RADIO POLICY.
CONSIDERATION BY MINISTERS. (By Telegraph.—Special to Standard.) WELLINGTON, June 19. A report circulated in Auckland suggests that the Government have purchased IZB, the Friendly 'Road broadcasting station. This may ultimately turn out to be correct, but it is certainly premature at present for Cabinet, after considering the radio policy during the series of meetings after the sessional adjournment, decided to refer the whole question to . a subcommitte of Ministers. Explaining this decision to the “Standard’s” correspondent, the Prime Minister (Bt. Hon. M. J. Savage) stated that the main questions to be decided are those of assistance to B stations, the method of conducting the proposed C, or commercial, stations, and the use of the radio generally. Asked if it was likely that the Government would advertise the appointment of a Director of Broadcasting, which has to be made by July 1, the Prime Minister replied that this was included among the questions on which the committee of Ministers would report back to Cabinet. “We want the best,” he commented, “and if we have that in New Zealand that is alright.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 19 June 1936, Page 10
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