TRADING WITH THE ENEMY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2834, 27 July 1916, Page 6

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY

+ 1 — NEW WAR REGULATIONS. In a Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday appear additional regulations of importance issued under the War Regulations Act, 1914. Tho first of these concerns licenses for the importation of goods. - It is deemed to be unlawful for any person to | import or be concerned in the importation of goods from, any other country than the United Kingdom, a British possession, or the United States. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions, every person shall be- deemed to be concerned in- the importation of goods- into Now Zealand from any country who—

(i.) Does any act with intent to proeuro such importation either- by himself or any other person; or _ • '(ii.) Procures, or does any act with intent to procure, from any person resident or carrying on ' businoss in that country, and whether directly or through an agent or intermediate purchaser, and whether'by way of purchase, consignment on sale, or otherwise, goods for importation into New Zealand. The regulations provide that a license to tradd under the foregoing regulations shall bo issued by the Comptroller of Custrfms, who must be satisfied that tho importation of such goods is contrary to tho. public interest. Goods imported iu breach of tho -foregoing regulations shall bo forfeited to His Majesty. -Alicense granted under theso regulations Bliall be no defence to any prosecution for an offenco against any other War Regulations or against the With tire Enemy' Act, 1!U i.

(12) Claitso 19 of tho 'War Regulations of April 3, 1918 (by which it is made unlawful to trade with a company or firm rarryincr in business elsewhere than in the "British Dominions, and having or haring had\ at the commencement of the present war its chief place of business in enemy territory), is hereby amended by adding thereto the following paragraph):—

"(c) For the purposes of this regulation, and without in any manner limiting the generality thereof, a company or firm shall bo deemed to hare or to have had Its chief place of business in enemy territory if that company or firm is or was at the commencement of thepresent war subsidiary to or substantially under the control of or carrying on business in the interests'- of any other company or firm iitcofn"c>ate'd or established ia enemy territory."