1666
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

Taxes, fees, and
assessments to
continue until
abolished.

377. All taxes, fees, duties, and assessments whatsoever (other
     than duties of Customs and export duties) in force in Samoa at the
     commencement of this Order shall continue to be in force there until
     abolished by Ordinance or Order in Council.

Property of German
Government to vest
in His Majesty.

378. His Majesty the King is hereby declared to be the
     successor in title to all the property and proprietary rights whatsoever
     of the Government of Germany in respect of the Territory of Western
     Samoa, and all such property and rights are hereby vested in His
     Majesty accordingly for the public purposes of the Government of that
     Territory.

Continuance of
corporate bodies.

379. Save so far as may be otherwise provided by any regulation
     or Ordinance, all incorporated companies and other bodies corporate
     existing at the commencement of this Order, and incorporated in Samoa
     under laws theretofore in force in the Territory, shall continue to exist
     with the same constitution and organization as at the commencement
     of this Order.

Appointments.

380. All appointments authorized by this or any other Order may
     be made at any time after the making of the authorizing Order, but
     shall not take effect until the commencement thereof.

Military government
to continue until
commencement of
Order.

381. (1.) Until the commencement of this Order the Military
     Government of Samoa as established and existing during the recent
     war with Germany shall continue to exist, and such Government
     shall be deemed to have at all times existed, with full authority of
     law notwithstanding the termination of the said war, and all the acts
     of that Government and of the officers thereof, whether during or
     after the said war, are hereby ratified and confirmed.

(2.) This clause shall take effect on the passing of this Order.

Debts, liabilities,
and assets of the
Military Administra-
tion of Samoa.

382. (1.) All debts and liabilities incurred by the Crown in
     respect of the administration of Samoa before the commencement of
     this Order and outstanding at the date of such commencement, other
     than debts and liabilities incurred in the maintenance of the New
     Zealand (Samoan) Expeditionary Force, shall be payable out of the
     Samoan Treasury.

(2.) All moneys and other property which at the commencement of
this Order belong to the Crown in respect of the administration of
Samoa, or which thereafter come into the possession of the Crown in
respect of such administration prior to the commencement of this Order,
other than moneys or property held by the Crown in respect of the New
Zealand (Samoan) Expeditionary Force, shall belong to the Crown in
right of the Territory of Samoa, and shall be subject to the provisions of
this Order accordingly.

S C H E D U L E S.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

LIMITS OF THE TERRITORY OF WESTERN SAMOA.

The islands of Upolu and Savaii in the South Pacific Ocean, together with all other
islands adjacent thereto and lying between the 13th and 14th degrees of south latitude
and the 171st and 173rd degrees of longitude west of Greenwich.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

FORM OF DECLARATION.

I, A. B. [Insert place of abode and occupation or description], do solemnly and sincerely
declare [Insert facts]. And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the
same to be true, and by virtue of an Order in Council of the Executive Government
of New Zealand entitled the Samoa Constitution Order, 1920.

A. B.

Declared at
, in Western Samoa, this
day of
, 19
,
before me.

Judge of the High Court of Western Samoa [or Collector
of Customs of Western Samoa, or Medical Officer of
Western Samoa, or Solicitor of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand, or otherwise, as the case may be].