THE CABLE SERVICE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2664, 20 November 1909, Page 5

THE CABLE SERVICE.

SENATOR NEILD LEAVES THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.

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MELBOURNE, No.v. 19

An officer of the Government Statistician’s Department stated before the Cable Commission that there were 224 daily papers published in the United'Kingdom, and 67 in Australasia,, giving an average per million population of 5.04 for the United Kingdom and 15.82 for Australia.. There were 2664 weeklies in. the United Kingdom, and 774 in Australia. The average'per million in the United Kingdom was 59.95, and in Australia 182,85. The commission adjourned to Sydney. In the Senate Senator Neild moved that lie be discharged from further services on the cable commission, which was agreed to. Senator Neild stated that he would speak on the matter in the Senate to-day. He would not give reasons till then, but he told an interviewer he thought the affair had >gone far >enough. (Received November 19, 11.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 19. Senator Chataway has been appointed to succeed Senator Nbild on the Senate Cable Commission. (Received November 20, 1.5 a.m.) Senator Neild to-night explained that his reasons for retiring from the Cable Commission was -his dissatisfaction withthe standing order which prohibits the publication of evidence until it is reported to the Senate; also' that the. committee consists of five, members for the prosecution and two for the other side. He also takes grave exception to the investigation of matters outside the scope laid down for the Commission, for which there Is no justification for expending public money. He considers that sufficient evidence has already -been taken to prove that no monopoly exists.

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