1704
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

(3) The fee payable in respect of a duplicate of a technical certificate in broadcasting shall be 5s. Such duplicate shall be issued only on production of satisfactory evidence that the original certificate has been lost or destroyed.

Application for examination.
133. Application for examination under the provisions of Regulations 130 and 132 shall be made in writing to the District Radio Inspector.

Supervision by operator to be continuous.
134. A duly certificated operator shall be present, and shall personally supervise the operation of the apparatus in the station, during the whole time radio communications are being transmitted.

Period of service.
135. The licensee of each broadcasting station shall, upon each occasion that the station is in terms of the license obliged to be operated, maintain a broadcasting service for such minimum period as may be determined by the Minister. Such minimum period shall be regarded as the normal service, and no variation of such service shall be made without the authority of the Minister.

Call-sign.
136. Each broadcasting station shall be allotted an official call sign by which the station shall be identified, and which shall be used in the manner prescribed in Regulation 137 hereof.

Station announcements.
137. (1) The call sign of a broadcasting station shall, as a general rule, be announced every thirty minutes; but may, if desired, be given at the commencement of each item. The full name and address of the station may, however, be announced only at the beginning and end of a programme.
(2) Brief descriptive remarks relative thereto may be made at the commencement of each item of a broadcasting-station’s programme.

Nature of programmes permitted.
138. (1) A broadcasting station shall not be used for the dissemination of propaganda of a controversial nature, but shall be restricted to matter of an educative, informative, or entertaining character, such as news, lectures, useful information, religious services, musical or elocutionary entertainment, and other items of general public interest as may be approved by the Minister from time to time.
(2) The licensee shall supervise with all reasonable care, to the satisfaction of the Minister, the matter broadcast; and shall carefully select the matter to be broadcast in order to give effect to the requirements of this regulation.

Point-to-point communication prohibited.
139. Except with the approval of the Minister, the licensee shall not conduct point-to-point communication, but shall transmit from broadcasting stations radio communications of general public interest only.

Advertising.
140. Subject to the provisions of Regulations 137, 138, and 142 hereof, no form of advertising shall be undertaken by the licensee from any broadcasting station, unless specially authorized by the Minister.

Sunday programmes.
141. On Sundays, during the hours of 11 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and 6.30 p.m. to 8 p.m., preference shall be given to the broadcasting of religious services and kindred matter.

Government announcements.
142. The licensee shall, at the request of the Minister, transmit, free of charge to the Government, as part of the regular programme of any broadcasting station, any announcement by the Government or by any Department thereof.

Relaying of programmes.
143. The licensee may, with the written authority of the Minister, install and operate apparatus for the relaying of radio communications from any broadcasting station situated either within New Zealand or elsewhere: Provided that the secrecy of public correspondence remains inviolate, that the requirements of any international convention or agreement in reference to the matter shall be strictly observed, and that the licensee, before relaying is performed, shall enter into such agreements as may be required by the Minister, and take steps to acquire whatever rights may be involved.

Recorded music.
144. (1) The Minister may permit of the use of musical recordings for the whole or a stipulated part of the time occupied by the station in transmitting programmes.
(2) Recorded music shall be announced as such; and such announcements may include brief remarks indicating the title, number, and make of the records.

Fees.
145. The fee for a broadcasting-station license shall be—
(a) For stations not exceeding an anode power of 500 watts, £2 2s.:
(b) For stations exceeding an anode power of 500 watts, £5 5s.:
Provided that the Minister may, at his discretion, waive the above fees, where, in his opinion, the circumstances warrant such treatment.