ART UNIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 179, 30 July 1926, Page 10

ART UNIONS.

THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENTIONS. RESTRICTIONS IN FUTURE. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. A large deputation yesterday waited on the Prime Minister and the Minister of Internal Affairs, asking that the law be tightened in respect of art unions and the censorship of films and posters. Replying, the Prime Minister said he thought all that had been said was on the right lines and, personally, he agreed with a lot of it. It was not realised what things were leading to until the Government was swamped wifli applications for what really were lotteries. Mr. Coates said both he and his colleagues were unanimous that it was not in the public interest that that kind of thing should be developed, and it had been decided that after the completion of those art unions which had already been authorised no further permits should be issued, except so far as works of art were affected. In regard to picture posters, legislation had already been introduced.

The Hon. R. F. Bollard said no further applications for art unions were nowbeing granted. Applications were coming in at the rate of about three a week and every one of them was being refused.