23 JULY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2045

of the male nude, and some cartoon illustrations. It is aimed
at the homosexual adult and generally presents a reasonably
balanced approach in its content."

Even so, the Police are concerned at the promotion of
homosexual conduct included in the magazine and in their
submission have recommended that the publication should
be classified as indecent.

In its submission the Venus Shop Ltd., made a general
statement which indicated that "it is important to note that
the shop at which these items were purchased is a shop
that caters for the adult population and entry is restricted
to those of 18 years or over." With reference to this edition
of Riding High, the Venus Shop Ltd. stated that "male homo-
sexuality is not a crime. Indecencies between males are a
crime . . . It is not unlawful for homosexuals to communi-
cate."

It would appear to the Tribunal that the two problem areas,
with reference to Riding High, Volume 8, is its availability
to the public, and closely related to this, the problem of
access to it by young persons. If Riding High is being sold
to the general public through bookshops then the Tribunal
would need to give consideration to classifying it indecent.
But, if the magazine is published for and supplied to sub-
scribers on a mailing list basis then it would appear that
the publication should be classified with an age restriction
only, as indecent in the hands of persons under the age of
18 years. This is a most difficult classification on which to
rule. Summing up all aspects, the Tribunal classifies the
magazine as indecent principally because the public good
requires it.

District Court Judge WILLIS, Chairman.

The Standards Act 1965—Corrigendum to Standard Specification

A corrigendum has been issued to NZS 5202:1979 Incinerators.
This affects the foreword only. It replaces the present incor-
rect reference to the Department of Health Manual on solid
waste disposal in New Zealand with a reference to the Clean
Air Council leaflet on the operation of incinerators which is
available from the Department of Health.

Copies of the corrigendum are available free of charge from
the Standards Association of New Zealand, Wellington Trade
Centre, 15–23 Sturdee Street (Private Bag), Wellington.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of July 1981.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.

(S.A. 114/2/3)

Notice Under the Regulations Act 1936

PURSUANT to the Regulations Act 1936, notice is hereby given of the making of regulations as under:

POSTAGE AND PACKAGING CHARGE: MAIL ORDERS

If two or more copies ordered, the remittance should cover the cash price and the maximum charge for the total value of purchases as follows:

Copies can be bought or ordered by mail from Government Bookshops. Please quote title and serial number. Prices for quantities supplied on application.

Government Bookshops are located at Hannaford Burton Building, Rutland Street (Private Bag, C.P.O.), Auckland 1; Northern Automobile Building, Alexandra Street (P.O. Box 857), Hamilton; Head Office, Mulgrave Street (Private Bag), Wellington 1; Wellington Trade Centre, Cubacade (Private Bag), Wellington 1; Avon House, 130 Oxford Terrace (Private Bag), Christchurch 1; T. and G. Building, Princes Street (P.O. Box 1104), Dunedin.

P. D. HASSELBERG, Government Printer.

Notice by Examiner of Commercial Practices of Consent to a Merger and Takeover Proposal

PURSUANT to section 69 of the Commerce Act 1975, the Examiner of Commercial Practices hereby gives notice of the following merger and takeover proposal to which he has consented.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of July 1981.

R. M. ORAM, Executive Officer, Commerce Division, for Examiner of Commercial Practices.