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PAGE Introduction .. .. ... .. ~ _ _ 3 Proceedings .. .. .. .. .. ' " 4. Departmental Report .. .. .. .. [ * j 5 General Observations— Film Production .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 Film Renting . . .. .. .. .. _ _ _ 7 Film Exhibition .. .. .. .. .. .. g Other Interests .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Sub-standard Films .. .. .. .. .. 9 Cinematograph Films Act and Regulations .. * .. .. ..10 Film Industry Board . . .. . . .. .. jq Booking of Films .. .. .. . . .. " j j Non-competitive Buying Arrangements .. .. .. .. 11 Rejection rights .. .. .. .. .. 12 Orders of Reference— No. I.—Monopoly .. .. .. .. . .. 12 No. 2.—Control by New Zealand Nationals .. .. .. .. .. .! 15 No. 3.—Restrictive Licensing .. .. .. .. . _ _ _ .. 16 No. 4.—Sub-standard Films .. .. .. .. .. 18 No. s.—Landlord and Tenant .. .. .. .. . . .. 19 No. 6. —(a) Cinematograph Operators' Licensing Regulations .. .. .. 21 (b) Public Safety : Fire and Panic . . .. .. .. .. .. 21 No. 7.—Film Industry Board .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 No. B.—Supply of Films to Independents .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 No. 9.—Prices of Admission .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 No. 10.—Taxation .. . . .. .. _ _ 26 No. 11.—(a) Type of Films Generally .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 (b) Censorship .. .. .. .. . _ _ .. 27 (c) Children's Films, Children's Clubs, &c. .. .. .. .. 28 No. 12.—Local Production .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 No. 13.—Other Matters : (a) Front-of-house employees ; (6) Confectionery, &c., Stalls .. 29 Thanks .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ 29 Appendix—Memorandum of New Zealand Film Industry, 1934-48 .. .. 30 Schedule I—Theatres Controlled by Kerridge-Odeon .. .. .. .. .. 38 Schedule 2—Theatres Controlled by Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd. .. .. 39 Schedule 3- —Roll of Independent Exhibitors .. .. .. .. .. 40 Schedule 4—The Cinematograph Films (Issue of Exhibitors Licences) Regulations 1937 .. 48 Schedule s—The Cinematograph Films (Issue of Exhibitors Licences) Regulations 1937, Amendment No. 1 . . .. . . .. .. .. 50 Schedule 6—Departmental Letter Approving Formation of Film Industry Board .. 51 Schedule 7—Agreement Setting Up the Film Industry Board .. .. .. 52 Schedule B—Proposal of the Film Industry Board for the revision of the Legislation Relating to the Licensing of Motion-picture Theatres .. .. .. .. 54 Schedule 9—Landlords and Tenants Act, 1927 (England) .. .. .. 55 Schedule 10 —Recommendation of the Film Industry Board for the Regulation of the Renting and Exhibition of Sub-standard Film .. .. .. 56 Schedule 11—New Zealand Standards Institute Draft New Zealand Standard By-law for Fire and Panic Prevention in Theatres .. .. .. .. 57 Schedule 12—Statistics of Cinematograph-theatres .... . . .. 61

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