and his pregnant wife who gets caught up in the festival,
are related in crude excited detail. Taken as a whole the
book deals with sex and violence in a manner that requires
restriction on its circulation among younger readers.

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. 506-9

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 decisions in respect of the following books: Posh by

Stephanie Gatos; Cruel Lips by Marcus Van Heller; The
Bitch Witch by R. Charlton and A. Yuill; The Prefect by
P. N. Dedeaux; all published by Grove Press Incorporated,
New York.

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

THESE four paperbacks use the form of a novel to string
together a succession of sexual episodes of various kinds, all
related with great detail and relish. Each has a strong element
of deviant sexual behaviour of some kind—group sex, violent
sex, sado-masochism; but none of them has any claim to
literary merit.

The Tribunal classifies all four books as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.
28 June 1972.

Ministry of Works—Schedule of Civil Engineering, Building, and Housing Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Works Successful Tenderer Amount of
Tender
Accepted
Civil Engineering— Rope Construction Co. Ltd. .. $139,438.90
Auckland International Airport: runway extension: approach light structure construction
Lower Waitaki Irrigation Scheme: main race, first section special structures.. R. A. Winsley Ltd. .. 33,636.54
Building—
Dargaville Telephone Exchange Jeeves Builder Ltd. .. 351,008.00
Mangere College: senior studies block, S68 type single storey classroom block Good Bros. Construction 241,235.00
Aorere College: additions, 'Nelson' type block 7, stage 2, and block 8, stage 3 D. Scandrett Ltd. .. 51,845.00
Cambridge High School: library block .. Holman Construction Ltd. .. 59,487.00
New Parliamentary Building, Wellington: stage two Gibson and O'Connor Ltd. .. 8,397,000.00
Ngawhatu Hospital: industrial and occupational therapy building.. Chamberlain Construction Ltd. 103,328.50
M.O.W. depot, Green Island: alterations and additions to materials testing laboratory Thos. Ferguson and Sons Ltd. .. 44,310.00

J. H. MACKY, Commissioner of Works.

New Zealand Government Railways—Schedule of Civil Engineering and Building Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Work Successful Tenderer Amount of
Tender
Accepted
Wiri Ballast Pit: drilling and blasting 50,000 cubic yards of rock.. Niederer Drilling Ltd., 7 Waitara Road, 32,000.00
St. Heliers, Auckland

T. M. SMALL, General Manager.

Post Office—Schedule of Works Contracts of $20,000 or More in Value

Name of Work Successful Tenderer Amount of
Tender
Accepted
Otahuhu-Ellerslie Ducts, Contract D .. .. .. Bitumix Ltd. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,351

M. J. DREANEEN, for Superintending Engineer (Field).