CENSORSHIP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 117, 31 January 1940, Page 3

CENSORSHIP

BUSINESSMEN REQUEST THAT MORE PARTICULARS BE GIVEN The censorship of air mail letters was discussed at a meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, when a complaint was received from an Auckland business man to the effect that a letter had been returned to him alter it had toured New Zealand for three weeks. The letter • was addressed to his London principals and contained urgent orders for materials, and a£s note,. The writer was informed thai the money •>v::s not permitted to be sent. 'I n<",v of course." he said. lie wanted to know. v. by he should be required to ray three shillings to air mail a leiller which was returned to him from Wellington three weeks a fie" posling . He held the opinion UkiL no air mail letter was dispatched on dales advertised. The Chief Postmaster at Auckland, Mr K. (I. ?Jny, said that Letters posted i h< v i.' i. m ? were dispatched without fail. Mr N. B. Spencer said thai ?.lie public should be informed concerning what coil id be included in a Idler. There shoniVl be some guidance, Mr Harvey Turner: You are not suggest eg the selling up of a bur■eu of 5 n formal ion? Air A. Ely:' \Vc should have some definite lines to work on to keep us from astray. We should know what we should not mention in letters. It was decided to write to the censor with a view to ascertaining the position at the same time indicating the nature of the complaint made.