11 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
3721

Although acknowledging that the book contained numerous
sexual episodes couched in crude language, Mr Leloir sub-
mited that the book was not without literary and social merit,
and submitted therefore that an age restriction would be
appropriate.

We must say that we can only feel sceptical about the
accuracy of the autobiography. It is difficult to believe that
Lovelace could be acting under duress for the number
of years described by her, especially when consideration is
given to the opportunity she would have had to complain to
the authorities, the press, members of the public, and others.

However, the book is stated to be an autobiography, and
the Tribunal would be slow to rule such a publication indecent.
An autobiography by its very nature is likely to contain
matters of cultural and social interest, which in the years to
come may be valuable to the historian and to the sociologist
(as well as to the ordinary reader). Of course we accept that
an autobiography could be presented in such a context that
it could be declared injurious to the public good, but whether
or not that boundary is crossed is always a question of fact.

Although aspects of this publication cause us concern we
find that the dominant effect of the publication is to present
the reader with an account of certain years of Lovelace's life.
The text, in the circumstances, is relatively restrained in that
although bizarre and perverse sexual behaviour is described,
the narrative does not appear to dwell lasciviously on the
various sexual activities.

Some credit for the absence of lengthy and lurid passages
of sexual description may be due to Mr McGrady's involvement
with the book. The co-author is described in the foreword to
the book as “An award winning reporter and syndicated
columnist for Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. His
citations include the Overseas Press Club Award for the best
interpretative reporting from Vietnam, and the Headliner
Award for consistently outstanding column writing”. Although
we remain sceptical about the truth of the autobiography, we
are prepared to accept that the publication could not simply
be dismissed as a fabrication, on the evidence before the
Tribunal.

The final matter is that we think that Mr Leloir is correct
when he submitted that the publication is not without social
merit. For obvious reasons we think the degree of social merit
that might be attributed to a publication such as this must be
limited.

However, there can be little doubt that Deep Throat shook
the standards of the motion picture industry and became
notorious overnight. Lovelace became a cult figure. In this
book Lovelace described the lead up and background to the
making of Deep Throat, and her distress and concern at her
subsequent exploitation.

Because of the widespread effect of the film and Lovelace's
association with it, we think that this book, in its connection
with a cultural phenomenon, has a quality of what might
perhaps be more accurately described as “social character”
than “social merit”. The former words are used in section 11
(1) (b) of the Act and for the reasons already described we
feel they are applicable to the present publication.

For all the above reasons we are not prepared to preclude
the circulation of Ordeal in New Zealand and we therefore
propose to declare the publication indecent in the hands of
persons under the age of 18.

W. M. WILLIS, District Judge Chairman.

Consent to Raising of Loans by Certain Local Authorities

PURSUANT to the Local Authorities Loans Act 1956, the
undersigned Deputy Secretary to the Treasury, acting under
powers delegated to the Secretary to the Treasury by the
Minister of Finance, hereby consents to the borrowing by the
local authorities, mentioned in the Schedule hereto, of the
whole or any part of the respective amounts specified in that
Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Consented to
$
Bruce County Council:
Rural Housing Loan (No. 2) 1982 .................. 100,000
Bruce Rural Water Supply Loan 1982 ............... 231,000
Christchurch City Council:
Elderly Persons Housing (Wiggins Street/Hard-
wicke Street) Loan 1982 ......................... 99,750

Local Authority and Name of Loan Amount
Consented to
$
Parks and Recreation Departments, Depot
Development Loan 1982 ............................ 1,150,000
Ekatahuna County Council:
Rural Housing Loan 1981 .......................... 50,000
Rural Housing Loan 1982 .......................... 300,000
Franklin County Council:
Rural Housing Loan No. 13, 1982 ................ 75,000
Hawera District Council:
Greenmeadows East Pensioner Flats Loan No.
1, 1982 ......................................... 356,250
Ohakune Borough Council:
Administration and Cultural Building Loan
1982 ............................................ 140,000
Papatoetoe City Council:
South Auckland Crematorium Redemption
Loan No. 32, 1982 .............................. 91,000
Piako County Council:
Te Aroha Abattoir Loan 1982 .................... 1,400,000
Owner Occupier Housing (Te Aroha) Loan
1982 ............................................ 167,000
St Kilda Borough Council:
Culling Park Redevelopment Loan 1982 ........... 90,000
Wairoa County Council:
Bridge Loan 1982 ................................ 100,000
Wanganui City Council:
Sewerage Redemption Loan No. 2, 1982 ........... 54,000
Dated at Wellington this 29th day of October 1982.

C. H. TERRY, Deputy Secretary to the Treasury.

The Standards Act 1965—Standard Specifications Proposed for
Revocation

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned New Zealand
standard specifications have been recommended for revocation
pursuant to the provisions of the Standards Act 1965.

Any person who may be affected by the proposal to revoke
these standard specifications, and who wishes to object to
their revocation, is invited to submit comments to the Standards
Association of New Zealand, Private Bag, Wellington, not later
than 1 December 1982.

Number and Title of Specification

NZS 732:1955 Electrical performance of resistance welding
apparatus.
NZS 963:1963 (BS 693:1960) General requirements for oxy-
acetylene welding of mild steel.
NZS 1180:1968 (BS 1966:1967) Domed ends for tanks and
pressure vessels.
NZS 2132:1966 (BS 3856:1965) Platens for projection weld-
ing machines.
NZS 2133:1966 (BS 3065:1965) The rating of resistance
welding and resistance heating machines.
NZS 2159:1967 (BS 3971:1966) Image quality indicators for
radiography and recommendations for their use.
NZS 2213:— (BS 1500:—) Fusion welded pressure
vessels for general purposes—
Part 3:1968 (BS 1500:Part 3:1965) Aluminium.
NZS 2269:1969 (BS 807:1955) Spot welding electrodes.
NZS 5351:1972 Code of practice for the installation, operation
and maintenance of building service and small industrial
boilers.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of November 1982.

DENYS R. M. PINFOLD,
Director, Standards Association of New Zealand.
(S.A. 114/2/6)

The Standards Act 1965—Endorsed Overseas Standard
Specifications Proposed for Cancellation

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed to cancel the under-
mentioned standard specifications endorsed as suitable for use
in New Zealand.