STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 300.

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REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914–1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-third day of November, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the War Precautions (Supplementary)

Regulations 1916.

(Statutory Rules 1916 No. 97, as amended by Statutory Rules 1916, Nos. 112, 122, 128, 129, 135, 167, 218, 219, 250, 252, 254, 255, 263, 271, 272, 273, 280, 293, and 298.)

After Regulation 22, the following Regulation is inserted:—

Prohibition of sale of wool or dry sheepskins

“23. No person shall, except in accordance with the permission in writing of the Prime Minister, or in accordance with permission notified by the Prime Minister in the Gazette, sell or offer for sale, or buy or offer to buy, either on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person, any wool or dry sheep-skins.”

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