DAIRY CONTROL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 29 October 1928, Page 2

DAIRY CONTROL

ALLEGATION BY MR HOLLAND PRIME MINISTER’S DENIAL (By Telegraph—Press Association) AUCKLAND, 27th October. NTi- Coates at Helensville last night denied an allegation in Mr Holland's speech at Wellington on Thursday thatthere was some connection between the abandonment of absolute dairy control, an article published by William Goodfellow in the “Exporter,” and the loan made by the Post Office to the Wireless Broadcasting Co. Air Coates quoted replies he had received from Mr Goodfellow and Mr McNamara (Secretary of the Post Office) on the subject, and concluded “So that wonderful bombshell has fizzled.”

Air Goodfellow’s reply was:—“The original contract provided fur four 5000 wads broadcasting stations. Subsequently for State and military reasons, the Post-master-General requested the Broadcasting Company to erect one super station, at Wellington, which was agreed to, provided the Government arranged a loan to cover this additional capital expenditure. Afr Holland's reference that this financial assistance was in any way associated with dairy control is without

the slightest foundation, and noUiing else Ihi(. grossly insulting political propaganda. My statement in the ’Dairy Kxporter’ of 28th May, 1927, . blaming the Labour Party for the board’s failure to establish the council system of elecr t ion is strictly correct. The Reform Party was in no way responsible for tho failure of absolute control.”