orward his conclusions to the Government.

"(3) We have come across cases in which publications have been
advertised to such persons and in such a way as to endeavour to
sell them or attract the public on the basis of their emphasis or
alleged emphasis on sex, horror or violence.

"If a publication--for instance, a medical book--is displayed in a
shop window open at a page of illustrations this would probably be
an offence against the present law even though the book may itself
be unobjectionable. There is however, another type of case which
would not be caught by the law as it stands, but which we think
equally deserves to be prohibited. An example of what we have in
mind is an advertisement which is put out by a mail-order firm and
is obviously designed to 'sell the book on its sex.' This open
appeal to salacious instincts is most objectionable and we can see
no justification for allowing it. Whether or not the publication
itself is indecent, we think the type of advertisement we refer to
should be prohibited by law.

"_Amendments of Principal Act_: Prior to 1954 the Indecent
Publications Act 1910 had stood without alteration for over forty
years, and although its main principles are still sound revision is
badly needed. Indeed, last year's amendment in certain respects
increased rather than decreased the difficulties. In our opinion,
the best solution is to reconsider the legislation as a whole and
to deal with the topic of objectionable publications in a new and
self-contained Act. This would, of course, take some time. We have
notes of many points to raise with the draftsman, but we cite
others of more general significance.

"(1) We consider that parts of the present section 6 are obsolete
and should be repealed. Section 6 enumerates certain classes of
works which are _prima facie_ indecent. Among these are 'any
document or matter which relates or refers, or may reasonably be
supposed to relate or refer, to any disease affecting the
generative organs of either sex, or to any complaint or infirmity
arising from or relating to sexual intercourse, or to the
prevention or removal of irregularities in menstruation'.

"In so far as this part of the section would prevent the
advertising of useless or harmful products, it is unnecessary in
view of the Medical Advertisement