Oct. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3119

missioned, or equipped, contrary to the said Act, and is | mentioned vessel beyond the territorial jurisdiction of His
about to be taken beyond the limits of such Dominions, or Majesty.
that a Ship is about to be despatched contrary to the Act,
such Secretary of State or Chief Executive Authority shall Rule 2. If there is now in any such port, roadstead, or
have power to issue a warrant authorizing the seizure and waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of the British
search of such Ship and her detention until she has been Crown any ship of war of either belligerent, such ship of war
shall leave such port, roadstead, or waters within such time
either condemned or released by Process of Law: And not less than twenty-four hours as shall be reasonable, having
whereas certain powers of seizure and detention are conferred regard to all the circumstances and the condition of such ship
by the said Act on certain Local Authorities : as to repairs, provisions, or things necessary for the subsist-
Now, in order that none of Our Subjects may unwarily ence of her crew; and if after the date hereof any ship of
render themselves liable to the Penalties imposed by the war of either belligerent shall enter any such port, roadstead,
said Statute, We do hereby strictly command that no Person or waters, subject to the territorial jurisdiction of the British
or Persons whatsoever do commit any Act, Matter, or Thing Crown, such ship shall depart and put to sea within twenty-
whatsoever contrary to the Provisions of the said Statute, four hours after her entrance into any such port, roadstead,
upon pain of the several Penalties by the said Statute imposed or waters, except in case of stress of weather, or of her
and of Our high Displeasure. requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence
And we do hereby further warn and admonish all Our of her crew, or repairs; in either of which cases the authorities
loving Subjects, and all Persons whatsoever entitled to Our of the port, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), shall
Protection, to observe towards each of the aforesaid Powers, require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expira-
their Subjects, and Territories, and towards all Belligerents tion of such period of twenty-four hours, without permitting
whatsoever with whom We are at Peace, the Duties of her to take in supplies beyond what may be necessary for
Neutrality; and to respect, in all and each of them, the her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have
Exercise of Belligerent Rights. been allowed to remain within British waters for the purpose
And We hereby further warn all Our loving Subjects, and of repair shall continue in any such port, roadstead, or waters
all Persons whatsoever entitled to Our Protection, that if for a longer period than twenty-four hours after her necessary
any of them shall presume, in contempt of this Our Royal repairs shall have been completed. Provided, nevertheless,
Proclamation, to do any acts in derogation of their Duty as that in all cases in which there shall be any vessels (whether
Subjects of a Neutral Power in a War between other Powers, ships of war or merchant ships) of both the said belligerent
or in violation or contravention of the Law of Nations in that parties in the same port, roadstead, or waters within the
behalf, all Persons so offending will rightfully incur and be territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, there shall be an
justly liable to the Penalties denounced by such Law. interval of not less than twenty-four hours between the
And We do hereby give Notice that all Our Subjects and departure therefrom of any such vessel (whether a ship of
Persons entitled to Our Protection who may misconduct war or merchant ship) of the one belligerent, and the sub-
themselves in the Premises will do so at their peril, and of sequent departure therefrom of any ship of war of the other
their own wrong; and that they will in no wise obtain any belligerent; and the time hereby limited for the departure
Protection from Us against such Penalties as aforesaid.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Rules to be observed during present State of War.

Rule 1. During the continuance of the present state of war, all ships of war of either belligerent are prohibited from making use of any port or roadstead in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands, or in any of His Majesty's Colonies or foreign possessions or dependencies, or of any waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of the British Crown, as a station or place of resort for any warlike purpose, or for the purpose of obtaining any facilities for warlike equipment; and no ship of war of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted to leave any such port, roadstead, or waters from which any vessel of the other belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war or a merchant ship) shall have previously departed until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-

Rule 3. No ship of war of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted, while in any such port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, to take in any supplies, except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer named neutral destination, and no coal shall again be supplied to any such ship of war in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.

Rule 4. Armed ships of either belligerent are interdicted from carrying prizes made by them into the ports, harbours, roadsteads, or waters of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, or any of His Majesty's Colonies or possessions abroad.

By Authority: JOHN MACKAY, Government Printer, Wellington.