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RADIO LICENSES
NEW SYSTEM TO OPERATE NUMBERS CAUSE UNWIELDINESS (By Telegraph.—l-ress Association) WELLINGTON, Monday The Postmaster-General, the Hon. F. Jones, announces the introduction from March 1 of a new system of licensing radio receiving sets, the main change being that all licenses will be for either six or 12 months at the existing rates of 12s 6d a halfyear and 25s a year. Explaining the necessity for discontinuing the issue of quarterly licenses, Mr Jones stated there were 335,000 licensed sets in the Dominion, and the high proportion of quarterly licenses made the system so unwieldy that it was necessary to relieve the Post Office of staffing and other difficulties. The war had intensified the difficulties. The only remedy was the elimination of the shorter period, coupled with a simpler issuing system. The Minister stated in conclusion that neither Australia or Britain issued licenses for less than a year.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 6
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151NOT QUARTERLY Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21042, 19 February 1940, Page 6
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