desirous of arranging something? Mr Hamilton : Yes, definitely. I am anxious to use broadcasting at the coming election. Referring to the Broadcasting Board’s prohibition of broadcasts by Parliamentary candidates, the Minister pointed out that this applied all round. Mr E. J. Howard: They read your speeches every niglrt. Mr W. A. Veitch: They, broadcast the Budget. The Minister: That is news (laughter), and Ministerial statements have news value.