FILM CENSOR'S HOURS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11812, 25 September 1916, Page 5

FILM CENSOR'S HOURS.

TO THE EDITG?,. Sir,—The MimVer of Internal Affairs '.ras reported.on Saturday as stating that the Ceusc-r of Films was working k>r:g hou.<'.i hi putting through 200.000 i<?et fi'in, presumably in | about ;on uav .Vv.v, an ordinary picture entertainment can put on lli.UlH.) iVot in thro?. hour •. with n ton minuto iiuerv>il, or -fOiii.) feet per hour. Allowing i'ur th;* tact thai pictures o?i»n- ---;>.)£, ji-> <UUiclties, such as yjemc studio? trnd' industrial film?., and ». fair porccno oi ths; draenwio seeno.s o;»n be j-peouC'd up co.'i-.idrr;:iii\. th.'- iW"-o\' should have uo difficulty in putting through 0000 i'eot an hour, or &M.K-0 foot hi -'i hours' dn\. MO.ln-O i'l ton days. .And ii' th-;; censor look the trouble to vtudy tho synopsis p.cturo b'.-i'oru .soring it. lie might liable to sjioeci his -jxliiu!lions, stni further. _ , _ _ These points, -ire interesting, in viow of Auckland's attempt to leaa' the Minister into the error of two censors, which will lead to trouble- Lack ci" uniformity will do more than anything else wo weaken the value of the aim censorship, and experience the world over has shown that ths multiplication of censors leads to ludicrous disasters. Th© Minister ttould be better sdvised to insial a.u assistant censor in WciStnirtoit uad*? Mr or, bet,far still, display that orwuiisii:ability v.iixc-u h* d'iscloiei to hospital board?, and pr.t circle soci rind sho'v tho c-"£.-;-"W to up.- 1 am .v , 'JVK k\'OV. -