No Trouble Here Over Undesirable Books
WELLINGTON. Fri. (P.A.)—“Undesirable books give the Customs Department in New Zealand little trouble,” said the comptroller of Customs (Mr D. G. Sawyers) yesterday. He was commenting on a Sydney message which stated that about 100 books, some of which had been on the banned list for 40 years, had now been removed from the list. A safeguard was provided in this country by a clause in all import licences in the case of imports from foreign countries. This stated that no periodicals or magazines except approved publications. and no subversive publication or. publications which gave prominence to sex, obscenity, horror, terror, cruelty nr crime would be admitted under licence.
Licences for imports from other than foreign countries contained a similar provision, except that reference to periodicals or magazines was omitted. “The booksellers cooperate fully in the matter,” Mr Sawyers added. “They are the best judges.”
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Northern Advocate, 16 January 1948, Page 2
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