ABUSE OF BROADCASTING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 1 May 1937, Page 6

ABUSE OF BROADCASTING

“The Postmaster-General and actingMinister Of Broadcasting has made a statement about the salary of the director of the commercial service”, comments the Auckland “Star.” “He is to receive £ISOO per annum and have charge throughout the Dominion. This means that he is confirmed in his position, while not on quite the opulent terms under which he entered Government employ No reference is made to the unprovoked attack that this official made on the Press of the Dominion at the beginning of the month. The opportunity that the announcement afforded to dissociate the Government from Mr Scrimgeour’s slanderous utterances was not taken. The obvious inference is that the Hon. Mr Jones is in sympathy .with this service, controlled by a Government employee, being used to abuse a section of the community. We have been waiting patiently for a Government dis claimer of its servant’s, action, and we must now conclude that if will.not be forthcoming. This country will have grave cause to regret the monopoly of the air' that the Government ' has seized if actions such as we have protested against are to be allowed, to pass without any expression of Ministerial dissent or disapproval.”