I am most grateful for your telegram 10th February regarding
Smith's Weekly. [1] I shall be happy to arrange for discussion of
any variations in censorship in any way you may suggest and
entirely agree that complete parallel lines should be adopted.

Perhaps the most suitable method of consultation would be by
direct communication between the authorities concerned, but I may
observe firstly that publication of the arrival in New Zealand of
visiting British and Australian battleships and cruisers was with
the express approval of the Naval Authorities here and secondly
that you have apparently been incorrectly informed regarding the
publication of movements of overseas merchant shipping which is
strictly prohibited and in fact not published at all.