CENSORED BOOKS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16362, 6 November 1918, Page 6

CENSORED BOOKS.

A RETURN ASKED FOR. (SfZUAI. TO "JH* I*ESS.") Vi ELLINGTON, November o. In tie Legislative Council this afternoon tiia Hon. \V. Earnaaaw moved that there be laid upon the table at the earliest date, a return showing the names of all tho books and publications which have been censored by the Government since the war began up to tho present date; tho dates upon which each book or publication was censored; the names of such books and pubiica.tiqns detained from which such censorship has been removed, and the sources from which tho Government has been guided or called upon to determine such censorship. Mr Earnshaw said thai, in view of the war situation, he did not wish to debate the matter, but he thought it necesary that a public record should be made of publications which had been subjected to censorship. 'ihe Leader of the Council (Sir Francis Bell) stated that he could not promise that a return would cover every detail set forth in tho motion. "When a return was asked for in the Council, rather than in the House of Representatives, the Council would understand that the discretion cf the Government would have to be exercised as to the public advantage and matter that was to bo included in tho return.