LIGHTS SEEN IN PARLIAMENT

Southland Times, Issue 24647, 20 January 1942, Page 4

LIGHTS SEEN IN PARLIAMENT

Mr Fraser Expresses Regret

(P.A.) ’ WELLINGTON, January 19. Commenting on the action of the Mayor of Wellington, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, drawing attention to lights in Parliament Buildings, the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, said today Mr Hislop was a hundred per cent, right. The use of an unscreened lighted room in Parliament Buildings on Friday night was particularly regrettable. The fact that the warden’s message was not conveyed to the officer in charge of the room was due to a misunderstanding of the position on the part of the watchman concerned and revealed a weakness which had now been remedied. Mr Fraser added that the problem of securing a very large amount of material for blacking out Parliament Building and other Government buildings was very difficult, but offices and rooms in Parliament as well as in other buildings occupied by the Defence Department obviously should have priority. When Parliament reassembled on February 5 the question of the House and the Legislative Council confining their sittings to daylight hours might have to be considered if adequate arrangements could not be made for a blackout. He thanked the Mayor for calling attention to the unfortunate circumstances and congratulated the wardens and expressed regret that essential co-operation was not available at once.