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Session 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND.

ENEMY PROPERTY IN NEW ZEALAND (THIRD REPORT ON) BY THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AS CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY AND CONTROLLER OF THE NEW ZEALAND CLEARING OFFICE.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

CONTENTS. Paragraphs Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4 Part I. —Realization and Disposal of Enemy Property in New Zealand. Right of Allied and Associated States to retain and liquidate Enemy Property .. .. .. .. 5-8 (i.) Provisions in Treatios of Peace re Private Property, (ii.) Disposal and Crediting of Final Balances, (iii.) Payment of Compensation to Former Enemy Subjects, (iv.) Commonts made by Lord Justice Younger's Committee. Rotention and Liquidation of Enemy Property in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 9-10 (i.) Collection of Enemy Moneys and Realization of Enemy Property under the War Regulations (ii.) Action required by Treaty of Peace Order, 1920. Release of Property of Persons who have acquired the Nationality of an Allied or Associated Power under one of the Principal Treatios of Peace .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11-12 Release of Property hold under the Provisions of the War Regulations belonging to (i) Persons of British, Allied, or Neutral Nationality; (ii) Porsons destitute of Nationality; (iii) Persons who have acquired the Nationality of an Allied or Associated Power .. .. .. .. .. .. 13-15 Grounds upon which Property belonging to Enemy Subjects may be released .. .. .. .. 16-20 (i.) Former Enemy Subjects who have been permitted to remain in New Zealand, (ii.) British-born Wives or Widows of German Subjects readmitted to British Nationality since 10th January, 1920. (iii.) Germans in Necessitous Circumstances. Recommendations regarding order in which properties should be released .. .. .. .. 21-23 (i.) Report of Special Committee appointed by Imperial Board of Trade (ii.) Decisions of Imperial Authorities regarding Proposals of Lord Justice Younger's Committee, (iii.) Action taken in New Zealand. Delivery to the New Zealand Government of Securities held by German Subjects .. .. .. 24 Alions repatriated from New Zealand .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 25-27 (i.) Duties regarding property of Prisoners of War. (ii.) Repatriated Dalmatians, (iii.) Repatriated German and Austrian Subjects. Part II. —Settlement oe Debts between British Nationals Resident in New Zealand and German Nationals Resident in Germany. _ Paragraphs Establishment of New Zealand Clearing Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28-29 London Agent for New Zealand Clearing Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30-31 Total of Claims received for Settlement through Clearing Office . . .. .. .. .. 32 Classification of Claims .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Progress regarding Disposal of Claims .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34-35 Losses incurred through German Vessels seoking Refuge in Neutral Ports on Outbreak of War: Dame Franz v. German Government; Hourcade v. German Government .. .. .. .. .. 36-37 Compensation Claims :I. W. Raymond v. Gorman Government .. .. .. .. .. 38-41 Claims for Inheritances in Germany : Executors of Cathorine Saunders V. German Government .. .. 42-43 Closing-date for Acceptance of Claims under Article 297 of the Treaty of Versailles .. .. .. 44 Claims by New Zealand Nationals still outstanding : Complaints re Delay in Payment of Claims .. .. 45 Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral Tribunal: Procedure in submitting Claims to the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral Tribunal —Claims under Article 297—Claims under Article 296 .. .. .. . . 46-48 Decisions of Mixed Arbitral Tribunals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49-50 (1.) Dissolution of Loan Contract undor Article 299 (a) —Kitzinger v. Dann —Gunn v. Gunz—Public Trustee v. Enders'scho Erbon. (2.) Disposal of Security doposited for Debt —British Clearing Office v. Gorman Clearing Office in re claim by William Brandt, Sons, and Co. against Ludwig and Tillmann. (3.) Liability of Government for Payment of Debts established against its Nationals —Seligman v. Liebermann. (4.) Compensation for British Goods seized by Germany—McLeod, Russell, and Co. v. German Government —Sternberg v. German Government. (5.) Treaty varies Municipal Law —Hardt v. Stern —Fisher v. Biehn.

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