s the report was available and later
decisions now being carried out, and to ask for further direction."

"_Action: Immediate and Continuing:_

"(i) After the report had been studied Station Managers and
other responsible officers were asked to take interim action to
ensure that the spirit of the Committee's conclusions in regard
to a certain type of song was reflected in their programmes.
They were also asked to let us know, with reasons, of any
serial features running at their stations which they think
should be considered for withdrawal or later time placement.

"(ii) Two married women of senior status on our staff have been
selected to sit in alternation on the Standard Recordings
Purchasing Committee and the Features Purchasing Committee.
They will not be able to hear with every auditioning officer
all episodes of features or all single recordings of songs. To
duplicate auditioning staff for this purpose would require the
full-time service of five or six married women. Either one,
however, will with the Committee study reports, agreeing to
acceptance or rejection, and help to guide auditioning and
purchasing policy. Doubtful cases brought up by auditioning
officers will be heard by them as well as by other senior
officers.

"(iii) The time allotted to features classified as suitable for
playing when large audiences of children may be expected to be
listening has been from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; it is now to be from
4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There may be differences of opinion from time
to time on suitability of features for this classification as
we have a considerable number of public judges of our
decisions, but we shall do our best. All auditioning officers
will be fully alert to their responsibility.

"(iv) Opportunity was taken at a conference in Wellington at
the end of last month of the senior programme organizers of all
stations throughout the country to discuss fully their
responsibilities towards the matters raised in the Committee's
report. They also discussed the draft of a revised code of
instructions to auditioning officers and others, and this code
is now being circulated.

"(v) An extension of present procedure on popula