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dialogue form, of the sexual orgies and excesses of a society
known as the Aphrodites. The style in which the book is
written is not as gross as some books in this genre but its
purpose is to appeal to prurience.

The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

17 October 1972.

No. 578

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 Publishing Pty.
Ltd. for a decision in respect of the book, The Sex Ads by
John Gordon, published by Tower Publications Incorporated,
New York.

There was no appearance of the applicant. Mr Henderson,
solicitor, appeared on behalf of the publisher's representative
in New Zealand. No submissions were made.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

THIS book has no honesty of purpose. It uses the device
of fictitious advertisements seeking sexual experience as a
vehicle for recounting with prurient artificiality, a variety
of sexual exploits and deviations.

The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

17 October 1972.

No. 579

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 Publishing Pty.
Ltd. for a decision in respect of the book, The Buyers by
Jack Martin Oppenheim, published by Award Books, New
York.

Mr Henderson, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the
applicant. No submissions were made.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

THIS novel, set in the American garment industry, ruthlessly
unfolds a story of the harshening effects of blind dedication
to commercialism. It is not written with the compelling insight
of an Upton Sinclair, but the characters are given some
reality. In places it is coarse but although low sexual mores
and high sexual urges govern a good deal of the action
of the story, they are not dwelt on in unnecessary detail.
The over-all effect of this book is not corrupting.

The Tribunal classifies this book as not indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

17 October 1972.

No. 580

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, Sappho of Lesbos by
Jefferson Cooper, published by Gold Star Publications (Aust.)
Pty. Ltd.

There was no appearance of the applicant. Mr Henderson,
solicitor, appeared on behalf of the publisher's representative
in New Zealand. No submissions were made.

DECISION OF THE TRIBUNAL

IN this turgid novel the varied relationships of Sappho are
recounted in a manner that is not of itself objectionable.
The book has, however, over 100 full-page photographs pur-
porting to illustrate the love affair of Sappho and Pharon,
a Greek warrior. They do not illustrate the text in any
coherent way and their effect is to distort the book and
make predominant an appeal to prurient lingering on sexual
behaviour.

The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

17 October 1972.

Order Prescribing Standard Terms and Conditions in Respect
of Licences for Aerial Work Services

PURSUANT to section 26A of the Air Services Licensing Act
1951, the Air Services Licensing Authority hereby orders
that the orders prescribing standard terms and conditions,

dated the 28th day of May 1969 and the 20th day of December
1971 and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the
29th day of May 1969 and the 22nd day of December 1971
respectively, are hereby revoked and that the terms and
conditions set out hereunder be substituted therefor:

1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Licensing Authority
   in respect of a particular licence, the following standard
   terms and the meaning thereof shall be applicable in all
   licences for aerial work services in so far as they may apply
   to the type or types of such services as are authorised in
   the licences:

(i) “Aerial topdressing service” means any service by
aircraft (whether fixed-wing or rotary-wing) for
hire or reward whereby any fertiliser or lime,
insecticide pellet or dust is released from aircraft
during flight in such a manner as to provide for
the direct application of the material to the soil
or to plant life thereon, or whereby any poisonous
agricultural chemical whether alone or with any
other substance is released from aircraft during
flight for the purpose of destroying or repelling
noxious animals.

(ii) “Aerial liquid topdressing service” means any service
by aircraft (whether fixed-wing or rotary-wing)
for hire or reward whereby any liquid fertiliser
is released from aircraft during flight in such
a manner as to provide for the direct application
of the liquid to the soil or to the plant
life thereon.

(iii) “Aerial spraying service” means any service by air-
craft (whether fixed-wing or rotary-wing) for hire
or reward whereby any agricultural chemical in
the form of a liquid spray is released from air-
craft during flight in such a manner as to provide
for the direct application of the chemical to the
soil or to plant life thereon.

(iv) “Miscellaneous aerial work service” means any aerial
work service by rotary-wing aircraft for hire or
reward other than an aerial topdressing service,
an aerial liquid topdressing service, or an aerial
spraying service.

2. In these Standard Terms and Conditions—

(i) “Fertiliser” means any non-liquid substance, other
than an agricultural chemical, but including lime,
which is in a state suitable for application to
land or plants for the purpose of increasing the
growth or productivity of beneficial plants.

(ii) “Liquid fertiliser” means any substance (other than
an agricultural chemical) in the form of a liquid
suitable for application to land and plants for
the purpose of increasing the growth or produc-
tivity of beneficial plants.

(iii) “Agricultural chemical” means any substance (other
than a fertiliser or a liquid fertiliser), whether
mixed with any other substance or not, sold for
the purpose of protecting any form of plant life
from injury caused by any organism or virus, or
for the purpose of curing any such injury or
any disorder of plant life of a physiological nature,
or for the purpose of destroying, preventing, or
in any other way influencing the growth of any
form of plant life, and includes any animal poison.

3. Categorisation of licences and replacement of aircraft:

(a) Licences for aerial topdressing services will be
categorised in the following manner—

Category I Licence—Granted to operators utilising air-
craft with a payload exceeding 4,480 pounds.

Category II Licence—Granted to operators utilising air-
craft with a payload not exceeding 4,480 pounds.

(b) Within the above categories the Authority will approve
in respect of each licence granted a maximum fleet
payload capacity in pounds.

(c) An operator may use any number or type of aircraft
appropriate to the category of licence to achieve
the fleet capacity authorised by the licence, but the
aggregate payloads of the aircraft used shall not
exceed the prescribed maximum fleet capacity.

(d) An operator may replace any aircraft in his fleet within
the category for which the licence is granted, provided
that the maximum fleet capacity is not exceeded.
Written notice of any replacement shall be made
to the Authority within 7 days of such replace-
ment being effected.

(e) For the purpose of this paragraph—

“Payload” means the maximum agricultural hopper
load permissible as provided by the Ministry of
Transport for the particular aircraft, with fuel
sufficient for 1 hour's operation, plus pilot (170 lb)
and oil.