6 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1405
Indecent Publications Tribunal
I, Jack Alexander McLeod Kean, Comptroller of Customs, give notice that I have applied to the Indecent Publications Tribunal for decisions as to whether the books described below are indecent or not, or for decisions as to their classification.

1. Title: The Alphabet of Copulation.
   Author: Anonymous.
   Publisher: Argyle Books, Los Angeles.
2. Title: The Ballad of Bubblegum Park.
   Author: Danny.
   Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
3. Title:Erotick Inbeeld Heterosexualiteit.
   Author: Anonymous.
   Publisher: Aquarius, Amsterdam, Holland.
4. Title: For Me & My Friends.
   Author: David Rottenberg.
   Publisher: Grove Press Incorporated, New York.
5. Title: Glory.
   Author: Russ Emery.
   Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
6. Title: Hot Set.
   Author: F. D. Phillips.
   Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
7. Title: House of Shame.
   Author: Max Stauffer.
   Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
8. Title: The Impossible Transplant.
   Author: Russ Miller.
   Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
9. Title: Journey to Eros.
   Author: Patrick Doyle.
   Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
10. Title: Lament for a Loser.
    Author: Leonard Sands.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
11. Title: The Last Affair.
    Author: Lyle Forbes.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
12. Title: Love Him to Death.
    Author: John Mitchum.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
13. Title: Love In the Open Air.
    Author: Tuppy Owens.
    Publisher: Cand Haven Ltd., London.
14. Title: Maiden Voyage.
    Author: James Harvey.
    Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
15. Title: Nephew of Nippon, Vol. 1.
    Author: Peter Nagai.
    Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
16. Title: One for the Money.
    Author: Douglas Dean.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
17. Title: A Party for Laura Lee.
    Author: L. L. H.
    Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
18. Title: The Screw Reader.
    Author: Jim Buckley and Al Goldstein.
    Publisher: Lyle Stuart Incorporated, New York.
19. Title: Sons of Priapus.
    Author: Krystofalus Voyager.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
20. Title: The Teenagers.
    Author: Jean Dor.
    Publisher: Montemartre Press, Los Angeles.
21. Title: They Pose for Profit.
    Author: Neil Elliott.
    Publisher: Greenleaf Classics Incorporated, California.
22. Title: 1001 Ways to Make Love.
    Author: Tuli Kupferberg.
    Publisher: Grove Press Incorporated, New York.
23. Title: Variations in Modern Marital Behaviour.
    Author: John F. Trimble, PH.D.
    Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
24. Title: What the Teacher Taught.
    Author: Charles Morton.
    Publisher: Venice Publishing Corporation, California.
    No. 494
    Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal
    IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in the matter of an application by Seven Seas Pty. Ltd. for a decision in respect of the book Fetish by Clavel Brand, published by Riverhaven Ltd., London.
    Mr Downey, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the applicant and made submissions.
    DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
    UNDER guise of a scholarly investigation of fetishism this book is little more than a collection of "full, frank and unexpurgated case histories" related in sensational style and to very little purpose. The book is one to which section 11 (f) applies, in that its design is largely to provide opportunity for the recounting of stories of sexual perversion.
    The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.
    R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.
    28 June 1972.
    No. 495
    Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal
    IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in the matter of an application by the Comptroller of Customs for a decision in respect of the book The Couple by Mr and Mrs K., published by W. H. Allen and Co. Ltd., London.
    There was no appearance of the applicant nor of the publisher's representative in New Zealand. Accordingly no submissions were made.
    DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
    THIS book is a detailed account, by each in turn, of a husband and wife's experience in the Masters and Johnson sex clinic, the "Reproductive Biology Research Foundation". They are a couple in love but inexpert in making love and through the fortnight's treatment find a satisfactory marriage relationship.
    It is not clear whether this is a novel or a documentary but in any case there is nothing offensive in its manner of treatment—it has some humour and a little sense. The subject is beyond the range of interest of children (who are unlikely to read it) and its adult content is best indicated by an age restriction.
    The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent in the hands of persons under the age of 18 years.
    R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.
    28 June 1972.
    No. 496
    Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal
    IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in the matter of an application by the Comptroller of Customs for a decision in respect of the book Lesbian Capers, anonymous, published by Alan Sharpe Publishing Co., New South Wales.
    There was no appearance of the applicant nor of the publisher's representative in New Zealand. Accordingly no submissions were made.
    DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL
    THIS book, a "photographic story", has seven pages of worthless narrative; the rest is close-ups of twisted, perverted, grotesque, lesbian activity. This can serve none but a prurient interest.
    The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.
    R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.
    28 June 1972.
    No. 497
    Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal
    IN the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and in the matter of an application by Seven Seas Pty. Ltd. for a decision in respect of the book Bisexuality by Jason Douglas, published by Canova Press Ltd., London.
    Mr Downey, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the applicant and made submissions.