New Zealand Gazette – 1928 – No. 52

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✨ Governor-General's Address to Parliament



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 52]

It is proposed this session to amend the British Nationality and Status of
Aliens (in New Zealand) Act, 1923, by adopting Part II of the British Nationality
and Status of Aliens Act, 1914. This will bring the Dominion of New Zealand
into line with all other countries of the British Empire which have now
adopted Part II of the Imperial Act. The effect of this adoption will be that
any one upon whom British nationality has been conferred in any part of the
British Empire will become a British subject in every part of the Empire, and
consequently any one whom New Zealand admits to the status of British
nationality can claim that status in any other part of the Empire.

The Acts relating to public reserves and domains, rabbit nuisance,
divorce, and auctioneers have been compiled and reconstructed, and these
measures will be put before you for your consideration. Consolidations of
the Acts relating to Magistrates' Courts, education reserves, post and
telegraph, inspection of machinery, noxious weeds, public works, kauri-gum,
orchard and garden diseases have been prepared and will also be submitted
to you.

Under our existing law provision is made for local authorities acquiring
charges on land for payment of various services performed by them. The
existence of these charges has caused difficulty to people dealing with land,
and a measure will be introduced providing for the registration of all such
charges.

The report on mental deficiency and its treatment furnished by the
Inspector-General of Mental Hospitals has been considered, and remedial
legislation will be submitted for your consideration.

In view of the large increase of motor traffic and the number of accidents
which have occurred on the road, it has been considered by my Ministers
desirable that all those who own cars should, at the same time as they pay their
annual registration and license fees, pay an additional sum sufficient to provide
an insurance against what is known as the third-party risk. The details and
working of this proposal will be set out in the Bill which will be duly submitted
to you.

Bills will also be submitted to you dealing with municipal corporations,
companies, property law, police force, state fire insurance, licensing, cinematograph films, land for settlements, New Zealand University, and other matters.

I commend all these matters to your earnest consideration, and pray that
Divine Providence may so guide your deliberations that the result will be for
the good of the Empire and of lasting benefit to the people of this Dominion.

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