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TO THIS EDITOR. Sir, —An extraordinary. Order in Council recently issued seems to have passed almost unnoticed. This order provides that no new cinema may bo opened in any part of New Zealand without the consent of the Government. The principle at stake is a grave one. There is no question of any competition hero between a Government undertaking and private enterprise. There is no question of public interest involved. It is purely a measure to safeguard an existing vested ' interest against the entry of any new competitor. It may bo true that we have now enough cinemas in New Zealand. But that is quite irrelevant to the point. If a new company is willing to risk its money in putting up a new picture house, that should be purely a matter for the shareholders whose money is being risked. It is no part of the duty of the Government to prevent fair competition or to guarantee a monopoly to those concerns who already occupy the ground.—l am, etc., Amazed. April 14.
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Evening Star, Issue 21077, 14 April 1932, Page 15
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176LIMIT TO PICTURE SHOWS. Evening Star, Issue 21077, 14 April 1932, Page 15
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