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notice, certificate, or document were a notice and such oath were an oath within those sections.

11. In any Act relating to the solemnization of marriages abroad, expressions referring to a British Minister shall be construed to include, and to have always included, a British Chargé d'Affaires, and in this Act the expression "Minister" shall be construed in like manner; and the expression "British Consular officer" shall include a Pro-Consul and an Acting Consular Agent.

12. All marriages solemnized on board one of Her Majesty's vessels on or before the last day of July, 1891, shall be deemed to be as valid as they would have been if "The Marriage Act, 1890," had not passed.

NOTIFICATION of the British Protectorate over Nyasaland. -London, May 14, 1891.*

Foreign Office, May 14, 1891.

IT is hereby notified for public information that, under and by virtue of Agreements with the native Chiefs, and by other lawful means, the territories in Africa, hereinafter referred to as the Nyasaland Districts,† are under the Protectorate of Her Majesty the Queen.

The British Protectorate of the Nyasaland Districts comprises the territories bounded on the east and south by the Portuguese dominions, and to the west by a frontier which, starting on the south from the point where the boundary of the Portuguese dominions is intersected by the boundary of the Conventional Free Trade Zone defined in the Ist Article of the Berlin Act, follows that line northwards to the point where it meets the line of the Geographical Congo Basin, defined in the same Article, and thence follows the latter line to the point where it touches the boundary between the British and German spheres, defined in the second paragraph of the Ist Article of the Agreement of the 1st July, 1890.§

Measures are in course of preparation for the administration of justice and the maintenance of peace and good order in the Nyasaland Districts.

*"London Gazette," May 15, 1891.

+ Now officially known as the British Central Africa Protectorate.

Vol. LXXVI, page 4.

§ Vol. LXXXII, page 35.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, carrying into effect the Extradition Treaty between Great Britain and the Orange Free State of June 20 and 25, 1890.-Windsor, March 20, 1891.

At the Court at Windsor, the 20th day of March, 1891.
PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Duke of Rutland.

Lord Chamberlain.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, it was, amongst other things, enacted that where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that Her Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, the part of Her Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient; and that if, by any law made after the passing of the Act of 1870 by the Legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect, within such possession, the surrender of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Acts in the case of any foreign State, or by any subsequent Order, suspend the operation within any such British possession of the said Acts, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign State, and so long as such law continues in force there and no longer:

And whereas by an Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 1886, and entitled "An Act respecting the Extradition of Fugitive Criminals," provision is made for carrying into effect within the Dominion the surrender of fugitive criminals :

And whereas by an Order of Her Majesty the Queen in Council, dated the 17th day of November, 1888,§ it was directed that the operation of the Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, should be suspended within the Dominion of Canada so long as the provision of

Vol. LX, page 145.

Vol. LXXVII, page 877.

+ Vol. LXIII, page 391.
§ Vol. LXXIX, page 831.

the said Act of the Parliament of Canada of 1886 should continue in force and no longer :

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 20th and 25th days of June, 1890, between Her Majesty and the President of the Orange Free State for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, which Treaty is in the terms following:

[See Vol. LXXXII, page 29.]

And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty were exchanged at Bloemfontein on the 16th day of December, 1890:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to her by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the 6th day of April, 1891, the said Acts shall apply in the case of the Orange Free State, pursuant to the arrangement made by the said Treaty with the President of the Orange Free State.

Provided always, and it is hereby further ordered that the operation of the said Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, shall be suspended within the Dominion of Canada, so far as relates to the Orange Free State and to the said Treaty, and so long as the provisions of the Canadian Act aforesaid of 1886 continue in force, and no longer; and provided also that the operation of the said Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, shall not extend to the South African Colonies and possessions of Her Majesty so far as relates to the Orange Free State and to the said Treaty.

C. L. PEEL.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, for carrying into effect the Protocol between Great Britain and Uruguay of March 20, 1891, respecting the Provisional Arrest of Fugitive Criminals.-Windsor, November 24, 1891.

At the Court at Windsor, the 24th day of November, 1891.

PRESENT THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

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WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870* and 1873†, it was, amongst other things, enacted that, where an arrangement has been

*Vol. LX, page 145.

† Vol. LXIII, page 391.

made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign State; and that Her Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, the part of Her Majesty's dominions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient; and that if, by any law made after the passing of the Act of 1870 by the Legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect within such possession the surrender of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Acts in the case of any foreign State, or by any subsequent Order, suspend the operation within any such British possession of the said Acts, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign State, and so long as such law continues in force there and no longer :

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 26th day of March, 1884, between Her Majesty and the President of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals:

And whereas by an Order of Her Majesty the Queen in Council, dated the 5th day of March, 1885,† it was directed that the Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, should apply in the case of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay:

And whereas by an Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 1886, and entitled "An Act respecting the Extradition of Fugitive Criminals," provision is made for carrying into effect within the Dominion the surrender of fugitive criminals:

And whereas by an Order of Her Majesty the Queen in Council, dated the 17th day of November, 1888,§ it was directed that the operation of the Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, should be suspended within the Dominion of Canada so long as the provision of the said Act of the Parliament of Canada of 1886 should continue in force and no longer :

And whereas a Protocol was concluded on the 20th day of March, 1891, between Her Majesty and the President of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, providing for the extension of the period. stipulated in Article IX of the above-mentioned Treaty of the 26th day of March, 1884, which Protocol is in the terms following:

Vol. LXXV, page 18. Vol. LXXVII, page 877. [1890-91. LXXXIII.]

[See page 22.]

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+ Vol. LXXVI, page 988.
§ Vol. LXXIX, page 831.

And whereas the ratifications of the said Protocol were exchanged at Monte Video on the 17th day of July, 1891:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to her by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the 7th day of December, 1891, the said Acts shall apply in the case of the said Protocol of the 20th day of March, 1891, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as in the case of the said recited Treaty of the 26th day of March, 1884:

Provided always, and it is hereby further ordered that the operation of the said Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, shall be suspended within the Dominion of Canada so far as relates to the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay and to the said Treaty and Protocol, and so long as the provisions of the Canadian Act aforesaid of 1886 continue in force and no longer.

C. L. PEEL.

PROTOCOLE d'un Arrangement entre la Grande-Bretagne et l'Autriche-Hongrie, concernant les Règlements du Conseil Sanitaire, Maritime, et Quarantenaire d'Egypte.-Signé à Londres, le 29 Juillet, 1891.

LE Gouvernement de Sa Majesté la Reine du Royaume-Uni de la Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande, Impératrice des Indes, et le Gouverne. ment de Sa Majesté l'Empereur d'Autriche, Roi de Bohême, et Roi Apostolique de Hongrie, désirant s'entendre sur certaines questions concernant les Règlements du Conseil Sanitaire, Maritime, et Quarantenaire d'Égypte ;

Les Soussignés, dûment autorisés à cet effet, sont convenus de ce qui suit:

Considérant que les réformes projetées dans l'Administration du Conseil Quarantenaire et Maritime d'Alexandrie exigeront une augmentation des ressources financières malgré les réductions des dépenses projetées d'environ £ E. 2,000 par an, il est reconnu nécessaire d'adopter une taxe de £ E. 5 pour chaque bâtiment passant le Canal en quarantaine et de £ E. 1 pour chaque paquebot.

Dans le cas d'insuffisance de ces nouvelles ressources financières du Conseil indiquées ci-dessus, on se propose d'augmenter proportionnellement ces taxes. Il est entendu que les bateaux postaux payeront les mêmes droits que les autres.

Les bâtiments Anglais à destination d'un port du Royaume-Uni

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