19 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3229

Application forms and further detailed information about
the Board’s requirements may be obtained from the under-
signed.

The prescribed fees for the examinations are as follows:
NZ Acts and Regulations relating to surveys ..... $25
Professional Interview ..... $75

D. R. RINCKES, Secretary.
Survey Board of New Zealand, care of Department of
Lands and Survey, Private Bag, Wellington.

Decision of the Films Censorship Board of Review

PURSUANT to section 82 of the Cinematograph Films Act
1976, Columbia Warner Distributors applied for a review of
the feature film Angel of Vengeance. The review was held in
Wellington on 30 October 1981.

The film opens with a sodomy-rape at gunpoint of the
central character who is mute. She returns to her flat only to
confront a burglar, who rapes her in a long drawn-out sequence
which ends with the girl managing to kill her attacker. The
girl subsequently dismembers the body of the intruder, storing
the pieces in her refrigerator, she later disposes of the pieces
of the corpse around New York’s city.

The 2 rapes unhinge the girl mentally, and she pursues a
bizarre course of revenge, using the burglar’s revolver. She
undergoes a character transformation from being a shy, intro-
verted clothing worker by day, to being a sexual predator by
night, setting herself up as a target on the streets in order
to lure and kill as many men as possible. The last scene of
the film shows a mass slaying at the girl’s office party depicted
in slow motion which concludes with the girl being knifed
to death.

The majority of the Board felt that the film was injurious to
the public good. Its dominant theme was one of violence and
it would appeal to few members of the public. The majority
found the film offensive and unrealistic.

The minority of the Board did not consider that the film
would be injurious to the public good. Although violence was
the theme of the film it was felt that overall it had a degree
of thematic coherence and integrity. Most of the violence was
unexplicit. One member was of the opinion that the film
attempted, albeit clumsily, to explore the various manifestations
of women’s oppression, most obviously the physical aspect,
together with the deeply destructive effect such oppression
could have. The minority recommended an R18 classification
accompanied by a warning note.

In terms of section 28 of the Cinematograph Films Act, Angel
of Vengeance was refused approval for exhibition. Mr Men-
zies, Mrs Walker, Dr Priestley dissenting.

J. M. PRIESTLEY, Chairman.

The entire Board noted with some concern the number of
films recently referred to it by distributors which explicitly
linked sex and violence. Although some of these films have
been approved, some with cuts, the overall artistic appeal of
such films is minimal. Given the wide number of commercially
viable films which are available for distribution overseas,
many of which are not brought to New Zealand, it is, in the
opinion of the Board, a pity that distributors wish to bring
to this country border-line films of such limited merit and
appeal.

J. M. PRIESTLEY, Chairman.

Reservation of Land

PURSUANT to the Land Act 1948, and to a delegation from
the Minister of Lands, the Assistant Director of Land Admin-
istration of the Department of Lands and Survey, hereby
sets apart the land, described in the Schedule hereto, as a
reserve for recreation purposes.

SCHEDULE

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT—CHRISTCHURCH CITY

4.0468 hectares, more or less, being rural Section 37333,
situated in Block I, Sumner Survey District. S.O. Plan 6838.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of November 1981.

W. J. F. BISHOP,
Assistant Director of Land Administration.

(L. and S. H.O. 22/5009; D.O. 8/5/68/12)

Classification of Reserves

PURSUANT to the Reserves Act 1977, and to a delegation from
the Minister of Lands, the Assistant Commissioner of Crown
Lands hereby declares the reserves, described in the Schedule
hereto, to be classified as reserves for local purpose (Maori
burial ground), subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT—OPOTIKI COUNTY

1.8969 hectares, more or less, being Allotment 374, Waioeka
Parish, situated in Block III, Opotiki Survey District. Part
New Zealand Gazette, 1904, page 2703. S.O. Plan 2890.

7233 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 95,
Waiotahi Parish, situated in Block I, Opotiki Survey District.
Part New Zealand Gazette, 1884, page 708. S.O. Plan 5630.

Dated at Gisborne this 19th day of October 1981.

G. W. BOGGS,
Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. Res. 4/10/10; D.O. 8/76)

Classification of Reserves

PURSUANT to the Reserves Act 1977, and to a delegation from
the Minister of Lands, the Assistant Commissioner of Crown
Lands hereby declares the reserves, described in the Schedule
hereto, to be reserves for scenic purposes, subject to the
provisions of section 19 (1) (a) of the said Act.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—OTAMATEA COUNTY

5564 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 7A, Papa-
roa Parish situated in Block XV, Matakoe Survey District.
S.O. Plan 1075. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011.

1.8109 hectares, more or less, being Allotment 11A, Papa-
roa Parish situated in Blocks XI and XV, Matakoe Survey
District. S.O. Plan 1075. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889,
page 1011.

1.2039 hectares, more or less, being Allotment 20A, Papa-
roa Parish situated in Block XV, Matakoe Survey District.
S.O. Plan 5271. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011.

1.6086 hectares, more or less, being Allotment 21A, Papa-
roa Parish situated in Block XV, Matakoe Survey District.
S.O. Plan 5271. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011.

9408 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 91A,
Paparoa Parish situated in Block XV, Matakoe Survey
District. S.O. Plan 1080. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889,
page 1011.

4350 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 100A,
Paparoa Parish situated in Block XIV, Matakoe Survey
District. S.O. Plan 1080. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889,
page 1011.

4.0468 hectares, more or less, being Allotment 2A, Whaka-
pirau Parish situated in Block IV, Hukatere Survey District.
Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011. S.O. Plan 1086.

7284 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 4A,
Whakapirau Parish situated in Block IV, Hukatere Survey
District. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011. S.O.
Plan 1086.

4957 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 8A,
Whakapirau Parish situated in Block IV, Hukatere Survey
District. Part New Zealand Gazette, 1889, page 1011. S.O.
Plan 1086.

Dated at Auckland this 21st day of October 1981.

A. W. CONWAY,
Assistant Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. H.O. Res. 2/3/203; D.O. 8/5/213)

Classification of Reserves

PURSUANT to the Reserves Act 1977, and to a delegation from
the Minister of Lands, the Assistant Commissioner of Crown
Lands, hereby declares the reserves, described in the Schedule
hereto, to be reserves for recreation purposes, subject to the
provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—OTAMATEA COUNTY

3439 square metres, more or less, being Allotment 80A,
Paparoa Parish situated in Block XV, Matakoe Survey
District. S.O. Plan 1080.