JUNE 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1883

of the licensee, and in that case the time of service shall be deemed to
mean the time when, in the ordinary course of post, it would have
been delivered to the licensee at that place.

17. The issue of a license under these regulations shall not relieve
    the licensee of any responsibility for any infringement by the licensee
    of any patent for an invention.

18. In cases in which an application for a license is made on
    behalf of an association or corporation, the application shall be signed
    by a principal member of the association or corporation or by some
    responsible official thereof, who shall clearly indicate the name and
    address of the corporation or association on whose behalf the appli-
    cation is made.

19. In cases in which the application is made on behalf of a
    partnership or on behalf of persons in joint ownership of a proposed
    radio station, the particulars required under Regulation 25 hereof shall
    be required in respect of each of the active partners or each of the
    joint owners, and shall be signed by each active partner or joint owner
    respectively.

DECLARATION OF SECRECY.

20. (1.) Every licensee shall execute a declaration of secrecy to
    the effect that he will not divulge to any unauthorized person any
    information whatsoever relating to public correspondence that may
    come to his knowledge; that he will, by every means in his power,
    preserve the secrecy of such information; and that he will adopt all
    reasonable precautions to prevent unauthorized persons becoming
    acquainted therewith.

(2.) In the case of an association, corporation, society, institute,
or similar body, also in the case of a partnership or in respect of
persons in joint ownership of a proposed radio station, all members
having access to the apparatus and not already bound by a declara-
tion executed in accordance with this regulation shall execute such
declaration, and shall ensure that all the conditions of the license,
particularly those relating to secrecy of public correspondence, are
strictly observed.

(3.) No licensee or operator shall commit to writing any public
correspondence that may come to his knowledge while exercising the
powers conferred upon him by the license or while using any apparatus.

DURATION OF LICENSES.

21. Except where otherwise provided in these regulations, every
    license shall be in force from the date of the granting thereof until
    the 31st day of March following, and may be renewed from year to
    year.

FEES FOR LICENSES.

22. (1.) Except where otherwise specified in these regulations, the
    annual license or renewal fee for a receiving-station license shall be
    £1 10s., payable in advance.

(2.) The fee for the first year, or portion thereof, shall accompany
the application. For a period of less than one year the fee shall be
2s. 6d. per month, with a minimum of 7s. 6d.

(3.) In the case of any application for a license that reaches the
Radio Inspector after the 31st December, the fee for the next full
year must be added to the fee for the period then remaining of the
current year ending on the 31st day of March following.

(4.) If, in the case of renewals, payment of the above-mentioned
fee is not made on or before the due date the license shall automatic-
ally lapse.

(5.) The fee for a duplicate copy of a license shall be 5s.

LICENSES FOR RECEIVING STATIONS.

23. Licenses for receiving stations shall, if issued, be in the form
    in the Schedule hereto.

APPLICATIONS.

24. Intending applicants for a license to erect a receiving station
    should in the first instance apply to the Radio Inspector, who will
    furnish any needed advice and supply the forms required.

25. (1.) Every applicant for a license shall furnish, at the time of
    application,—

(i.) On the form prescribed for the purpose in the Schedule hereto—
(a.) Location of station:
(b.) His full name and address:
(c.) Date and place of birth:
(d.) Particulars of British nationality: