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Special Services.—Extensive use was made of broadcasting in furtherance of the war effort. Regular and co-ordinated broadcast publicity was undertaken by means of talks, special programmes, and announcements on many aspects, including liberty loans, national savings, recruiting for the forces-, and for the Women's Land Service, waste salvage, civil defence, registrations for war work, seasonal workers, and an intensive campaign was conducted in connection with the Comforts for Fighting Forces Appeal, terminating in a radio telephone all-station appeal which realized £50,000 in donations. At the request of the Chiefs of Staff of the Forces announcements of time were made by stations on the basis of the twenty-four-hour clock, as well as the twelve-hour basis, in order to make the public familiar with the method of time calculation which would be largely used in an. emergency. Normal sessions such as gardening talks, book reviews, &c., were continued, but for security reasons weather reports and birthday greetings to children were not broadcast. 606 requests for information regarding missing cars and motor-cycles were broadcast and 302 appeals relative to missing persons. Programme Analysis.—The allocation of time to various types of programmes and services has not been substantially altered, except for an increase of time for broadcasts connected with the war and a reduction in sporting broadcasts consequent on the restricted sporting events. National Broadcasting Service Recordings.—Owing to uncertainties in the supply of materia] it was necessary to curtail recording activities, the main recording done being that connected with war news and commentaries and special events of national importance. In these categories many hundreds of records were made during the year, which will be, of great historic and programme value in the future. " The New Zealand Listener."—Paper-supply difficulties made it necessary to reduce the Listener again from forty to thirty-two pages, and to limit the circulation. The Listener, however, remains one of the most widely circulated and closely-read weekly journals in the Dominion. Programmes of all stations were still printed in considerable detail, and space was found for advance publicity for important broadcasts. Although lack of space made it impossible to maintain all its public services, the Listener still cooperated with, the Air Force in signal training, with the Education Department in teaching by correspondence, and with the Health Department in educating the public in the simple laws of health. Every issue devoted space to the war and national morale by special articles and editorial comment. Relations with Overseas Organizations.—The 8.8.C. again accorded the Service much valuable assistance, for which the Service makes grateful acknowledgment. Permission to rebroadcast the Empire stations was again available, and many excellent recorded programmes were sent to New Zealand by the 8.8.C. At the invitation of the 8.8.C. the Service supplied material for inclusion in 8.8.C. programmes on Trafalgar Day and Christmas Day, and programmes of greetings from British children in New Zealand to their parents in Great Britain. Commentaries on certain aspects of New Zealand affairs were cabled at intervals for inclusion in the 8.8.C. programmes, and the Corporation also included in its programmes for New Zealand Forces overseas recorded material sent to England by this Service. The visit to New Zealand of the Liaison Officer of the 8.8.C. Pacific Service, Mr. N. C. Tritton, was welcomed, and many problems of mutual interest were profitably discussed. Thanks are due to the Australian Broadcasting Commission for extending valuable facilities to the Service, particularly in the short-waving from Sydney to England of the Service's contributions to 8.8.C. programmes. From our studios the Right Honourable the Prime Minister transmitted by radio telephone to Australia a. speech in a war-effort programme arranged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, which included also speeches by the Prime Ministers of Australia, Canada, and South Africa. Thanks are also due to other overseas broadcasting services, particularly for the facilities afforded New-Zealanders with the forces overseas to broadcast messages to New Zealand, which are recorded and rebroadcast. Technical.—Great difficulty is still being experienced in obtaining technical equipment of all kinds, and in consequence no new development is possible at present. All available equipment is needed to maintain the existing services, and the technical staff is taxed to the utmost in operating and maintenance duties. During the year the Government's decision to amalgamate the technical staffs of the two services was given effect to. This made it possible for twenty-two technical officers to be released for service in the radio section of the armed services or for radio work in other Government Departments, The saving in staff was made possible principally by moving the Commercial Service transmitter into the same premises as the YA stations. At Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin this was done. The buildings were able to accommodate the additional transmitters, and the existing masts provided suspensions for the aerial systems. Under the new conditions the service is working smoothly and efficiently. The change of premises in Wellington ordered by the War Cabinet for reasons of safety imposed a major job on the technical staff. It is to their credit that all the studio control equipment, was transferred to the new site in such a manner that the listener was unaware the removal was taking place, there being no interruption to the service. Many difficult problems arose due to shortage of spare equipment, and much elaborate improvisation was neccssary. The new premises have many advantages over the old ones, one of which is the elimination of street-noise interference in the programmes. The listening watch on overseas stations has been extended during the year, and the provision of a more efficient receiving station is planned. It is expected that early in the new year the station will be available.

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