In his judgment, given in an action | in which picture interests were the litigants. Mr Justice Cttllan mentioned ihat the number of films to come to New Zealand in a year was estimated at from 400 to 500. The New Zealand public, did not pt'ovc to b<> equally appreciative. of all of them, and a witness of some experience estimated ihal only about. 20 per cent of the films imported into and exhibited in Now Zealand proved to be box office
( successes. Another witness had stated that it was not unusual for persons to travel 50 or (>o miles to see a particular picture, but his Honor would not. accept that, statement as a fair example of the general habits of New Zealanders.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1937, Page 10
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