presented. The treatment of sex and violence where these
subjects occur is likely to have ill-effects upon children and
these books would therefore warrant some form of restriction.

Dopin Dan, Mother's Oats, Tales of Amorkins, and Merton
of the Movement are concerned mainly with sub-cultures,
some of them associated with drugs. The sexual content
is minimal and lacks the blatancy of other comics in this
set. Indeed there is little which could be considered harmful
to the more mature reader. However, the crudity of language
along with one or two frames depicting or suggesting sexual
activity and some frames depicting the administration of drug
dosages could have detrimental effects on the young.

The latter two groups of books could, if it were possible,
be allowed restricted circulation. The Tribunal however, is
not free to impose restrictions on the circulation of comic
books when they are likely to be read by children.

Section 2 (3) of the Act states:

"When the Tribunal decides that a picture-story book
likely to be read by children is indecent in the hands of
children under a specified age that picture-story book shall
be deemed to be indecent in the hands of all persons."

As these books clearly fall into this category the Tribunal
has no alternative but to classify all these comic books as
indecent.

The Tribunal classifies each of these 20 comic books as
indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

14 December 1973.

No. 787

Decision of the Indecent Publications Tribunal

In the matter of the Indecent Publications Act 1963, and
in the matter of a reference to the Tribunal under section 12
(1) of the said Act by the Magistrate's Court at Wellington
for a decision and report in terms of the said section in
respect of the book Oh, Copenhagen by Jerry Yulsmain,
published by Lancer Books, New York.

Mr Drury, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Collector
of Customs and made submissions. Mr Taylor, a party to
the Court proceedings, appeared and made submissions.

DECISION AND REPORT

Oh, Copenhagen

This book claims to be a photo-documented survey of
Danish culture and mores today, with particular emphasis
on Copenhagen's legal and flourishing pornography industry
and includes interviews with writers, artists, teachers, and
men and women who are engaged in the pornography show
business in Copenhagen.

Many of the photographs are explicit and display sexual
encounters with great detail. They are of group sexual orgies
in pornography clubs, of shots from films, and of advertisements on public display in Copenhagen.

The book lacks an honesty of purpose and is written in
a manner which is offensive and indecent within the meaning
of the Act. The explicit nature of the photographs also
constitutes another sound reason for the decision of the
Tribunal.

The Tribunal classifies this book as indecent.

R. S. V. SIMPSON, Chairman.

14 December 1973.

Appointment and Revocation of Customs Examining Places
in New Zealand

PURSUANT to powers delegated to me by the Comptroller
of Customs under section 9 of the Customs Act 1966 and
pursuant to section 32 of the Customs Act 1966, I, Colin
Martin McLaren, the Collector of Customs, Nelson, hereby
appoint the place described in the First Schedule hereto
to be a place for the examination of goods subject to the
control of Customs, and hereby revoke the appointment*
of the place described in the Second Schedule hereto as an
examining place for the purposes of that Act.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Situation

31 Halifax Street,
Nelson

Description of Examining
Place

Freightair depot of New Zealand
National Airways Corporation

SECOND SCHEDULE

Situation

Achilles Avenue

Description of Examining
Place

Freightair depot of National Air-
ways Corporation

Dated at Nelson this 7th day of December 1973.

C. M. McLAREN, Collector of Customs.

*New Zealand Gazette, 15 August 1968, No. 50, p. 1351

Customs Notice—Exchange Rates

NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to the Customs Act 1966,
that the following exchange rates to the New Zealand dollar
relate to imported goods, shipped from the country of export,
on or after 2 January 1974:

Australia

0.96 Dollars

Austria

28.01 Schillings

Bangladesh

11.46 Takas

Belgium

58.45 Francs

Burma

7.38 Kyats

Canada

1.42 Dollars

China

2.86 Renminbi

Czechoslovakia

8.25 Crowns

Denmark

8.88 Kroner

Egypt

0.64 £ (Egyptian)

Fiji

1.15 Dollars (Fijian)

Finland

5.45 Marks

France

6.63 Francs

Hong Kong

7.21 Dollars

India

11.38 Rupees

Italy

859.75 Lire

Jamaica

1.30 Dollars

Japan

395.89 Yen

Malaysia

3.41 Dollars (New)

Netherlands

4.00 Guilders

Norway

8.09 Kroner

Noumea

120.80 F.P. Francs

Pakistan

13.94 Rupees

Portugal

36.36 Escudos

Singapore

3.53 Dollars (New)

South Africa

0.95 Rand

Spain

80.31 Pesetas

Sri Lanka

9.51 Rupees

Sweden

6.48 Kronor

Switzerland

4.60 Francs

Tahiti

120.80 F.P. Francs

Tonga

Par Pa'ange

United Kingdom

0.61 £ Sterling

USA

1.42 Dollars

West Germany

3.83 Marks

West Samoa

0.86 Talas

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of January 1974.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

Protection of Industry

NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the requirements of the Tariff and Development Board Act 1961 and
its amendments, that the Minister of Customs has received
the final report of the Tariff and Development Board on
the following goods:

Goods

Date of Receipt

Copper tube

19 December 1973

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of January 1974.

J. A. KEAN, Comptroller of Customs.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

PURSUANT to section 33 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Act 1964, the Reserve Bank, acting with the approval of
the Minister of Finance, hereby gives notice that as from
and including 1 January 1973 and until further notice each
trading bank shall maintain on average during each calendar