1908.                                                             THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.                                                              [No. 57.

and protectorates except the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Union of South Africa, Newfoundland, India, and the Dominion of New Zealand: And whereas it is expedient that provisions to the like effect as those contained in the Treaty of Peace Order, 1919, should be made in respect of the Dominion of New Zealand: And whereas due notice has been given to the Government of Germany by His Majesty’s Government on behalf of the Dominion of New Zealand of the adoption by that Dominion of the provisions of Article 296 of the Treaty of Peace, relative to enemy debts: And whereas it is expedient to extend to British subjects and companies the privileges conferred by Article 308 of the Treaty upon the subjects of other Allied and Associated Powers in respect of industrial property: And whereas by the War Regulations Amendment Act, 1916, it is enacted that the Governor-General in Council may make such provisions as he thinks advisable with respect to enemy property as defined by that Act: And whereas by the Treaty of Peace the Government of New Zealand is entitled to retain or liquidate all property situated in New Zealand and belonging to German subjects or companies: And whereas it is expedient now to make final provision with respect to such property:

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 of the authority conferred upon him in manner aforesaid, doth hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Treaty of Peace Order, 1920.

2. Part I of this Order is made under the authority of the Treaties of Peace Act, 1919, except clause twenty-five hereof, which is made under the authority of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Amendment Act, 1914.

3. Part II of this Order is made under the authority of the War Regulations Amendment Act, 1916, so far as this Order is within the scope of that Act, and in all other respects Part II of this Order is made under the authority of the Treaties of Peace Act, 1919.

PART I.

4. This Part of this Order shall extend and apply not only to New Zealand, but also to the Cook Islands and the Territory of Western Samoa.

5. In and for the purposes of this Part of this Order—

“New Zealand” includes the Cook Islands and the Territory of Western Samoa:

“Enemy debt” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 2 of the Annex to Section III of Part X of the Treaty, and includes any sum which under the Treaty is to be treated or dealt with in like manner as an enemy debt:

“Clearing Office” means the New Zealand Clearing Office established by this Order.

6. Those provisions of the Treaty which are set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have full force and effect as law in New Zealand, notwithstanding the provisions of any Act to the contrary.

7. For the purposes of this Order and of the said provisions of the Treaty the “nationals” of New Zealand shall consist of all British subjects resident in New Zealand and of all companies and other bodies corporate incorporated in New Zealand, and the “nationals” of Germany shall consist of all subjects of Germany and of all companies and other bodies corporate incorporated in Germany.