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DETAILED SUMMARY. PART I. 1. General Scope of Legislation : — (i.) War Regulations Act, 191 I. (ii.) War Regulations Amendment Act, 1916. (iii.) War Legislation Act, 1917. (iv.) War Regulations Continuance Act, 1920. 2. Control and Liquidation of Enemy Firms : — (i.) Power to appoint the Public Trustee as Controller of an incorporated company. (ii.) Powers and duties of the Public Trustee. (iii.) Supervision of the Continental C. <fe G. Rubber Company (Limited), (iv.) Extension of powers to appoint the Public Trustee as Controller. (v.) Change of policy regarding enemy companies. (vi.) Appointment of Public Trustee as Controller of several enemy firms, (vii.) Winding-up of enemy companies, (viii.) Alien enemies engaged in foreign trade. 3. Control and Disposal of Enemy Goods : — (i.) Enemy goods shipped prior to outbreak of war. (ii.) Imports of alleged enemy origin detained by Collectors of Customs, (iii.) Cargo of s.s. " Wisiuar." (iv.) Sale of enemy goods in bond. (v.) Power of Custodian of Enemy Property to sell enemy goods. (vi.) Disposal of proceeds of enemy goods. I. Registration of Enemy Property in New Zealand. 5. Collection of Enemy Moneys by Custodian of Enemy Property : — (i.) Income due to an alien enemy, (ii.) Money other than income due to an alien enem.y. 6. Sequestration and Disposal of Enemy Shares : — (i.) Sale of enemy shares. (ii.) Power of a company to purchase its own shares which belong to an alien enemy. (iii.) Acquisition of shares by alien enemies prohibited. 7. Grant of Administration of Estates of Deceased Aliens : — (i.) General. (ii.) Definition of " alien enemy." (iii.) Restrictions on right to administer and distribute, (iv.) Public Trustee as administrator of estates of deceased alien enemies. (v.) Distribution of estates of alien enemies. 8. Personal Restrictions on Aliens in New Zealand: — (i.) General, (ii.) Rights of aliens. (iii.) Power to arrest alien enemies, (iv.) General restrictions, (v.) Restrictions on the acquisition of land or interests in land either by purchase or by descent on intestacy. (vi.) Revocation of letters of naturalization, (vii.) Returns of property of alien enemies in New Zealand. 9. Control of Property of Prisoners of War : — (i.) General. (ii.) Public Trustee as Custodian of Property of Prisoners of War. (iii.) Disposal of amounts held by the Custodian of Enemy Property. 10. Registration of Claims against the Enem.y and of British Property in Enemy Territory ' (i.) Action by Internal .4ffairs Department, (ii.) Compulsory registration of claims with the. Public Trustee, (iii.) Total of claims notified, (iv.) Disposal of claims. 11. Registration of Claims against Russia: — (i.) General, (ii.) Registration in New Zealand.