FILM TAX.
GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS. WELLINGTON, Thursday,. The Government’s intentions with regard to regulating the importation of cinematograph films are notified, in this evening’s Gazette. The notice reads:—, “In pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon him by section 46 of the Customs Act, 1913, and of all other powers -and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the consent of the Executive Council, doth hereby prohibit the importation into New Zealand save with the -consent of the Minister of Customs, .of films for cinematographs and similar instruments, unless in pursuance of a permit issued in that behalf by the Minister of Internal Affairs. This Order-in-Council will come into force on a date to be determined by the Minister of Customs and to be, notified in the Gazette.” . . While no immediate action is indicated in the notice, it gives the Government power to apply comprehensive restrictions in the event of American films being boycotted from the Dominion for a period and then being brought into the country again. in effect, it puls the proverbial “big stick” in the Government’s hands.
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Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18158, 24 October 1930, Page 2
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187FILM TAX. Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18158, 24 October 1930, Page 2
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