GAZETTE REGULATIONS

Grey River Argus, 22 December 1916, Page 3

GAZETTE REGULATIONS

MEETINGS CONCERNING WAR

NOT WW PERMISSIBLE

(Per Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, December i\

A Gazette issued tonight contains an Order in Council prohibiting the transfer of a British ship, registered in New Zealand, or any share therein to a foreign controlled company. It also prohibits an owner mortgaging a ship or a mortgagee tiaiisieniag mortgage. on such ship to any person unqualiiied to own a British ship, or 10 a foreign controlled company Another Order prohibits the importation into New Zealand of a number of American newspapers and periodicals, including the Hearst papers German papers and the "Cosmospolitan Magazine." An Order in Council under the war regulations, provides as follows : If a Commissioner of Police is satisfied that any place is about to be used or is likely tp be used for holding a meeting or meetings having reference to the war and of a kind injurious to the public safety or the interests of His Majesty in respect of the war the Commissioner may. by notice, prohibit the use of that place for meetings having reference to the war. So long as any such notice remains in force with respect to any place, every meeting held in that place and having reference to the war shall, unless held in pursuance of a written permit is[sued by the Commissioner of Police, ibe an unlawful meeting within the meaning and for the purposes of these regulations. Every perspn who permits a nunlawful meeting to be held in or upon any premises or land owned or occupied by him shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations ,and shall be liable accordingly. I Every person other than '\ constable or a person acting- in aid of the police, who is present at an unlaw ful meeting or who is a party to the holding of such a meeting shall be guilty of an offence against these reg" ulations, and shall be... liable accordingly. "Meeting" means any assembly of mpre than twelve persons.