FILM INDUSTRY AND PROGRESS LEAGUE
Endeavours to persuade the Government to improve the entertainment standards for South Westland settlers by providing regular screenings of 16 m.m. films led to the Westland Progress League receiving an unusual offer last evening. In a letter addressed to the league at “Haast, South Westland,” the film company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer reported that it had been advised by the Public Works Department that the league contemplated commencing screening operations in the near future, and offered to entei’ into an agreement to supply regular weekly programmes and newsreels for 52 weeks. Attached to the letter was a schedule of films available, the terms for hire, and agreements requiring the signature of the league’s officers. “Here is a chance for anyone who wants to get into the picture business,” commented the secretary, who undertook to clear up the misunderstanding. ______________
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Greymouth Evening Star, 7 April 1948, Page 2
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