FOR PUBLIC ORDER

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2948, 7 December 1916, Page 6

FOR PUBLIC ORDER

PURPOSE OF THE NEW WAR REGULATIONS. A statement regarding the important War Regulations just gazetted was made by the Attorney-General (tho Hon. A. L. Herdman) to a Dominion reporter yesterday. "The regulations require little planation," said tho Atbrney-Gcneral. "Their.meaning will bo easily comprehended by every man and woman in the country. They amount to another declaration by the Government of New Zealand that it is determined that the people of New Zealand shall be allowed without interruption of any kind from any class or section of tho community to put forth its greatest strength to bring about tho defeat of our onemies. Any person who orally or otherwise publishes any utterance whioh may tend to prevent our proper complement of soldiers leaving Now Zealand for the fighting line, or which may tend to prevent New Zealand pro-, duce which is required by the British Government for the British soldier leaving New Zealand, or which may tend to provoke violence, lawlessness, or disorder, and any person who attempts to enter New Zealand for the, purpose of fomenting strife by disseminating the doctrines of any revolutionary organisation must be regarded as an enemy of Britain and an ally of the German Emperor, aud such a person should suffer condign punishment. Tho present is a time of war—a circumstance that many people appear to overlook, and extraordinary mea*, sures must be taken to meet ostroor*. dinarv situations.

"The news which ha-= come to u<f; from over the sea during the last fow-' days must have convinced everyone that it is the duty of every momW of a Government throughout the Em-\ pire and of every man owing alleeU' ance to the British Crown to put 6elf-, interest to one side, and strive with! all their united power to help to bring victory to our arms.

"XTnited effort and ontluisiasm for our cause moans confusion amongst our enemies and within a reasonable time; but disunion, agitation, disorder, and internal strife are viewed by the Germans with gleeful satisfaction, and perhaps mean an indefinite post-, ponement of victory."