7 FEBRUARY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
469

Wellington District and No. 7 Transport Licensing Authority (I. P. Wollerman) gives notice of the receipt of the following applications and will hold a public sitting to hear evidence for or against the granting of them in the Conference Room, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, I.S.A. Building, Church Street, Palmerston North, commencing Thursday, 28 February 1985 at 10.30 a.m.

Applicants must be present or represented. All documents for alteration must be handed in at the sitting.

A7/84/891: Kiritahanga Tamihana (trading as Foxton Taxi Service) Foxton: New Taxicab Service Licence. Two public hire cab authorities. One vehicle authority.

A7/85/18: William Olaf W. Anderson and Simione Vaisevuraki (in partnership), Palmerston North: Transfer Taxicab Service Licence No. 11216 from William Olaf W. Anderson, Palmerston North. One public hire cab authority, Palmerston North.

A7/84/70: Strong Enterprises Ltd., Palmerston North: Solicitors, Fitzherbert Abraham & Co. Palmerston North. New Goods Service Licence for the cartage of scrap metal and plastic throughout the North Island. Special condition: Exempt from section 109 (1) of the Transport Act 1962. Two vehicles.

A7/85/73: Lanwood Industries Ltd., Palmerston North: solicitor, D. C. McKegg, Palmerston North. New Goods Service Licence for the cartage of:

(a) Polystyrene foam blocks between Auckland and Palmerston North.

(b) Laminated insulation panels and associated hardware vanity units and toilet partitions throughout New Zealand.

Special Conditions: Exempt from section 109 (1) of the Transport Act 1962. Four vehicles.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of February 1985.

J. MOIR, Secretary.

Wellington District and No. 7, Transport Licensing Authority.

Transport Licensing Authority Sitting

Pursuant to section 121 of the Transport Act 1962 as amended by the Transport Amendment Act No. 2, 1983, the Wellington District, and No. 7 Transport Licensing Authority (I. P. Wollerman) gives notice of the receipt of the following applications and will hold a public sitting to hear evidence for or against the granting of them in the Conference Room, Fifth Floor, Departmental Building, Chapel Street, Masterton, commencing at 10.30 a.m. Wednesday, 27 February 1985.

Applicants must be present or represented. All documents for alteration must be handed in at the sitting.

A7/84/887: Kevin Wilfred Mygind and Heather Ann Mygind, Masterton. Transfer Taxicab Service Licence No. 11292 from Kevin Wilfred Mygind, Masterton. One public hire cab authority, Masterton.

A7/85/72: Jack Edward Mannering and Ellanoa Ruiha Mannering, Masterton: solicitor, G. W. Watson, Masterton. Transfer Taxicab Service Licence No. 11226 from John Raymond Sime, Masterton. One Public Hire Cab Authority, Masterton Borough.

Dated at Wellington this 1st day of February 1985.

J. MOIR, Secretary.

Wellington District and No. 7, Transport Licensing Authority.

Decision No. 31/84.
Ref. No. Ind. 25/84.

Before 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 following publications: The Pop Up Kama Sutra, published by Aidan Ellis Publishing Ltd., England.

Chairman: Judge W. M. Willis.

Mesdames: H. B. Dick and L. P. Nikera.

Messrs: J. V. B. McLinden and I. W. Malcolm.

Hearing: at Wellington on the 13th day of December 1984.

Appearances: No appearance of importer, Thomas C. Lothian Pty. Ltd. K Wild for Comptroller of Customs.

DECISION

This publication was imported as a sample copy as it was the intention to import commercial quantities. The importer referred the publication to the comptroller who now asks for a classification.

The publication consists of 4 pop up drawings and has 2 pages of text which bear no relation to the pictures. It is a tawdry publication but selling at $14.85 could not be considered cheap. Burton’s Kama Sutra is available in public libraries so that there is no need for this type of book.

This is not the first occasion upon which the Tribunal has been asked to classify publications claiming in one form or another to be the Kama Sutra (decisions 308, 863 and 985). In decision 863 it was said that the Kama Sutra itself is not indecent although it has not been classified by the Tribunal. Burton’s translations of the Kama Sutra and the Perfumed Garden are recognised as classic works. What we are asked to consider on this occasion and have been asked to consider on earlier occasions are imitations. They are not the Kama Sutra nor do they resemble the Kama Sutra in any way. Clearly the purpose is dishonest. This publication is classified as indecent.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of January 1985.

W. M. WILLIS, Chairman.

Decision No. 30/84.
Ref. No. Ind. 24/84.

Before 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 following publications:

Blonde, published by Futura Publications, England.

Brunette, published by Futura Publications, England.

Chairman: Judge W. M. Willis.

Mesdames: H. B. Dick and L. P. Nikera.

Messrs: J. V. B. McLinden and I. W. Malcolm.

Hearing: at Wellington on the 13th day of December 1984.

Appearances: No appearance of importer, Wholesale Book Distributors. K Wild for Comptroller of Customs.

DECISION

These 2 books were part of a commercial shipment imported through Auckland. The Tribunal was not told how they came to be imported but it is assumed that they were referred to avoid forfeiture.

Both books are written anonymously. It was suggested that they were written by the same author who wrote Him, Them, Us, Me and Two which received an age classification. We would doubt this because the style is different and the language less subtle. In many respects they resemble the books we considered in Decision 1083 but it can be said that they are better produced. Nevertheless each publication deals with the sexual exploits of the principal character in a variety of ways. The descriptions are explicit. Neither has any literary or artistic merit, and each is injurious to the public good. Each is classified as unconditionally indecent.

Dated at Wellington this 29th day of January 1985.

W. M. WILLIS, Chairman.

Decision No. 29/84.
Ref. No. Ind. 18/84.

Before 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 following publications:

Anne Summers’ Own Book of Love Positions, published by As(s) Ltd., England.

Marilyn Chambers Sensual Secrets, published by Conegate Ltd., England.

Chairman: Judge W. M. Willis.

Mesdames: H. B. Dick and L. P. Nikera.

Messrs: J. V. B. McLinden and I. W. Malcolm.

Hearing: at Wellington on the 8th day of November 1984.

Appearances: No appearance of importer, T. Hagget. R. A. Simpson for Comptroller of Customs.