New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 107

Page 2471

✨ Prisoners of War Property Regulations



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(d) Out of any moneys received by him as Custodian, to pay and
discharge any debts or liabilities of that prisoner of war, and
to pay such reasonable sums as he considers necessary for
the maintenance of the wife and children (if any) of that
prisoner of war :
(e) Where the moneys received by him are not sufficient to pay all
debts and liabilities of that prisoner of war, to sell any
personal property of that prisoner of war for that purpose :
(f) To manage and carry on, or permit to be carried on, the
business of that prisoner of war as a going concern, and for
that purpose to appoint such agents or servants as he con-
siders necessary, and pay them such remuneration as he
thinks fit :
(g) In the case of a prisoner of war who is no longer in New
Zealand, to sell the whole or any part of the real or personal
property of that prisoner in New Zealand, and to execute in
his name and on his behalf all proper instruments of
assurance :
(h) In the case of an appointment by a prisoner of war himself,
to exercise in respect of the property of the prisoner of war
any other powers which may be expressly conferred upon the
Public Trustee by that prisoner in the instrument of appoint-
ment executed by him.

(5) All powers conferred upon the Custodian by these regulations
may be exercised by him either personally or through such representative
as he may think fit to appoint in that behalf.

(6) All expenses incurred by the Custodian (including such reason-
able charges as he thinks fit to make for his services) in the exercise
of his powers in respect of the property of any prisoner of war shall be
payable out of the moneys received by him as Custodian of that
property.

REGULATION 11.—PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION.

(1) Save with the written consent of the Attorney-General, no
person shall, whether on his own behalf or on the behalf of any other
person, make or be concerned in making any application to the
Supreme Court for probate of the will or of letters of administration
of the estate of any person who on his death was an alien enemy,
wherever resident, or for the resealing in New Zealand of any probate
or letters of administration within the meaning of Part II of the
Administration Act, 1908.

(2) Save with the written consent of the Attorney-General, no
alien enemy, wherever resident, and no person on behalf of an alien
enemy, wherever resident, shall make or be concerned in making
any application to the Supreme Court for probate of the will or for
letters of administration of the estate of any person deceased, or for
the resealing in New Zealand of any probate or letters of administration
within the meaning of Part II of the Administration Act, 1908.

(3) No executor, administrator, or trustee of the estate of any
deceased person shall, without the written consent of the Attorney-
General, distribute or pay any part of the assets or proceeds of that
estate to any beneficiary or creditor who is an alien enemy, wherever
resident, or to any other person on his behalf.

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🏛️ Prisoners of War Property Custodianship (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Prisoners of War, Property, Custodianship, Public Trustee, Attorney-General

⚖️ Probate and Administration Regulations

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Probate, Administration, Alien Enemies, Supreme Court, Attorney-General