New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 59

Page 2263

✨ Film-hiring Contract Approval

Numb. 59. 2263

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1935.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1935.

Form of Standard Film-hiring Contract approved by the Minister under the Cinematograph Films Amendment Act, 1934.

Wellington, 16th August, 1935.

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 10 of the Cinematograph Films Amendment Act, 1934, I hereby approve of the terms and conditions of the standard form of film-hiring contract as set out hereunder. I also approve of the use in practice of a printed form in which Parts A, B, and C of the said standard form of contract are printed in full and the provisions of Part D are included by reference in Part C to the gazetted copy of the said standard form. This approval shall be effective for a period of twelve months from date hereof.

J. A. YOUNG, Minister of Internal Affairs.

STANDARD FILM-HIRING AGREEMENT.

AGREEMENT made this __ day of __ 19, between __, a company duly incorporated in __, and carrying on business in the Dominion of New Zealand (hereinafter called “the renter”), of the one part, and __, an exhibitor operating the __ theatre at __ (hereinafter called “the exhibitor”), of the other part, whereby it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows :—

PART A.—EXHIBITION PERIOD.

The renter agrees to hire and the exhibitor to take on hire for the purposes of exhibition the films contracted for herein on the dates specified or otherwise provided for in the Schedule hereto and in accordance with the provisions hereof. The period for the supply and the exhibition of the whole of the films contracted for shall extend from the __ day of __, 19, until the __ day of __ 19____, but shall not in any event extend beyond the period or periods limited by section 37 of the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928, as modified by section 3 of the Cinematograph Films Amendment Act, 1929.

PART B.—SCHEDULE.

This agreement refers to films released during the 19–19 film-renting season.

(NOTE.—These blanks must be filled in.)

Number of Film(s).	Particulars.	Number of Screening Days.	Screening Dates.	Rental per Film.

Rider.—The above films are feature films and sufficient short subjects shall be supplied with each feature film to be supplied hereunder to make up a programme of approximately 11,000 ft.

(NOTE.—This rider may be deleted or varied to suit the circumstances.)

PART C.—SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

This agreement is made subject to the provisions of Part D hereof and the following special provisions [Here insert special provisions, if any]:—

PART D.—PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION.

(1) Supply and Classification of Films.

(a) The films to be supplied are those designated either specifically or generally in the Schedule hereto.

(b) In so far as such films are not specified by title or other particulars then (subject to the provisions of paragraphs (f) and (i) of this clause) the renter shall, unless the parties by express stipulation otherwise agree, offer to the exhibitor for selection all the films which are required to be included in the statement required to be made by the renter pursuant to section 7 of the Cinematograph Films Amendment Act, 1934, with respect to the film-renting season in question.

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🏭 Approval of Standard Film-hiring Contract

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated16 August 1935
KeywordsFilm-hiring, Contract, Cinematograph Films Amendment Act, 1934
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J. A. Young, Minister of Internal Affairs

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