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Report of Proceedings of House of Keys REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE OF KEYS Douglas, Tuesday, March '7, 1967 Present: The Speaker (Mr H. C. as the hon. member for Peel. When Kerruish, C.R), Messrs R. J. G. this House erected him to the Anderson, H. D. C. MacLeod, E, N. Legislative Council it was in every way Crowe, R. F. S. KerrUish, P. Radcliffe, an admirable choice. Mr Gale took his Miss J. C. C. Thornton-Duesbery, full share of all the responsible admini- Messrs P. A. S.pittall, W. E. Quayle, strative work which falls on the T. C. Faragher, A. H. Simcocks, G. T. shoulders of members of Tynwald, and Crellin, C. L. P. Vereker, J. A. Moore, at all times maintained that sunny and T. A. Corkish, E. C. Irving, C. E. Burke, cheerful disposition which we all G. V. H. Kneele, G. A. Devereau, R. MacDonald, A. S. Kelly, Sir Henry remember so well. A man of his Sugden, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., with Mr temperament is invaluable to any T. E. Kerineen, Secretary to the House. legislative assembly, and those of us who worked with him found that our tasks, however onerous, were lightened by his good natured participation in RETURN OF THE SECRETARY debate and deliberation. To his family we offer our sincere sympathy which AFTER mraNEss we hope to show by our attendance at The Speaker: Hon. members, I am his funeral this afternoon. Members sure I express this morning the pleasure will be aware that I propose to adjourn we all feel at seeing our secretary back the House at 12.15 to enable members in his accustomed place. (Hear, hear!) to reach Peel by 1.45 p.m. And in welcoming him back, fully recovered after a severe illness, assure him that he has our good wishes. for continuing good health in the future. DEATH OF MR J. N. PANES, At the same time 1 would like to pay a C.B.E., M.A. tribute to the sterling work done in his The Speaker: Now this House,, and in absence by the assistant secretary of particular its more senior members, the House, Mr Norman Clague, who will have learned with great regret the was ably assisted by Miss Collister and passing of Mr J. N. Panes, C.B.E., M.A., Miss Quilliam. who for 11 years until 1954 was Government Secretary and Clerk to the Council. We are aware of the massive legislation which marked the post-war DEATH OF MR G. C. GALE years; the rapid expansion of the Civil The Speaker: It is now, hon. Service which ensued: and the members, my sad duty to refer to the substantial administrative changes death of Mr George Gale, who from which took place. In all these Mr 1958-1964 served this House faithfully Panes took an important part. The Return of the Secretary after illness.—Death of Mr G. C. Gale.—Death of Mr J. N. Panes, C.B.E., ,M.A. 754 HOUSE OF KEYS, MARCH 7, 1967 calls on his knowledge and experience particularly pleasant one, showing the were considerable, and although it is horrors of this type of warfare, The 13 years since he retired from office the Secretary to the House has tickets for tributes which were then paid to his the film should any member require efficiency and conscientious application them. to duty are as valid today. Mr Panes was not only a man of administrative skill but also the possessor of artistic MARINE, ETC., BROADCASTING ability, especially in the photographic OFFENCES ( ISLE OF MAN) BILL field, and examples of his art which he —DISCHARGED left at Government Office will I trust remain as a memorial to him. With The Speaker; Now, gentlemen, to the permission of the House I propose proceed with the business as set out on to send to his son and daughter this the agenda paper. We have the Marine, expression of our sympathy and etc., Broadcasting Offences Bill for second reading and I call upon the hen. appreciation of his work in the public member for Peel, Mr MacDonald. service of this Island. Mr MacDonald: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, hon. members, the object of this Bill is explained in COMMITTFE OF PRIVILEGE the memorandum to it, but I wish to enlarge on the circumstances leading up The Speaker: I would also inform hon. to the necessity for its introduction. members that the meeting of the From the early days of radio being used Committee of Privilege which was as a means of communication, and in appointed on the 14th February and fact even when it was only a theoretical convened for 2.30 this afternoon will proposition, it was realised that its use- now be held at 4 p.m. tulness to mankind could be severely Jeopardised by misuse or uncontrolled use of the limited spectrum that nature offered as a means of transmitting FILM—"THE WAR GAME" messages beyond the limit of sound waves. The scientific proof of this was The Speaker: Finally, the Isle of Man eventually accepted internationally, and Territorial Army Unit have informed this resulted in an international body me that they have arranged for a show- coming into being even before ing of the B,B.C. film "The War Game" Marconi's great experiment made radio communication over long distances which deals with the subject of what a feasible proposition. This body, may happen in the event of a nuclear the International Telecommunications attack on a town in Britain. An Union, became by agreement associated invited audience of police, Civil with the League of Nations, that is the Defence Corps, St. John Ambulance, old League, and is today the oldest British Red Cross and similar international body associated with the United Nations, and it is in fad organisations have been asked to see pledged to encourage—"the co-operation the film at the Strand Cinema, Douglas, between all members and even non- at 8 o'clock on Wednesday, March 8th, members of the United Nations in the I understand that the film is not a use of telecommunications, including Committee of Privilege..—Film—"The War Game."—Marine, etc.. Broadcasting Offences (Isle of Man) Bill—Discharged. • HOUSE OF KEYS, MARCH 7, 1967 ' 755 visual communication services" and I I put that in as being the present views stress, "for the benefit of all mankind." of the Broadcasting Commission. Now Now this International Telecommunica- without going into great technical tions Union, Mr Speaker, apparently details, Mr Speaker, I think it would be from their last published convention, proper for me to explain exactly what Montreux 1965. it would appear that happens on these medium wavebands this Island can in fact become a member which are the ones that we are really of this body. In chapter 1 of the interested in. To put it very simply a convention, which has been signed by signal being broadcast on the medium al] members of the union — and that wave from a very simple aerial includes most of the members of the system will radiate at an angle to United Nations, in fact I think every the earth's surface which will tend to member of the United Nations is a increase with increasing frequency. In member of the union and a few non- other words the angle it leaves the members are members of the union-it surface of the earth will tend to rise specifically states that the union shall as the frequency of the signal increases. comprise members and associate Now you will thus get a low frequency members, and a member of the union signal, that is one on the long wave, shall be any country or group of tending to follow the earth's surface, territories listed in annex 1 to this and only covering an area rather convention upon signature, and ratifica- limited by its power output. If you tion of or accession to this convention, have a large output of power on the by it or its behalf. Now the United long wave that will tend to follow the Kingdom Government signed this—in curvage of the earth untiiL absorption of :act, signed it twice. They signed it on the signal by the land masses, buildings, behalf of themselves, the United King- trees, etc., the sinal fades out. But dom, and the delegates also signed it in the medium waveband which is the on behalf of overseas territories for the one we are many interested in today, international relations of which the the medium .waveband simals are government of the United Kingdom of radiated from the earth, although a fair Great Britain and Northern Ireland are amount of power covers the surface of responsible. Now your Broadcast: ng the earth and hence you will get a short Commission, Mr Speaker, consider that range in distance from the station this second group were probably sign- originating this signal or message. But ing on behalf of the Isle of Man, We a large proportion of the signal radiates are not a colony as you are well aware, up into the atmosphere where it hits we are not a part of the United King- above the earth a layer of ionised gas dom, and it would appear in fact that which acts almost as a mirror, and that we are covered by a• signature for reflects it back down on to the earth's territories for which the United surface. The number of times you get Kingdom is responsible for their this reflection back to the earth will international relations.
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