WAR REGULATION BILL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 June 1916, Page 7

WAR REGULATION BILL.

CONTROL OF LIQUOR TRADE,

EARLY CLOSING NOT PROVIDED TOR. " SHOUTING " TO BE STOPPED. The War Regulations Bill, introduced into the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, proposes to empower the Governor-in-Council to make by regulations: "Such provisions as, having regard to the exigencies of the present war or the conditions created thereby, he thinks advisable for all or any of the following purposes, namely—"(i.) For the prevention of the sale of intoxicating liquor by any person not being the holder of a license under the Licensing Act, 1908. "(ii.) For the prevention of the sale of intoxicating liquor by the holders of licenses under the last-mentioned Act otherwise than in conformity with the terms of such licenses.

"(iii.) For the regulations of the sale of intoxicating liquor to women. "(iv.) For.the suppression or regulation of the, practice of treating, as hereinafter defined.

"(v.| For the suppression of prostitution, or for the prevention of venereal disease; and '' (vi.) For the 1 maintenance of industries essential for the public welfare. DEFINITION OF " TREATING." 'For the purposes of this Act the term 'treating' includes the act of any person who, directly or indirectly— 7 "(a) Pays, or undertakes or offers to pay; or "(b) Gives, or lends, or offers or un-

dertakes to give or lend, money with which to pay—for any intoxicating liquor sold on licensed premises within the meaning of the Licensing Act, 1908, for consumption on those premises by any person other than the person first mentioned, and also includes any other act that the Governor may by Order-in-Council declare to be treating." ENEMY TRADING. The Bill also proposes to empower the Government to make regulations for the suppression of enemy trade, or for the control of enemy property, and these terms "enemy trade" and "enemy property" are defined as follows;

"Enemy trade" means any trade, business, undertaking or transaction which is carried on or entered into by or for the benefit of or under the control of persons or companies of enemy nationality, descent, origin, residence, connections or associations (whether present or past), or which may be to the advantage of an enemy State or of the subjects or inhabitants thereof, whether during or after the present war. "Enemy property" means property of any kind whatever which belongs or at any time since the commencement of the present war with Germany has belonged to any person or company of enemy nationality, descent, origin, residence, connections or associations (whether present or past), or to an enemy State, or in which any such person, company or State' has or a t any such time has had any interest.

OTHER CLAUSES. The Government is empowered to enable the Public Trustee to net for attorneys, agents, trustees, executors or administrators while out of Xew Zealand. (The Attorney-General stated in the House that difficulties caused by the absenco from New Zealand with the Expeditionary Force of such men had caused much inconvenience). A special clause provides that all war regulations shall be in force in the Cook Islands.

The duration of the principal Act and its amendments, and of all regulations made thereunder, is fixed. They are to remain in force until the end of the war, and until one year thereafter, or for such shorter period thereafter as the Governor may by proclamation made after the end of the war determine.