ENEMY PROPERTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1919, Page 3

ENEMY PROPERTY.

NEW REGULATIONS. Additional War Regulations dealing with enemy property were published in a Gazette Extraordinary issued Wednesday. It is provided that nothing in the new regulations shall apply to any property which first becomes enemy .property after the termination of the war with Germany, unless that property consists of the proceeds of the sale, realisation, or disposition of property which was enemy property during the 'war. It shall not be lawful for any person, without the consent of the Attorney-General, directly or indirectly to send or transmit any enemy property out of New Zealand, or to deal with enemy property in any manner whatever with intent to reduce such property or the proceeds of the sale, realisation, or disposition thereof into the possession of an enemy, or with intent otherwise to make the same available out of New Zealand by or for the benefit of an enemy. The Public Trustee shall act as the Custodian of Enemy Property under the regulations. On or before September 1, ]<Jl9, it is required that every person who at the date of the regulation holds or has possession,. management, or control of any enemy property shall, by notice in writing, communicate the fact, together with full particulars of such property, to the Custodian of Enemy Property at Wellington. This clause shall not apply to enemy property of which full particulars have been already supplied to the custodian in accordance with the regulations of April 3, 10] G. Every person who for the time being holds or has the possession, Management, or control of any enemy property shall from time to time give to the Custodian of Enemy Property such information with respect thereto as the custodian may require. The regulations define enemy property, and impose further reitrlottons regarding th« i*m«.