FILM HIRE TAX

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1930, Page 5

FILM HIRE TAX

G 0 VERNMENT CONGE ATULATED. (By Telecpnapji— Per Press jAwociation.) :■,;;pIIpiLLINGTON; -. -October. 1. . ||qll,oA-.mg; upon the . reifent controvGovernment ‘ailJ'Tepresenfilm- interest in regard to*||jsimire tax, export* prs - committees of Wellington Chamber\ oi Commerce, recom that ■-•the ’ Chamber pting-Prime Minister, on the firip jstand;|jaken in wgard to - -t-’ -' The report, staged that ..the prompt cessation of. bookings ofAmerican

sound films, preliminary to the finalising of negotiations between Government. and picture, hiierestsf** created an atmosphere among :the general public hat tnere was an attempt by a powerful commercial. organisation to challenge and, undermine the ijiiiithority of the ParlijwteptToT this Bluish dominion! Whether this- impression be right or wrong, and quite npartofrom , influence that sound-films My tern to ~ have upou,the national character, one cannot be unmindful that the film hire tax, qqnsideyiitiohTiy the pe.op 'es representatives in ParliamntT ahd ■ that outside interests are taking a stand that , this taxation is unaccept ible to them, -the... present- stalemate as vary^ iously termed) appears to be an effom to indicate that sound films are threat- ( etned to be denied to New Zealand. In passing this resolution the com- V mittee "wishes to place on record their approval of the stand taken in affirmation by the Legislative. N ; . \ ' The report was adopted. T.