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British India (Bombay). — In Bombay there are precise regulations governing the construction of cinemas, the hygienic arrangements, the precautions to be taken against fire both during and after the actual construction.
These regulations appear to be adhered to. Impartial inspection verifies this.
As regards visibility there are no regulations other than that which insists that the first row of seats should not be' less than fifteen feet from the screen. Films however would benefit from better maintenance. Certain images are often blurred on the screen owing to the fact that the oil with which films are coated for preservation purposes has not been properly removed by the operators. The repeated projection of a single copy produces damage Very visible on the screen. These faults are not found in good cinemas where new films are employed but they are both frequently found in the lower class halls. Most of the damaged films shown in India are imported for it is obviously difficult to obtain a large number of copies.
Following the discussion on the subject of cinemas which was first on the agenda of the conference, the following resolution was adopted:
The Conference approves the decisions taken by certain government relating to non-inflammable and incombustible films, and appeals to the manufacturers of these films to continue further to perfect them.
It asks the National Councils to help to propagate the use of these films as quickly and as widely as possible; to see that numerous wide exits are prodded, to allow halls to be emptied rapidly; to see that the minimum of cubic air-space is observed; that worn films are rejected, that children are not admitted to the front rows near the screen, {these being particularly injurious to the eye-sight): and that the lighting is sufficient for the proper supervision of children during the performances.
It asks the intervention of National Councils to regulate at the earliest opportunity the employment of children and young persons in the studios and to see that the life and health of the actors are not unnecessarily endangered.