New Broadcasting
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House for Suva
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, July 31.
PLANS for the new Broadcasting House, to be built in Suva on the vacant land near the Geological Survey Office and facing Government Buildings, has now »een approved.
There will be a large and two mall air-conditioned studios and he building will also house office ccommodation, a record library, udition room, and storerooms.
It is expected that work will iegin on the building towards the nd of the year for occupation by he Fiji Broadcasting Commission, rhich it is honed will start opera ions towards the end of next year.
Orders have been nlaced for ransmitters with which it should •e possible to give effective cover ver the whole Fiji group, and if tecessary, to most of the Western 'acific High Commission territories.
Since the new station will be four imes more powerful than that at resent in operation, there should € good reception in all parts of he Colony, unless freak conditions re encountered in certain areas.
The broadcasting scheme is ex ected to cost just over £50,000, and ; part of the Colony’s Development 'lan.
A grant of £33,300 has been made y the United Kingdom CGovern rent from Colonial Development nd Welfare Fund towards this cost, nd the remainder will be met by ’iji.
The Lautoka Bowling Club, Fiji as retained the Baylev Pennant for play on West Coast), defeating la and Vatukoula. Lautoka Club as established night bowls.