§ 60. Mr. Dayasked the President of the Board of Trade particulars of the number of cinema exhibitors and/or renters who, during the previous three" years, have failed to comply with the quota provisions of the Cinematograph Films Acts, 1927 and 1938; and the number of these persons who have been prosecuted, and with what results?
| EXHIBITORS' DEFAULTS. | |||||||||
| Year ended 30th September. | Defaults. | Prosecutions. | |||||||
| Part year. | Full year. | Total. | Convictions. | Dismissed under Probation of Offenders Act. | Total. | ||||
| 1936 | … | … | … | 129 | 213 | 342 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 1937 | … | … | … | 140 | 139 | 279 | 3 | — | 3 |
| 1938* | … | … | … | 42 | 30 | 72 | — | — | — |
| * Defaults are normally considered by the Cinematograph Films Council and this consideration is not yet completed for the year ending 30th September, 1938. No prosecutions will be undertaken in any of the cases which have already been under consideration. |
| RENTERS' DEFAULTS. | ||||||
| Year ended 31st March. | Defaults. | Prosecutions. | ||||
| 1936 | … | … | … | … | 12 | None |
| 1937 | … | … | … | … | 10 | " |
| 1938 | … | … | … | … | 10 | " |