New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 138

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✨ War Regulations on Wool

Num. 138.

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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918.

War Regulations.—Sale and Purchase of Wool prohibited.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this eighth day of October, 1918.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.

WHEREAS by reason of the exigencies of the present war it is necessary to obtain supplies of wool for the necessary purposes of the war, and to requisition accordingly for the use of His Majesty all wool grown in New Zealand:

And whereas in view of such requisition, and for the purpose of more effectively providing for His Majesty’s necessities in respect of the war, it is expedient to prohibit in manner and to the extent hereinafter appearing the sale of wool otherwise than to the New Zealand Government on behalf of His Majesty:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of that Dominion, and in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the War Regulations Act, 1914, doth hereby revoke the regulations made under the War Regulations Act, 1914, on the tenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, prohibiting the sale and purchase of New Zealand wool, and also the amending regulations made under the said Act on the tenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and doth hereby make the following regulations in lieu thereof under the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

Save as hereinafter provided, it shall not be lawful for any person in New Zealand to purchase or agree or offer to purchase, whether as principal, agent, or otherwise, any wool grown or to be grown in New Zealand, or to be concerned in New Zealand in the making of any such

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🛡️ Prohibition of Sale and Purchase of Wool

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated8 October 1918
KeywordsWar Regulations, Wool, Prohibition, Sale, Purchase
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His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

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