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otherwise in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. The Court established by Article 7 of "The China and Japan Order in Council, 1865," shall be styled "Her Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea," and all references in that Order, or in the Orders amending or extending that Order to the Supreme Court for China and Japan, or to the Supreme Court, shall, in so far as the said Orders relate or are applied to China or Corea, be read as references to the Supreme Court for China and Corea.

2. Ali provisions relating to the exercise of Her Majesty's power and jurisdiction in Japan, contained in "The China and Japan Order in Council, 1865," or any Order amending or extending that Order, are hereby repealed, subject to the provisions of the said recited Order in Council of the 7th October, 1899: Provided that where any of those provisions are by the same or any subsequent Order extended or applied to China or Corea, this Article shall not affect such extension and application.

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3. This Order may be cited as The China and Corea (Supreme Court) Order in Council, 1900."

A. W. FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, for bringing into operation the Extradition Treaty with San Marino of October 16, 1899.-Windsor, March 3, 1900.*

At the Court at Windsor, the 3rd day of March, 1900.

PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord Chancellor.

Lord President.

Lord James of Hereford.

WHEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1895, 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

* "London Gazette," April 17, 1900.

operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient;

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 16th day of October, 1899, between Her Majesty and the Captains Regent of the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, which Treaty is in the terms following:

[See Vol. XCI, page 95.]

And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty were exchanged at Rome, on the 5th day of December, 1899:

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 19th day of March, 1900, the said Acts shall apply in the case of San Marino, and of the said Treaty with the Captains Regent of the Republic of San Marino:

Provided always that the operation of the said Acts shall be and remain suspended within the Dominion of Canada so long as an Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 1886, and entitled "An Act respecting the Extradition of Fugitive Criminals," shall continue in force there, and no longer.

A. W. FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, sanctioning the Act of the Legislature of South Australia, fixing the Load-line of Shipping registered in that Colony. - Windsor, May 15,

1900.

At the Court at Windsor, the 15th day of May, 1900. PRESENT THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by section 444 of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," it is provided that where the Legislature of any British possession by any enactment provides for the fixing, marking, and certifying of load-lines on ships registered in that possession, and it appears to Her Majesty the Queen that that enactment is based on the same principles as the provisions of the fifth part of the said "Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," relating to load-lines, and is

* Vol. LXXXVI, page 633.

equally effective for ascertaining and determining the maximum load-lines to which those ships can be safely loaded in salt water, and for giving notice of the load-line to persons interested, Her Majesty in Council may declare that any load-line fixed and marked, and any certificate given, in pursuance of that enactment shall, with respect to ships so registered, have the same effect as if it had been fixed, marked, or given in pursuance of the fifth part of the said "Merchant Shipping Act, 1894;"

And whereas the Legislature of the British possession of South Australia has, by certain enactments, namely, "The Marine Board and Navigation Act Amendment Act, 1894," 57 & 58 Vict., No. 614, and "The Marine Board and Navigation Act Amendment Act, 1897," €0 & 61 Vict., No. 691, provided for the fixing, marking, and certifying of load-lines on ships registered in that possession;

And whereas it appears to Her Majesty the Queen that the said enactments are based on the same principles as the provisions of the fifth part of the said "Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," relating to load-lines, and are equally effective for ascertaining and determining the maximum load-lines to which such ships can be safely loaded in salt water, and for giving notice of the load-line to persons interested:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in her by section 444 of the said "Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," is hereby pleased to declare that any load-line fixed and marked, and any certificate given in pursuance of the provisions of the said Marine Board and Navigation Acts shall, with respect to ships registered in the British possession of South Australia, have the same effect as if such load-line or certificate had been respectively fixed and marked or given in pursuance of the provisions of the fifth part of the said "Merchant Shipping Act, 1894."

A. W. FITZROY,

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, declaring Larnaca to be a Port of Registry.-Windsor, June 29, 1900.

At the Court at Windsor, the 29th day of June, 1900.

PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
Lord President.

Marquess of Londonderry.
Lord Chamberlain.

WHEREAS by the 88th section of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894,"* it is enacted as follows:

"Where, in accordance with The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890,'+ Her Majesty exercises jurisdiction within any port, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty, by Order in Council, to declare that port a port of registry, and by the same or any subsequent Order in Council to declare the description of persons who are to be Registrars of British ships at that port of registry, and to make regulations with respect to the registry of British ships thereat;"

And whereas by Treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, Her Majesty the Queen has jurisdiction in and over Cyprus, and within all the ports thereof, in accordance with the said Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890;

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that it is expedient to declare the port of Larnaca in the Island of Cyprus a port of registry, and to declare the description of persons who shall be Registrars of British ships thereat, and to make regulations with respect to the registry of British ships thereat;

And whereas the provisions of section 1 of "The Rules Publication Act, 1893," have been complied with:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in her in this behalf by the herein before recited Acts, or some or one of them, and by and with the advice of her Privy Council, is pleased to declare and order as follows:

Short Title.

1. This Order may be cited as "The Cyprus Maritime Order in Council, 1900."

* Vol. LXXXVI, page 633.

+ Vol. LXXXII, page 656.

Vol. LXXXV, page 1270.

Larnaca a Port of Registry.

2. The port of Larnaca in the Island of Cyprus shall be a port of registry for British ships.

Registrar; Appointment.

3. The Registrar of British ships at the said port shall be such officer in the public service of the Island of Cyprus as the High Commissioner of Cyprus from time to time appoints, by writing signed by him, and in default of such appointment shall be the Collector of Customs at the said port.

Deputy of Registrar.

4. The High Commissioner of Cyprus may from time to time, in case of the absence or intended absence from Larnaca, or in case of the illness, of the Registrar, appoint, by writing under his hand, a fit person to be the Deputy of the Registrar for the time therein mentioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable at pleasure by the High Commissioner, by writing under his hand.

The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Registrar.

Seal of Registrar.

5. The Registrar shall have and use a seal, bearing such style and device as the High Commissioner shall from time to time direct.

Presumption as to Signature and Seal.

6. Every signature or seal affixed to any instrument, purporting to be the signature or seal, as the case may be, of the Registrar, shall, for all purposes under this Order, without any proof thereof, be presumed to be genuine, and shall be taken as genuine until the contrary is proved.

Powers of Registrar.

7. The Registrar of Shipping at Larnaca shall have the same powers as any Registrar of Shipping appointed under "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," and for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the said Act and of this Order the said Registrar shall have the same powers as, by the said Act, are conferred, for the

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