CINEMA CENSORSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 218, 12 September 1916, Page 6

CINEMA CENSORSHIP.

THE BOARD OF APPEAL SCALE OF FEES. (By Telegraph.—Press AsaodatUra.) ';.; . DUNEDIN, this day; Regarding the State censorship of : cinema films, the Hon. G. W.. Ruewll, who controls the administration of the£; Act dealing -with the; matter, stated to-! day that regulations had been completed.? These were passed by the Executive" Council yesterday, and -trill be gazetted""this. week. * ," ? ,- : Provision has been made for the lishment of a Board of Appeal, consist- - ing of three persons, "who will* be"ap«') pointed s-librtly. They Trill by a majority 'of two of ;; Cheir : numbers to decide on any point in appeals-ot;1 owners against censorship of their! films* ---t If an appeal is upheld the fee will be,\ returned. , t Strong representations have beev made to the Minister urging the appointment of at least one -woman to the Appeal Board, 'but as censorship dealt,, ■with questions of decency and sugge* p tiveness of films, Mr. Russell decided it. -was better that a woman should net be on the Board. The whole object of tte censorship is to encourage proprietors to obtain films that will not need eengoring. He believes that after experience this desira/hle result will ultimately "be achieved. . . -•.. / The regulations provide for the folio**, ing scale of fees:—First examinatiog by the censor, a fee of 5/ for firet 1,000 f*et ; . or part thereof; eecpnd, 2/6 for "every-' 500 feet after thte first thousand; third, the same fee will be charged for re-eei-ination of censored films after by owners on the censor's in»tructioni; v .t fourth, for appeal there will be a fee»p ■_ to 10/ per 1,000 feet, with a> miaimuai charge of 30/ for each film. I./ 1 " Provision has also been made J f urgency examinations within .4$ in which cases an additional fee shaUt*"' charged. V' The Minister says, from the inform*/ tion he has received, he is absolutely satisfied of the need of censorship. The'-| Act provides that all films must )fe •?* ," mitted forceneorehip after Octobei,iia% : *•' in order to avoid hardship or ■* films on circuit at that time are. not to / be called in unless complaint is in*sJ» against them.