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3. Objectionable exhibitions of human and other freaks are also publicly shown for gain from time to time. This practice is also undesirable.
4. It is true that it has been laid down that what outrages public decency and is injurious to public morals is a misdemeanour at common law (see the authorities quoted in Roscoe's Criminal Evidence, 12th Edition, at p. 701). Thus it has been held that keeping a booth for the purpose of showing an indecent exhibi- tion which the public were invited to enter on payment, (R. v. Saunders, 1 Q. B. D). 15), and the exhibition by a herbalist of a picture of a man naked to his waist and covered with sores, (R. v. Grey, 4 F. & F. 73), have been held to be indictable offences. It is, however, doubtful whether the common law misdemeanour would cover the case of some objectionable medical advertisements, and this may have been one reason for the passing of the Indecent Advertisement Act, 1889, 52 and 53 Vict. c. 18.
As it is advisable to legislate for the particular case of medical advertisements it has been thought convenient to deal at the same time with indecent publications and exhibitions generally.
J. H. KEMP,
Attorney General.
12th January, 1918.
NOTICES.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 42. It is hereby notified that the following Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction will be held at the Offices of the Public Works Department on Monday, the 4th day of March, 1918, at 3 p.m.
Full Particulars and Conditions may be obtained at this Office.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Measurements. (Approximate)
No.
of
Registry No.
Locality.
Contents
in
Annual Upset
Sale.
N.
S.
E.
W.
sq. ft.
Rent. Price.
feet. feet. feet. fect.
*
1
Garden Lot No. 52.
West of Inland Lot
No. 2232, above Bowen Road.
As per sale plan.
8,000 (about)
18
400
The Purchaser of the Lot will also have to pay the sum of $32 for boundary stones and $30 for the Crown lease.
22nd February, 1918.
W. CHATHAM,
Director of Public Works.