COMMANDEERING SHIPS
REGULATIONS GAZETTED.
Additional War Regulations are gazetted relating to the- commandeering of ships for use as transports. Following is the text of the regulations:— t The Minister of Defence may requisition for use as a transport any British ship being in any port in New Zealand, whether registered in New .Zealand or elsewhere, and every 6uch requisition shall take effect upon notice of requisition being given as hereinafter provided. Every such notice of requisition shall be signed by tho Minister of Defence, and shall be addressed to the owner, charterer, agent, or master of the ship, and shall be either delivered to the person to whom it is so addressed or left at hie place of business or upon the ship. On the taking effect of any 'such notice of requisition it shall be lawful -for the Minister. of Defence to take possession of the ship on behalf of the Crown, and to retain, such possession for such period as lie thinks necessary in tho public interest, and to use the ship as a transport for the carriage of troops, horses, stores, and oargo, and for all such other purposes a 6 he thinks necessary in respect of the military and naval operations of His Majesty, the effective conduct of the present warj and the public safety.
No person shall in any manner obstruct the Minister of Defence in the exercise by him of the powers and authorities conferred by these regulations.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2673, 20 January 1916, Page 6
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244COMMANDEERING SHIPS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2673, 20 January 1916, Page 6
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