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loss suffered by a British national owing to being deprived of his property, irrespective of whether it is wholly for the proceeds of liquidation, or for compensation, or partly one or partly the other. No provision has been made in the Treaty of Versailles for the payment of interest on claims arising under Article 297. As, under the provisions of Article 297 (c), claimants are entitled to claim compensation for the damage, or injury inflicted on their property, they may include in their claims a definite amount for the loss of the use of their money or property. Such interest may be calculated to a date six months beyond the date of submission of the claim, to the Clearing Office, and a paragraph should be added claiming such further compensation as the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal may consider reasonable. (v.) Agreement between British and German Governments re Restitution of Property, Rights, and Interests. —On the 31st December, 1920, an agreement was signed between the British and German Governments under which the property, rights, and interests in Germany belonging to British nationals which have been subjected to exceptional war measures, but which have not been completely liquidated, shall be restored to such British nationals immediately upon application being made by , such nationals in accordance with the provisions of Article 297 (a) of the Treaty of Versailles. At the time of writing no information had been received that this agreement had been ratified. The New Zealand Government has notified the Imperial Government that New Zealand is willing to be included in this agreement. (vi.). German Inquiry Office. —An office has been established by the German Government for furnishing information with, regard to the property, rights, and interests in Germany of British nationals. The name and address of this office is as follows : " Treuhander fur das Reindliche Vermogen, Auskunftsabteilung, Berlin S.W., Verlaongerto Hodemannstrasso, 11/12." Inquiries as to whether property requisitioned in territories occupied by Germany during the war still exists in specie should be addressed to the Office de la Commission das Reparations, Wiesbaden, with the request that the necessary information be obtained from the Reichsruecklieferungskommission, Berlin. Persons desiring to know the amount of the proceeds realized from the liquidation of their property, or to obtain any information concerning the administration of their property by administrators or liquidators, should, if they know where the property is, apply to tho Landescentralbehorden of the State where the property is situated.

British nationals residing in New Zealand who desire to obtain the proceeds of their property which has been liquidated in Germany, or compensation therefor, under the Treaty should communicate full particulars of their property to the New Zealand Clearing Office, which will advise them what forms should be completed by them. (vii.) Duties of Controller of the New Zealand Clearing Office. —On receipt of schedules showing the amounts realized by the German Government in regard to property belonging to British subjects in New Zealand which has been realized under the German war legislation, the Public Trustee is required to arrange payment to the person concerned after verifying that such person is entitled to

Place. State. Address. Altenburg Arolson Berlin Sachsen-Altenburg Waldeck and Pyrmont Preussen das Sachsische Staatsministerium. den Herrn Landesdirektor von Waldek und Pyrmont. das Ministerium fur Handel und Gewerbe. das Ministerium fiir Landwirtschaft, Domanen und Forsten. (Agricultural property.) das Braunschweig-Luneburgische Staatsministerium. die Handelskommission des Senats. das Schaumburg-Lippc'sche Ministerium. das Hessiche Staatsministerium. den Staatsrat fiir Anhalt. das Lippe'sche Landesprasidium. das Sachsische Wirtschaftministerium. die Landesregierung des Volksstaates Reuss. das Sachsische Staatsministerium. die Reuss-Pluen'scho Landesregierung. die Deputation fiir Handel, Schiffahrt und Gewerbe. das Badische Ministerium des Innern. die Senatskommission. fiir Reichs und Auswartige Angelogenheiten. das Sachsische Staatsministerium. das Ministerium des Innern. das Mecklonburg-Strelitzsche Ministerium. das Ministerium des Innern. das Schwarzburgischc Ministerium. das Mecklenburg-Schwerinsohe Ministerium des Innern. das Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen'sche Ministerium. die Wiirtembergischc Centralstelle fiir Gewerbe und Handel, das Sachsische Ministerium des Innern. Reichsministerium fiir Wiederaufbau, Willi elmstrasse, 67, Berlin W. ?> * • ,, Braunschweig Bremen Buckeburg .. Darmstadt .. Dessau Detmold Dresden Gera Gotha Greiz Hamburg Karlsruhe Lubeck Braunschweig Bremen Schaumburg-Lippe Hessen Anhalt Lippe-Detmold Sachen Reuss Sachsen-Gotha Reuss-Plauen Hamburg Baden Lubeck Meiningen Miinchen Neustrelitz .. Oldenburg .. Rudolstadt . . Schwerin i/M Sonderhausen Stuttgart Sachsen-Meiningen Bayern and Sachsen-Coburg Mecklenburg-Strelitz Oldenburg Schwarzburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen Wiirtemberg Weimar Berlin Sachsen-Weimar (When not known where property was)