PICTURE SHOWS AT CHRISTMAS

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 42, 13 November 1936, Page 11

PICTURE SHOWS AT CHRISTMAS

Auckland Recommendation

By Telegraph—Press Association.

Auckland. November 12.

Conditions under which picture theatres in the city area will be permitted to open for an evening session on Christmas Day have been framed by the legal and by-laws committee of the City Council. The decision of the committee is subject to ratification by the council.

Application for permission to show pictures on the night of Christinas Day was received by the council at its meeting on November 2 from the principal companies operating theatres in the city area. It was stated that the pro-, grammes would be submitted for approval and that no employee would be compelled to work on that day against his or her will. The application was referred to the committee for consideration. '

The chairman of the committee, Mr. W. T. Anderton, M.P., said that the committee had agreed, subject to ratification, to permit the opening of theatres from 8 p.m. conditional upon no employee being compelled to work, and upon the payment of not less than 12/to any individual who volunteered for service. He said that according to evidence before the committee the picture theatres were well patronised on Christmas Day, and for that reason among others it was considered that such members of the staff as were prepared to serve the public should receive a commensurate remuneration.

The appoint inent of Mr. O. Carraro as acting Consul of Italy at Wellington has been provisionally recognised by the New Zealand authorities