British and Foreign State Papers

6. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to deprive any such proprietor of any action for damages in respect of the importation, sale, hire, possession, or exposure for sale or hire of any such reprints as aforesaid, which he may have by virtue of the provisions of "The Copyright Act, 1873," or any other Law.

7. The Collector of Customs shall cause to be made lists of all books, in respect of which the copyright shall be subsisting in the Colony, or in any State or Colony in South Africa, and as to which the proprietor of the copyright or his agent shall have given the notice in the 4th or 5th preceding section mentioned; and such lists shall lie and be open to the inspection of the public at the customshouse at the several ports of the Colony.

8. The word "only" shall be expunged from section 9 of Act No. 4 of 1888.

9. This Act shall take effect from and after a date to be proclaimed by the Governor, and may be cited for all purposes as "The Copyright Protection and Books Registration Act, 1895."

ACT of the Government of New Zealand, to protect certain

[No. 16.]

Photographs.

[September 24, 1896.]

BE it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. The short title of this Act is "The Photographic Copyright Act, 1896."

2. The protection of the Copyright Law shall, in respect of photographs other than portraits of persons or of groups of persons, or photographs of any subject for the taking of which valuable consideration has been given, apply in all respects as if such photographs had been duly registered and protected under such Law in favour of the person or firm taking and producing such photographs, for a period of five years from the date of the first taking the same, if the word "protected," followed by the name of the person or firm taking such photographs, and the true date of such taking, are made part of the original plate, and clearly appear in each reproduction thereof.

3. Any person publishing any copy of such photograph without the authority of the person or firm protected under this Act shall be liable on conviction to a penalty in respect of each copy so published without authority not exceeding 17.; and all copies so published without authority may be ordered to be destroyed. Pro

ceedings under this section may be by way of summary procedure before any two Justices of the Peace.

4. Any person who shall inscribe on the original plate, or publish on any reproduction thereof, the particulars intended to confer protection under the 2nd section of this Act in respect of any portrait or photograph excepted from the protection conferred by that section, and also any person who shall in any way reproduce or publish the portrait of an individual or individuals, or a photograph for the taking of which valuable consideration has been given, without the authority in writing of the individual or individuals whose portrait or portraits have been taken, or from whom valuable consideration for photographs has been received, shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding 57. for each offence.

ACT of the Government of New Zealand, to further amend the Law regulating the Immigration of Chinese.

[No. 19.] [September 30, 1896.] WHEREAS by an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, and intituled "The Asiatic Restriction Act, 1896," the provisions hereinafter contained were enacted respecting Asiatics; but that Act has been reserved by his Excellency the Governor for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure thereon, and it is expedient in the meantime to bring those provisions into operation respecting Chinese in manner hereinafter appearing:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. The short title of this Act is "The Chinese Immigrants Act Amendment Act, 1896," and it shall form part of and be read together with "The Chinese Immigrants Act, 1881 "* (hereinafter called "the principal Act").

2. Section 5 of the principal Act is hereby amended by substituting the words "one hundred" in lieu of the word "ten."

3. Section 9 of the principal Act is hereby amended by substituting the words "one hundred" in lieu of the word "ten" where that word first occurs therein.

4. Section 4 of "The Chinese Immigrants Act Amendment Act, 1888," is hereby amended by substituting the words "two hundred "in lieu of the words " one hundred tous."

tous

5. This Act shall not apply to any Chinese passenger who shall

* Vol. LXXV, page 425.

+ Vol. LXXXV, page 269.

prove, by statutory declaration or otherwise, to the satisfaction of the Collector of Customs at the port at which such passenger proposes to land, that he had left China or Hong Kong for New Zealand before the 1st day of October, 1896.

6. This Act shall continue in operation until the coming into operation of "The Asiatic Restriction Act, 1896," but no longer.

ACT of the Government of Victoria, to amend “The Aliens Act, 1890."*

[No. 1462.]

[December 24, 1896.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows (that is to say):

1. This Act may be cited as "The Aliens Act, 1896," and shall be construed as one with "The Aliens Act, 1890."

2. The oath verifying a memorial under section 7 of "The Aliens Act, 1890," signed by any person who desires to obtain naturalization, may be taken before some Judge of the Supreme Court, or of a County Court or Court of Mines, or some Police Magistrate or Justice.

