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pondence in the form of the variation which is loose and in
the stylishness, for example, confusion between the verbs
“to lie” and “to lay” is prevalent. For such reasons, it
becomes difficult to resist the impression that these books
issue from a syndicate of writers rather than from individual
authors. These and other considerations lead the Tribunal
to decide that, whatever statement of fact these books rest on,
their object is not to exhibit it but to exploit it in a manner
not in the public interest, and that they are indecent within
the meaning of the Act.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

7 December 1970.

Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal

No. 250

IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in
the matter of an application by the Secretary for Justice for
a decision in respect of the book Lovers, by John London,
published by New English Library Ltd., London.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

THIS novel consists entirely of a series of sexual incidents,
which progress in perversion and violence, perpetrated by a
husband in revenge against his wife, whom he has discovered
in intercourse with a negro.

The revenge consists of the husband seeking out one
negress after another for seduction, rape, cruelty, and violence.
The whole tone of the book is worsened by hatred, personal
and racial.

The Tribunal accordingly classifies it as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

7 December 1970.

Decisions of the Indecent Publications Tribunal

No. 251–253

IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and
in the matter of an application by the Comptroller of Customs
for decisions in respect of the books: The Confessions of Georgina, The Encyclopedia of Erotica, The Bitch Goddess.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

The Confessions of Georgina, by James Paunce; published
by Canova Press Inc., London.

This book claims to be the transcript of a true confession
written about 1905 and a piece of genuine Victorian erotica.
The author is not identified nor is the question of his
identity opened up in the editorial matter.

The narrative is broken by frequent editorial interpolations
which abridge the story and comment on it but without
throwing any clear light on Victorian Society, from which it
is alleged to emerge. The narrative itself is unquestionably
pornographic and must accordingly be considered indecent.
And point is lent to that decision by the very real doubts of
the authenticity of the narrative.

The Tribunal accordingly classifies it as indecent.

The Encyclopedia of Erotica, by Dr Paul J. Gillette and
Robert H. Dicks; published by Universal Printing and
Distributing Corporation, New York.

This is on the face of it a bibliography of erotic or indecent
works, it is also an anthology of extracts from major and
minor erotica. To take the first desideratum first, it is to be
observed that the first desideratum is that it should be complete
and accurate. This book is neither. Works that should be listed
are not listed. The comment on some considerable works are
often inaccurate or insufficient. There are many misprints.
Secondly, the extracts printed are such as to suggest beyond
possibility of mistake that the main purpose of the book
is to furnish a selection of the most lubricous passages in
literature. The Tribunal cannot regard this as an honest
purpose in bibliography and for that reason, and in con-
sideration of the character of the extracts as a whole, decides
that this book is indecent within the meaning of the Act.

The Bitch Goddess, by Allan Dixon; published by New
English Library, London.

This is a novel based on the film world of Hollywood. The
picture is revolting. The central character is a girl determined
to become a star and to do anything or everything to win
this end, sex, drugs, drink, all helped. The companions of
her journey are, with hardly an exception, dissolve if worse
than worthless. It comes as no surprise to find her ending
as a murderess and providing the solution in a mad car
wreck. To say so much is necessary only to explain why the
Tribunal, having considered the narrative as a whole, its
episodes and their tone and terms, concludes that it is to be
classified as indecent within the meaning of the Act.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

7 December 1970.

Electrical Wiring Regulations 1961

PURSUANT to the provisions of regulation 18 (3) of the
Electrical Wiring Regulations 1961, the following specifi-
cations are declared suitable for the purposes of the regulations.

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES (U.S.A.) STANDARDS

U.L.698: Industrial control equipment for hazardous loca-
tions.

U.L.781: Portable electric lighting units for use in
hazardous locations, class I, groups C and D,
and class II, group G.

U.L.823: Electric heaters for use in hazardous locations,
class I, groups C and D, and class II, groups E,
F, and G.

U.L.844: Electric lighting fixtures for use in hazardous
locations.

U.L.886: Outlet boxes and fittings for use in hazardous
locations, class I, groups A, B, C, and D, and
class II, groups E, F, and G.

U.L.894: Snap switches for use in hazardous locations.

E. B. MACKENZIE,
General Manager, New Zealand Electricity Department.

(8/0/2/18)

Electrical Wiring Regulations 1961—Electrical Apparatus Which May Constitute an Electrical Hazard

PURSUANT to regulation 8 of the Electrical Wiring Regulations
1961, notice is hereby given that:

(1) The apparatus described below may, in my opinion,
constitute an electrical hazard.

Description: Lighting sets for christmas trees and decorative
purposes which fail to comply with the electrical
safety requirements of New Zealand Standard Specifi-
cation 2173:1967 (lighting sets for christmas trees
and decorative purposes for indoor use), or other
approved standard specification.

(2) Compliance with the electrical safety requirements of
NZSS 2173 or other approved standard specification is a
statutory requirement for lighting sets for christmas trees and
decorative purposes.

(3) Every person who sells or offers for sale any apparatus
which, in the opinion of the General Manager, New Zealand
Electricity Department, constitutes or may constitute an elec-
trical hazard commits an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $200.

(4) All persons who possess lighting sets for christmas trees
and decorative purposes are urged to have them examined to
ensure they are free from electrical hazard.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of January 1971.

E. B. MACKENZIE,
General Manager, New Zealand Electricity Department.

(8/0/2/8)

Consenting to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

PURSUANT to section 3 of the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956
(as amended by section 3 (1) of the Local Authorities Loans
Amendment Act 1967), the undersigned Assistant Secretary to
the Treasury, acting under powers delegated to the Secretary
to the Treasury by the Minister of Finance, hereby consents
to the borrowing by the local authorities mentioned in the
Schedule hereto of the whole or any part of the respective
amounts specified in that Schedule.