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For the Dominion of New Zealand, His Excellency Sir Claud Russell, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic;

For the Union of South Africa, His Excellency Sir Claud Russell, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic;

For India, His Excellency Sir Claud Russell, his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Republic;

The President of the Portuguese Republic;

His Excellency Commander Fernando Augusto Branco, Minister for Foreign Affairs;

Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows:

Article 1.

Article 3 of the Extradition Treaty of the 17th October, 1892, is hereby cancelled and the following provisions are substituted in lieu thereof:

" The High Contracting Parties shall not in any case or under any pretext be compelled to surrender their own subjects or citizens, whether by birth or by naturalisation, provided that the naturalisation took place previous to the commission of the crime or offence giving rise to the application for extradition."

Article 2.

The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Lisbon as soon as possible.

It shall come into force ten days after its publication in conformity with the forms prescribed by the laws of the High Contracting Parties, and shall have the same force and duration as the Treaty to which it relates.

In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention, and have affixed thereto their seals.

Done in duplicate at Lisbon, the 20th day of January, 1932.

For Great Britain and Northern Ireland—

CLAUD RUSSELL.

For the Commonwealth of Australia—

CLAUD RUSSELL.

For the Dominion of New Zealand—

CLAUD RUSSELL.

For the Union of South Africa—

CLAUD RUSSELL.

For India—

CLAUD RUSSELL.

For Portugal—

FERNANDO AUGUSTO BRANCO.

And whereas the ratifications of the said Convention were exchanged at Lisbon on the 29th day of December, 1932 :

And whereas His Majesty has ratified the said Convention in respect of, and the said Convention thereby extends to, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including for this purpose the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man), and all British Colonies, and also the following Dominions, to wit: The Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, and Newfoundland; and India :

And whereas His Majesty has been advised by His Ministers in the aforementioned Dominions to take the necessary steps to cause the said recited Acts to be applied in the case of Portugal in respect of the aforementioned Dominions in accordance with the said Treaty as modified by the said Convention:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to him by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered as follows:

(1) From and after the 10th day of July, 1933, the Extradition Acts, 1870–1906, shall apply in the case of Portugal, in respect of the above-mentioned parts of His Majesty’s dominions, under and in accordance with the said Treaty of the 17th October, 1892, as modified by the Convention of the 20th January, 1932.

(2) This Order may be cited as the “ Portugal (Extradition) Order in Council, 1933.”

COLIN SMITH.

Sale of Unclaimed Bicycles.

Police Department,

Wellington, 4th August, 1933.

It is hereby notified that a number of unclaimed bicycles in the hands of the police at Christchurch Police Station will, if not claimed before Thursday, the 31st August, 1933, be sold thereafter by public auction.

Particulars as to the time and place of sale may be obtained from the Superintendent of Police at Christchurch.

W. G. WOHLMANN,

Commissioner of Police.

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Prohibition of Issue of Money-orders and Transmission of Postal Correspondence.

THE Postmaster-General of the Dominion of New Zealand having reasonable ground for supposing that the person whose name and address are shown in the Schedule hereunder is engaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery or scheme of chance, it is hereby ordered, under section 32 of the Post and Telegraph Act, 1928, that no money-order in favour of the said person shall be issued and that no postal packet addressed to the said person (either by his own or any fictitious or assumed name) or addressed to the address in the Schedule hereunder without a name, shall be either registered or forwarded by the Post Office of New Zealand.

SCHEDULE.

Fr. Jerome, Post Office, Foynes, Ireland.

Dated at Wellington, this 9th day of August, 1933.

ADAM HAMILTON, Postmaster-General.

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1932.—Notice of Cancellation of Award.

In the matter of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, and its amendments, and in the matter of an industrial dispute between Dixieland, Ltd., Milne and Choyce, Ltd., and other employers, applicants, and the Auckland Performing Musicians’ Industrial Union of Workers, respondent.

WHEREAS the Conciliation Commissioner, by notice under his hand dated the 7th day of August, 1933, has notified the Clerk of Awards that a settlement of the abovementioned dispute has not been arrived at by the Council of Conciliation appointed for the hearing thereof, notice is hereby given that in accordance with section 7 (4) of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Act, 1932, the Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Temuka, Timaru, and Dunedin Performing Musicians’ award dated the 21st November, 1930, and published in Book of Awards, Vol. XXX, page 885, is deemed to be cancelled, and ceases to be in force, in so far as it applies to the Auckland District, on the expiration of one month from the date of the Commissioner’s notification to the Clerk of Awards as aforesaid.

Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of August, 1933.

HENRY E. MOSTON,

Deputy Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,

Wellington, 9th August, 1933.

THE South Otago Friendly Societies’ Hospital Benefit Association, with registered office at Balclutha, is registered as a friendly society under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 9th day of August, 1933.

R. WITHEFORD,

Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Branch of Friendly Society registered.

Friendly Societies Department,

Wellington, 9th August, 1933.

THE Pride of Valley True Blue Lodge, No. 1, with registered office at Dunedin, is registered as a branch of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia Friendly Society, under the Friendly Societies Act, 1909, this 9th day of August, 1933.

R. WITHEFORD,

Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Customs Tariff Commission, 1933.

Auckland, 15th August, 1933.

It is hereby notified for public information that the Customs Tariff Commission, 1933, appointed (inter alia) to inquire into the Customs tariff of New Zealand, will commence its sittings at Dunedin in the Law Courts Building at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 6th September, 1933, for the purpose of hearing evidence from persons desiring to make representations respecting the Customs tariff.

Applications for appointments from persons intending to appear should be addressed to “The Chairman, Customs Tariff Commission, 1933, Dunedin.”

GEO. CRAIG, Chairman.