THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Extradition Treaty with Lithuania.

Police Department,
Wellington, 15th August, 1928.

THE following copies of despatch and enclosures received
from His Majesty's Secretary of State for Dominion
Affairs are published for general information.

F. J. ROLLESTON, Minister of Justice.
(P. 24/1312.)

(G. H. No. 1167/28.)
NEW ZEALAND.
Dominions No. 266.

Downing Street, 21st May, 1928.
SIR,—With reference to my telegram No. 52 of the 8th May,
I have the honour to transmit, for the information of His
Majesty's Government in New Zealand, the accompanying
copies o an extract from the London Gazette of the 15th May,
containing a notice issued by the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs on the 4th May regarding the application to
certain of the Dominions and India of the Anglo-Lithuanian
Extradition Treaty of the 18th May, 1926.

I have, &c.,
L. S. AMERY.
Governor-General, His Excellency General Sir C. Fergusson,
Bart., LL.D., G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.S.O., M.V.O., &c.

EXTRADITION TREATY OF MAY 18TH, 1926, BETWEEN THE

UNITED KINGDOM AND LITHUANIA.

Whereas by the “ Lithuania (Extradition) Order in Council,
1927,” it was provided that from and after the 11th day of
June, 1927, the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, should apply
in the case of the Republic of Lithuania under and in accord-
ance with the Treaty concluded on the 18th day of May, 1926,
between His Majesty and the President of the Republic of
Lithuania:

And whereas it was further provided by the said Order in
Council that the operation of the said Acts should be and
remain suspended within the self-governing Dominions
hereinafter named, that is to say, the Commonwealth of
Australia (including for this purpose Papua and Norfolk
Island), the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South
Africa, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland, and India,
until notification should have been made in the London
Gazette that the Treaty had been made applicable thereto,
and that on such notification being made in respect of any
such Dominion or India the said Acts should apply in such
Dominion or India in the case of the Republic of Lithuania
under and in accordance with the said Treaty as from the
date of the said notification:

Now, therefore, it is hereby notified that the said Treaty
has been made applicable to the Commonwealth of Australia
(including for this purpose Papua and Norfolk Island), the
Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the
Irish Free State, and Newfoundland, and India, as and from
the present date, viz.:—the 4th day of May, 1928.

Austen Chamberlain,
His Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Office, S.W. 1.
4th May, 1928.

Antiques and Works of Art.

Customs Department,
Wellington, 15th August, 1928.

WITH reference to Item 232 of the New Zealand Customs
Tariff the following particulars are published for
general information:—

This item provides for the admission free of duty of the
following articles, viz:—

Antiques and works of art, as may be approved by the
Minister, and on conditions prescribed by him provided
that he is satisfied that such articles were produced or
manufactured at least one hundred years prior to the
date of importation.

The Minister of Customs has approved the admission under
the above-quoted item, subject to the conditions set out
below, of articles coming within the following classes, provided
that such articles are satisfactorily shown to have been pro-
duced or manufactured at least one hundred years prior to
the date of importation into New Zealand:—

Architecture, specimens of (e.g., decorations, panellings,
doorways, fireplaces, and accessories thereof).
Arms and armour.
Books and manuscripts.
Bronzes and works in other metals.
Carvings in wood, ivory, hardstone, and other materials.
Clocks and watches.

Curios.
Enamels.
Engravings, etchings, prints, and kindred works.
Furniture and cabinet work.
Garden ornaments.
Glass and glassware.
Goldsmiths’ and jewellers’ productions.
Lace.
Leather work.
Miniatures.
Modellings in terra cotta, wax, or other materials.
Musical instruments.
Paintings, drawings, and pastels.
Pottery and porcelain.
Relics of all kinds.
Sculpture.

Tapestries, embroideries, needlework, velvets, and other
textiles (not including carpets and rugs), and generally
articles for the adornment of mankind and his dwellings
(excluding carpets and rugs), and objects of educational
and museum interest.

The conditions under which such articles will be so admitted
are as under—

(1) In the case of goods exported from Great Britain the
importer must, when the goods are entered, produce to the
Customs a certificate issued by the British Antique Dealers'
Association in the form in the Schedule hereto.

(2) In the case of goods exported from any other country
a declaration made by the seller or by some other person
(e.g., a responsible representative of a recognized association)
approved by the Minister and verified according to the law
of that country must, when the goods are entered, be pro-
duced to the Customs stating when the articles were pro-
duced or manufactured.

(3) In any case the goods of which free admission is claimed
may be examined by the Customs if this course is considered
necessary to satisfy the proper officer that the goods are
entitled to be entered under the item referred to.

GEO. CRAIG,
Comptroller of Customs.

SCHEDULE.

NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS CERTIFICATE REGARDING ANTIQUES.

Place:
Date: , 19 .

I, [Full name], [Partner, Manager, Secretary, or as the case
may be], of [Name of firm or company] of [Place of business],
do hereby declare that I am the owner [vendor] of the under-
mentioned articles (being antiques); that to the best of my
knowledge and belief each such article was manufactured or
produced at least one hundred years ago; and that the value
of the modern additions or replacements, if any, is as stated
below:—

Signature:

I, [Full name], [Secretary, or as the case may be] of the British
Antique Dealers' Association, being duly authorized to act
on behalf of that Association, hereby certify that to the best
of my knowledge and belief the above-mentioned articles
are at least one hundred years old, and that the value of the
modern additions and replacements, if any, is as stated
above.

This certificate is issued by the British Antique Dealers'
Association and the undersigned by arrangement with the
New Zealand Customs Department in order to facilitate the
passage of the above-mentioned articles through the New
Zealand Customs. It is issued on the conditions that neither
the undersigned nor the Association undertake any liability
of any kind whatsoever to the vendor, owner, or consignee
of the said articles, and that no guarantee whatsoever of
the age and quality or description of the said articles is given
to the vendor, owner, or consignee by the issue hereof, and
that the issue hereof does not guarantee the acceptance of
this certificate by the Customs authorities in New Zealand.

[Seal of the Association.]

Signature:
Date: , 19 .