extensive whaling activities in the area. In 1940, Japan in a note to the 
Government of Chile reserved her rights in the Antarctic but asserted no 
formal claim. By the peace treaty signed with the Allied Powers on 
September 8, 1951, Japan renounced all claim to any right or title to or 
interest in any part of the Antarctic. 
Relevant documents. Excerpt from Chapter II — Territory, Article II 
of the Treaty of Peace, signed September 8, 1951. 
Japan renounces all claim to any right or title to or interest in connection 
with any part of the Antarctic area, whether deriving from the activities of 
Japanese nationals or otherwise. 
NEW ZEALAND 
Area of Claim. 160° E. to 150° W. 
Date of Claim. 1923 
Remarks. The United Kingdom in 1923 assigned administrative au- 
thority over the area between 160° E. and 150° W., known as the Ross 
Dependency, to the Governor General of New Zealand. British claim to 
the area was based on British expeditions to the area. 
Relevant documents. 
COPY 
BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL providing for the Government of the Ross 
Dependency. London, July 30, 1923. 
* * * 
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 30th day of July, 1923. 
PRESENT: THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. 
Lord President 
Lord Chamberlain 
Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare 
Major George Tryon 
WHEREAS by “The British Settlements Act, 1887,” it is, amongst other 
things, enacted that it shall be lawful for His Majesty in Council from time to 
time to establish all such laws and institutions and constitute such Courts and 
officers as may appear to His Majesty in Council to be necessary for the peace, 
order and good government of His Majesty’s subjects and others within any 
British settlement; 
And whereas the coasts of the Ross Sea, with the islands and territories ad- 
jacent thereto, between the 160th degree of East Longitude and the 150th degree 
of West Longitude, which are situated south of the 60th degree of South Lati- 
tude, are a British settlement within the meaning of the said Act; 
And whereas it is expedient that provision should be made for the govern- 
ment thereof: 
Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by the 
said Act, or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice 
of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 
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