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CONTROL BY COMMISSION. (United Press Aran. —By Telegraph—Copyright.) Canberra, March 10. A Bill for the control of broadcasting introduced in the House of Representatives sets up a commission of five, including a chairman with a salary of £5OO a year, who will be empowered to appoint his own general manager and other staff, be responsible for all aspects of the broadcast of programmes, establish agencies for the collection of suitable news, permitting the publication of magazines, and also attend to the development of local talent and later tho organization of a national orchestra. ADVERTISING PROVISION OPPOSED. Melbourne, March 10. The newspaper conference telegraphed Mr Lyons protesting against the provision in the Broadcasting Bill permitting the acceptance of advertising matter by the A class stations, contending that an advertisement should not be accepted by any stations subsidized with public money.
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Southland Times, Issue 21650, 11 March 1932, Page 7
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