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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 71

defence or for services auxiliary thereto and the New Zealand Naval Forces shall pass and remain under the control and be at the disposition of the Government of Great Britain for such time as he fixes by such Proclamation: And whereas His Majesty's ship “Philomel” has been acquired under the said Act for Naval defence under the said Act by way of transfer from His Majesty's Navy: And whereas in the opinion of the Governor it is now expedient in the interests of Great Britain that a Proclamation should, in pursuance of the said enactment, be issued in respect of the said ship and in respect of the New Zealand Naval Forces:

Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by section nineteen of the Naval Defence Act, 1913, and of all other powers and authorities enabling me in that behalf, do hereby declare that His Majesty's ship “Philomel” and the whole of the New Zealand Naval Forces shall, on the making of this Proclamation, pass under the control and be at the disposition of the Government of Great Britain, and shall remain under such control and disposition for one calendar month from the date of this Proclamation.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House at Wellington, this third day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

Regulations giving Power to close Telegraph Stations and prohibit Telegraph Messages in Time of War.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this third day of August, 1914.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

WHEREAS by section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910, it is enacted that the Governor may by Order in Council make such regulations as he thinks necessary for the effective regulation, control, or prohibition of telegraphic messages in time of war, or when in the opinion of the Governor war is reasonably to be apprehended:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by that Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations:—

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations the terms “telegraph station” and “telegraphic message” have the same meanings as those attributed to the terms in section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910.

2. In time of war or at any time when in the opinion of the Governor war is reasonably to be apprehended the Governor may, by Warrant under his hand, close any telegraph station, and any such Warrant may be at any time revoked in the same manner.

3. So long as any such Warrant remains in force with respect to any telegraph station it shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or receive any telegraphic message from or at such telegraph station.

4. In time of war or at any time when in the opinion of the Governor war is reasonably to be apprehended the Governor may, by Warrant under his hand, authorize any officer of the Defence Forces or any other person to act during the pleasure of the Governor as a Censor of telegraphic messages either generally or in respect of any specified telegraph station.

5. So long as any such authority remains in force with respect to any telegraph station it shall not be lawful to transmit from that station any telegraphic message until and unless the transmission thereof has been approved by an officer or other person so authorized to act as Censor at that station.

6. So long as any such authority remains in force with respect to any telegraph station it shall not be lawful for any person employed at that station to deliver or disclose to any other person any telegraphic message received at that station until and unless such delivery or disclosure has been approved by an officer or other person so authorized to act as Censor at that station.

7. Every person who transmits, receives, delivers, or discloses any telegraphic message in breach of these regulations, or attempts so to transmit, receive, deliver, or disclose any such message, or is in any manner a party to any such breach of these regulations, shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Deputy Chief Censor for Telegraph Messages appointed.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance of the authority conferred upon me by an Order in Council made on the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in pursuance of section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, being of opinion that war is reasonably to be apprehended, do hereby appoint

Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. S. Moorhouse,
of Wellington, as Deputy Chief Censor for the Dominion of New Zealand, and authorize him to act during my pleasure as a Censor of telegraphic messages in respect of telegraph stations in that Dominion.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Censor of Telegraphic Messages appointed.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance of the authority conferred upon me by an Order in Council made on the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in pursuance of section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, being of opinion that war is reasonably to be apprehended, do hereby authorize and appoint

George Gauld Rose, Esquire,
of Wellington, to act during my pleasure as a Censor of telegraphic messages in respect of the telegraph stations at or near Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Censor of Telegraphic Messages appointed.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

IN pursuance of the authority conferred upon me by an Order in Council made on the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, in pursuance of section two of the Post and Telegraph Amendment Act, 1910, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, Earl of Liverpool, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, being of opinion that war is reasonably to be apprehended, do hereby authorize and appoint

Lieutenant-Colonel W. E. Gudgeon, C.M.G.,
of Auckland, to act during my pleasure as a Censor of telegraphic messages in respect of the telegraph station at Awanui.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.