DOMINION LICENCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 21049, 7 December 1931, Page 14

DOMINION LICENCES.

INCREASE IN OCTOBER. GRAND TOTAL EXCEEDS 69,000. The number of receiving licences in New Zealand at October 31 was G7,551, an incrcaso of 1512 compared with tlic total at September 30. Including dealers, transmitters' and special licences, tlio grand total at October 31 was 69,155, as against 67.575 at September 31. The increase, although considerably smaller than the gains in preceding months, is satisfactory. Owing to the approaching holiday season fewer parttimo licences are being taken out, but the end of this year should see a total of 70,000 licences. There should bo a much larger number at the end of the radio year, March 31. Business declined during llio excitement of the election period, but dealers aro now reporting a continuance of good trade. Wellington si ill maintains ils large lead over Auckland, while Canterbury and Otago again lay well behind. Tlio following L.iblo shows ilio figures for the respective) districts at October 31 and September 30: Dir.liii L Oct. 31. Sept. "0. Wellington .. .. 27.C.-28 Auckland . .. i:t.(V2l Canterbury .. . • 10,891 Id, Gil Ulago 8.-138 b.llO Totals . . » - 07.051 00.030 The figures for licences oilier than ordinary receiving ones show an increase of 39 in the number of dealers, compared with an increase of 43 in Ihe previous month, and an increase of 27 in the number of tin nsmitl ci s, compared with an increase of in September. Uctails are:— District. Deal- Trans- Expert- fipe- Free. cr:-<. mit. input, cia 1. Wellington . . 397 I'iO 1 ■' J * Auckland 7 10."> 1 93 Canterbury . . 151 ~~ Otago . . . . 130 07 1 1 .'1 Totals . . 935 5 '1 --1 Tlio following shows the number of licences in force for the other months of this year. As tlio radio year ends at March 31 the peak at that da to and the subsequent temporary decline aro accounted for: — Jauuarv.- —-Wellington, 25,371; Auckland, 18,339; Canterbury, 10,098; Otago, 6817. Total, 60,625. Grand total, 62,447. February. —Wellington, 25,681; Auckland 13,577; Canterbury, 10,242; Otago, 6949' Total, 61,449. Grand total, 63.293. March.—Wellington, 25,963; Auckland, 18,913; Canterbury, 10,436; Otapo, 7095. To'tal, 62,462. Grand total, 64,335. April.—Wellington, 18,330; Auckland, 14,776; Canterbury, 7233; Otago, 5493. Total, 45,342. Grand total, 46.875. ]\l ay.—Wellington, 21.547; Auckland, 16,090; Canterbury, 8915; Otago, 6473. Total, 53.030. Grand Total, 54.335. June. —Wellington, 23,669; Auckland, 17,180; Canterbury, 9445; Otago, 7099. Total, 57.303. Grant total, 53,793. July—Wellington, 24.996; Auckland, 17.940; Canterbury, 9789: Otago, 7400. Total, 60,125. Grand total. 61,576. August.-—Wellington, 26.513; Auckland, 18,835*; Canterbury, 10,242; Otago, 7832. Total, 63.477. Grand total, 64,927.

AUSTRALIAN FIGURES. INCREASES IN ALL STATES. The figures for Australia show that for the first time sinco August, 1930, each State of the Commonwealth has increased its licences, the net gain throughout the whole of Australia being New South Wales beads the. list with an increase of 1353, and Queensland is second with a gain of 760. Victoria has checked its long run of decreases with a gain of 405. Tlio position at tho end of October was:— l!e- Can- In YariaSt.ite New. newed. celled, force. tion. NS\v... 3,510 t.ihs a.isw Vic. . . '2..-3:! Q'laiid .. I.olt 1.303 *2.-t 25.550 4-7(50 S. A us. . 1,052 SIS) 31.155 -M7O W. Aus. . -11•'{ KM 9.9!'.1 4-310 Tas. . . 1-5 3-7 179 5.500 4-2*lo Commonwealth 9,110 20,131 5,530 330,179 4 3.580 Note.—These figures include 803 experimental licences. NOTES AND COMMENTS. On Friday evening at IYA Mr. J. F. Montague successfully presented the powerful one-act plav "The Signal," written by .Mary Scott, of To Awamutu. This play, tho scene of which is laid in Now Zealand, won tho fiiGt piizo in a iccent plavwriters' competition for all New Zealand. A concert of musical and novelty numbers will bo broadcast by IZM Mauurewa, on Saturday morning. The recital is being given in the IZM studio, Jhe station's schedule is as follows: —Week-days, 0 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; d.30 to 6; 8.30 to 10.30. The IYA Broadcasting Choir and Salon Orchestra, under the leadership of Mr. Len Barnes, will present Handel's famous "Messiah" on Wednesday evening. The soloists will bo Miss Nellie Marriage, soprano; Mi-s ('athleen Mulcpieen, contralto; Mr. Syd. l'offley, tenor; and Mr. Barnes baritone. There are no fresh developments since those reported in the llkkai.d on Friday, with regard to the embargo on the broadcasting of records. Stations I'/Al and IZB have, received temporary permission tn broadcast, records under certain conditions. Stations 1\ A and 1 '/(,) have taken no action, and IZ.I. IZS, and 1/..M are using only records that are not banned. An important announcement- is expected to be made by the gramophone companies this week. Relays now play an imporlant part in tbo activities of 1X1!. The opening of the West End Rowing Club was relayed I>v the station on Saturday afternoon and the broadsiding races at the Western Springs Speedway rii the evening. To-morrow afternoon a broadcast description will be given under the auspices of the Auckland Manufacturers' Association of a tour through a representative hoof factory. The Revival Fire services in tlio Town Hall on Sunday evenings and ihe dance programmes by tin* Civic Wintcrgarden Band on Saturday evenings are regularly broadeast. The station in conjunction with IZII broadcast the results of the general elect ion. The final relay in Auckland of hoadeasting sports was successfully carried out by IZR on Saturday evening, when it broadcast a running description of the events at the Western Springs Speedway. The announcer gave a lucid explanation of the rules for the contests and a good running account of each race relayed. '1 he roar of the machines lent a decidedly realistic touch to the relay. The noise, however, made the descriptions hard to hear at times, especially when the full-throttled machines passed tho microphone. This disadvantage was more noticeable in Ihe earlier races relayed. Tho innovation provided by IZR should liavo proved acceptable to most listeners, who doubtless will welconio similar part relays of future meetings. Tho successful relay of the rowing events in the afternoon was also very interesting and enjoyable. The descriptive tour of tho boot and shoo factory to-morrow afternoon will bo tho first relay of its kind in New Zealand.