ENEMY CONCERNS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9721, 25 July 1917, Page 5

ENEMY CONCERNS

PROHIBITION REVOKED POSITION OP THE FIRMS IN JAPAN, The following question was put to the Postmaster-General in tho House of Representatives yesterday by Sir John Findlay:—(l) Why the prohibition against correspondence by letter or telegram with alleged enemy firms carrying on business in Japan has been revoked by notice in the “Gazette” of Juno Ist, 1917 P (2) Whether his attention had been called to the following statement in the “Hawke’s Bay Tribune” of July 4th, 1917: “Replying to a letter sent by tho Anti-Gorman League to the Post-master-General, re correspondence being permitted witii certain alien enemy firms in Japan, as published in the ‘Gazette’ of June Ist, the First^ Assistant Secretary of tho Post Oxnce, Wellington, states that such correspondence is now permitted. The wellknown name of Carlowitz and Company, Japan, is one of the firms in question”? (3) WTiat precautions have been taken and will be taken to prevent information of use to tho enemy reaching them through these alleged enemy firms? ’ Later, in reply, Sir Joseph Ward sad he had made inquiries about tho questions. From information received from the Post Office, intimation has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonics, asking that the Government of tho Dominion remove from tho black list all firms in Japan, and asking the Dominion to adopt a similar policy. The fact that this had been done answered the question. The Now Zealand Government could not "contravene what was the wish of the Home Government.