3. Section 8 of "The Aliens Act, 1890," shall be read and construed as if the words " or Justice were inserted after the word "magistrate" wherever it occurs.

4. In section 10 of "The Aliens Act, 1890," for the words one pound" there shall be substituted the words "two shillings and sixpence."

5.-(1.) The Governor in Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act for the purpose of carrying out this Act and "The Aliens Act, 1890."

(2.) All such regulations shall be published in the "Government Gazette," and when so published shall have the force of law, and shall be judicially noticed, and shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within fourteen days after the same shall have been made if Parliament be then sitting, and if not then within ten days after the next meeting of Parliament.

6. In section 5 of "The Aliens Act, 1890," after the word “naturalized” there shall be inserted the words "if he has resided continuously within the Australasian Colonies for a period of three

* Vol. LXXXII, page 1075.

years and" Provided that nothing in this section contained shall affect the operation of section 9 of "The Aliens Act, 1890," or affect the discretion of the Governor in Council under the said section.

ACT of the Government of South Australia, to amend the Laws relating to the Naturalization of Aliens.

[No. 616.]

[Assented to, August 22, 1895.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province, in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The Naturalization Act, 1895," and shall be incorporated with "The Aliens Act, 1864."*

2. Section 16 of "The Aliens Act, 1864," and the whole of Act No. 5 of 1872, are hereby repealed.

3. No fee shall hereafter be charged in respect of any proceedings in relation of the naturalization of any alien.

4. The declaration and oath required by section 13 of the principal Act may be taken and subscribed before any Justice of the Peace, and such declaration and oath may be forwarded with the original letters of naturalization and the copy thereof to the Registrar-General, who shall thereupon make the indorsements required by the said section in the same manner as if the declaration and oath had been taken and subscribed before him.

In the name and on behalf of Her Majesty, I hereby assent to this Bill.

S. J. WAY, Lieutenant-Governor.

ACT of the Government of South Australia, to regulate the Sale of Opium, and for other purposes.

[No. 644.]

[Assented to, December 20, 1895.]

* Vol. LXX, page 722.

1. This Act may be cited for all purposes as "The Opium Act,

1895."

2. "Opium" shall mean opium or any preparation thereof.

3. Any person who shall seil, barter, exchange, or give, or permit to be sold, bartered, exchanged, or given, any opium to any aboriginal native of Australia, or half-caste of that race, other than as a medicine, shall be liable to imprisonment for any period not more than twelve months.

4. Any officer of police may, at any time, enter the premises of any person whom he has reasonable cause to suspect of infringing the provisions of this Act, and may apprehend without a warrant any persons found therein whom he has reasonable grounds for believing to be there for an illegal purpose, and may seize and take away any opium found upon such premises which he may have reasonable grounds for believing is intended to be used for an illegal purpose; and, in addition to the penalties prescribed by this Act, all such opium may be confiscated upon the order of any special Magistrate or two Justices.

5. Any person who shall refuse to permit any officer of police to make any search, or who shall wilfully hinder or delay any such search, or who shall obstruct or hinder any officer in the perform. ance of any of his duties under this Act, or the execution of any of the powers by this Act vested in him, shall, for every such offence, be liable to a penalty of not less than 107. nor more than 50%, or to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding three months.

6. Every person who is guilty of a contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, or of any Order in Council or regulation hereunder, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and, being convicted of an offence hereunder or against any Order in Council or regulation made pursuant to this Act, shall forfeit all opium in respect of which any such offence shall have been committed or which is in his control or possession, and where no penalty is expressly provided for such offence shall be liable for a first offence to a penalty of not less than 57. nor more than 207., and for a second or any subsequent offence to a penalty of not less than 107. nor more than 501., or to imprisonment for any period not more than three months, or to both of such penalty and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.

7. All proceedings for the imposition of any penalty provided for by this Act shall be had and taken and may be had and determined in a summary way by any special Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace of the said Province under the provisions of Act No. 6 of 1850, "The Justices Procedure Amendment Act, 1883-84," or of any other Act for the time being in force relating to the duties of Justices of the Peace with respect to summary convictions and

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