PRESS AND CENSORSHIP.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15059, 30 April 1919, Page 4

PRESS AND CENSORSHIP.

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Wellington, April 28. The following notice has been issued to newspapers fty Colonel GiWbon, Chief Censor: —"The censorship of press cables in New Zealand will terminate, unless unforeseen circumstances arise,

jat midnight of April 30th, 1919. The cessation of the censorship on press cables does not in any manner imply that the New Zealand "War Regulations and other legislation in respect to the prohibition of the publication of certain matters have become inoperative. 1 de-i sire to take advantage of this opportunity to thank the press of New Zealand for .iie great assistance that has been given me as Chief Censor through-; out the war. The loyal co-operation of \ all concerned has enabled a very difficult! task to be accomplished with a mini-' mum of friction and at a,minimum cost to the country." *■

The Telegraph Department advises that from midnight to-day, the 30th' inst., the censorship on atf press messages, cable or inland, is to cease.