Mar. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 673

Notice to Imprestees under “The Public Revenues Act, 1891.”

The Treasury,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1905.

EVERY officer holding advances of public money is hereby required to pay to the Public Account, at the nearest branch of the Bank of New Zealand, the unexpended balance of his account on or before Friday, the 31st March proximo, and forthwith to transmit to the Treasury at Wellington the bank receipt for such repayment, together with an account of his expenditure to the same date, as required by clause 4 of the Treasury Regulations.

As respects disbursements which officers may require to make immediately after the close of the financial year, requisitions for the amount required are to be made in such time as to enable them to reach Wellington not later than the 15th March, so that the requisite funds may be placed at the disposal of the officer as soon after the 1st April as possible.

R. J. SEDDON,
Colonial Treasurer.

Despatch.—International Copyright Extension to Kingdom of Sweden.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1905.

THE following despatch, received from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, is published for general information.

J. G. WARD.

(Circular.) Downing Street, 21st December, 1904.

SIR,—With reference to Lord Knutsford’s Circular despatch of the 29th February, 1888, enclosing an Order of Her late Majesty in Council, dated 28th November, 1887, for giving effect to the International Copyright Convention of the 9th September, 1886, and to subsequent Circular despatches of the 15th of March, 1898, the 10th June, 1898, the 24th August, 1899, and the 26th October, 1903, enclosing further Orders in Council relative to the operation of that Convention, I have the honour to transmit to you, for information and publication in the Colony under your Government, copies of an Order of His Majesty in Council, dated the 12th December, 1904, giving effect to the accession of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Convention and to the additional Act of Paris of 1896, as from the 1st of August, 1904.

I have, &c.,
ALFRED LYTTELTON.

The Officer administering the Government of New Zealand.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.
Berne Convention, 1886.

Buckingham Palace, 12th December, 1904.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of December, 1904.

Present:

THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS on the ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six a Convention (hereinafter called the Berne Convention) with respect to the protection to be given by way of copyright to the authors of literary and artistic works was concluded between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the foreign countries following, that is to say :—Belgium, Hayti, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Tunis.

And whereas on the fifth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, the ratifications of the said Convention were duly exchanged between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the aforesaid countries.

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and made under the authority committed to Her late Majesty Queen Victoria by the International Copyright Acts, 1844 to 1886, Her Majesty was pleased to make provision for giving rights of copyright throughout Her Majesty’s dominions to the authors of literary and artistic works first produced in any of the said foreign countries therein referred to as the foreign countries of the Copyright Union) and otherwise giving effect throughout Her Majesty’s dominions to the terms of the said Berne Convention, and an English translation of the said Convention was set out in the first schedule to the said Order in Council.

And whereas since the date of the said Order in Council the foreign countries following, namely, Luxemburg, Monaco, Montenegro, and Norway, have acceded to the said Berne Convention and by Orders in Council dated respectively the tenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, the fifteenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, the sixteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, and the first day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and made under the authority aforesaid, the provisions of the said Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, have been extended to the last-mentioned foreign countries respectively.

And whereas an Additional Act to the said Berne Convention was agreed upon between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the following foreign countries for the purpose of varying the provisions of the said Berne Convention, namely, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Spain, Monaco, Tunis, France, and Montenegro, and the ratifications of the said Additional Act were on the ninth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, exchanged between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the said foreign countries.

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and made under the authority aforesaid, Her late Majesty Queen Victoria was pleased to make provision for varying the hereinbefore recited Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and otherwise giving effect to the said Additional Act throughout Her Majesty’s dominions so far as regards the foreign countries hereinbefore named as parties to the said Additional Act, and an English translation of the said Additional Act is set forth in the schedule to the Order in Council now in recital.

And whereas the Republic of Hayti having duly acceded to the said Additional Act the said Order in Council of the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, was by Order in Council of the nineteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, extended to the said Republic.

And whereas the Empire of Japan and the Kingdom of Denmark and the Faroe Islands having duly acceded to the said Berne Convention and the said Additional Act the said Orders in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, were by Orders in Council dated respectively the eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and the ninth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and three, extended to the said Empire of Japan and to the said Kingdom of Denmark and the Faroe Islands.

And whereas the Principality of Montenegro having duly denounced the said Berne Convention the said Order in Council of the sixteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, was revoked by an Order in Council of the eighth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and the provisions of the said Orders in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, and the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, have ceased to apply to the said Principality of Montenegro.

And whereas the foreign countries following, namely: Luxemburg, Monaco, Norway, Japan and Denmark and the Faroe Islands, together with the foreign countries comprised in the said Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, now constitute the foreign countries of the Copyright Union within the meaning of the said Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.

And whereas it has been intimated to His Majesty’s Government that the Government of Sweden have notified the accession of that country to the said Berne Convention, such accession to take effect from the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and four.

And whereas His Majesty in Council is satisfied that the said Government of Sweden has made such provisions as it appears to His Majesty expedient to require for the protection of authors’ works first produced in His Majesty’s dominions.

Now therefore His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council and by virtue of the authority committed to His Majesty by the International Copyright Acts, 1844 to 1886, doth order and it is hereby ordered as follows :—

1. From and after the commencement of this Order the hereinbefore recited Order in Council of the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, shall extend to the Kingdom of Sweden.

2. This Order shall come into operation as from the first day of August, one thousand nine hundred and four, which date is hereinbefore referred to as the commencement of this Order.

3. And the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury are to give the necessary orders herein accordingly.

A. W. FITZROY.

[Extract from the London Gazette of Tuesday, December 13, 1904.]