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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 137

REGULATIONS.

1. THESE regulations shall be read together with and shall be deemed part of the regulations made under the War Regulations Act, 1914, by Order in Council of the 10th day of November, 1914, and published in the New Zealand Gazette on the same day.

2. If the Postmaster-General has at any time reasonable ground to suppose that any person, firm, or company in New Zealand or elsewhere is engaged in any business, undertaking, correspondence, or communications of a nature injurious to the public safety or the effective conduct of the military or naval operations of His Majesty during the present war, the Postmaster-General may, by notice under his hand in the Gazette, order that no postal packet or telegram addressed to or intended for that person, firm, or company shall be forwarded or delivered by the Post Office or transmitted by telegraph.

3. Until such order is in like manner revoked no such postal packet or telegram shall be forwarded, delivered, or transmitted, nor shall any money-order be issued in favour of or paid to such person, firm, or company.

4. While any such order remains in force all postal packets and telegraphic messages received by the Post Office or Telegraph Office for transmission to such person, firm, or company shall be delivered by the Postmaster-General to a military authority.

5. While any such order remains in force no person shall communicate or attempt to communicate by post or telegraph, and whether directly or indirectly through any other person, firm, or company in New Zealand or elsewhere, with the person, firm, or company to whom or to which the order relates, and no person shall act as an intermediary or be otherwise knowingly concerned in any such communication or attempted communication.

6. While any such order remains in force no person shall remit or attempt to remit from New Zealand, whether directly or indirectly, any money to or for the benefit of or on behalf of the person, firm, or company to whom or to which the order relates, or be in any manner knowingly concerned in any such remission or attempted remission.

7. While any such order remains in force no person shall make or offer to make any contract with the person, firm, or company to whom or to which the order relates, or be in any manner knowingly concerned in the making or offering of any such contract.

8. (1.) An alien enemy shall not after the 22nd day of December, 1914, for any purpose assume or use, or purport to assume or use, or continue the assumption or use of any name other than that by which he was originally known at the date of the commencement of the present war with Germany.

(2.) Where an alien enemy carries on or purports or continues to carry on, or is a member of a partnership or firm which carries on or purports or continues to carry on, any trade or business under any name other than that under which the trade or business was carried on at the date of the commencement of the present war with Germany, he shall for the purposes of this regulation be deemed to be using or purporting or continuing to use a name other than that by which he was originally known at the date of the commencement of the present war with Germany.

(3.) Nothing in this regulation shall affect the right of a woman who, after the commencement of the present war with Germany, has married an alien enemy to use the name which she has acquired on her marriage.

(4.) The Minister of Internal Affairs may, if it appears desirable in any particular case, grant an exemption from the provisions of this regulation.

9. (1.) No person shall communicate or attempt to communicate, whether by letter, telegram, or in any other manner whatever, and whether directly or indirectly through any intermediary in New Zealand or elsewhere, with any person, firm, or company being or carrying on business in the territory of any State at war with His Majesty.

(2.) No person shall in any manner act as an intermediary in any such communication or attempted communication; or be in any manner knowingly concerned therein.

(3.) Nothing in this regulation shall apply to enemy territory in the military occupation of His Majesty’s Forces.

(4.) The Minister of Internal Affairs may, if it appears desirable in any particular case, grant an exemption from the provisions of this regulation.

10. (1.) No person shall do any act with intent to evade, obstruct, or interfere with the effective censorship of telegrams, letters, or other postal packets, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere.