DEBATE OVER THE AIR
SOUTHLAND POWER PLAN ISSUER BEFORE ELECTORS STATE CONTROL SCHEME (Per Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, liust night. Something new in broadcasting, and of particular interest to Southland, was carried out this evening. It. took the ionn of a debate, between Mr. >S. Rice, a member of the Southland Electric Power Board and the Minister of Finn nee, the Hon. W. Nash, on the question of the future control of the .Southlnad power scheme.
Mr. Rice spoke first for 20 minutes from Invercargill and Mr. Nash spoke for a similar period from Wellington, the addresses being broadcast from 4YA Dunedin and 4Z1 V Invercargill. Each speaker was then given 10 minutes to reply. At present a postal ballot is being conducted throughout the Southland Power Board’s district on the following issues : (a) That the Government take over the assets and liabilities of the Southland Power Board’s undertaking. (b) That the scheme be retained by the board. The Government’s offer to take over the scheme has been rejected by the board, which is fighting to retain it. Tremendous interest is being taken in the ballot and campaigns for and against Government control are in full swing.
The ballot closes at 1 p.m. on Sep t ember 28.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19121, 16 September 1936, Page 8
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