to surveillance for a period not exceeding in any case ten days from the arrival of the ship. 10. The master shall disinfect or destroy any clothing and bedding and other articles of personal use on board which are likely to retain infection, and shall cleanse and disinfect any part of the ship likely to retain infection; and if the master shall have neglected to do so before the ship arrives in port, the Medical Officer of Health shall direct or cause the same to be disinfected, destroyed, or cleansed, as the case may require. 11. The bilge water shall be pumped out after disinfection, and a wholesome supply of drinking water shall be stored on board. 12. When the Regulations in this Part, so far as they relate to any ship, have been fully complied with, the Medical Officer of Health shall, by an order in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the master, permit the plague signals to be removed, and grant pratique. PART IV.-Suspected Ships. 13. Articles 7, 10, and 11 shall apply to suspected ships in like manner as they apply to infected ships. 14. Every passenger and member of the crew may be subjected to surveillance for a period not exceeding in any case ten days from the date of the arrival of the ship. 15. When the Regulations in this Part, so far as they relate to any ship, have been fully complied with, the Health Officer shall, by an order in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the master, permit the plague signals to be removed, and grant pratique. PART V.-Ships free from Plague. 16. Every ship which arrives from an infected port, or is otherwise likely to be carrying infection, although she is neither an infected nor a suspected ship within the meaning of these Regulations, may, at the discretion of the Medical Officer of Health, be subjected to the measures prescribed in Article 10 (so far as relates to clothing, bedding, and articles of personal use) and Article 11. 17. Every passenger and member of the crew of such a ship as last mentioned may be subjected to surveillance for a period not exceeding ten days from the date on which the ship left the port of departure. 18 When the Regulations in this Part, so far as they relate to any ship, have been fully complied with, the Medical Officer of Health shall, by an order in writing under his hand, to be delivered to the master, permit the plague signals to be removed, and grant pratique. PART VI.-Miscellaneous. 19. The Medical Officer of Health, for the purpose of exercising any of the duties imposed upon him under these Regulations, may medically examine any and every person on board any ship arriving at any port in the Zanzibar Islands. 20. Where a ship is not certified to be suspected or infected, but has passengers on board who are in a filthy or otherwise unwholesome condition, or is overcrowded with passengers, emigrants, or otherwise, the Medical Officer of Health may, if in his opinion it is desirable with a view to checking the introduction or spread of plague, and on his certifying to that effect, order such ship to proceed to the sanitary station or to such place as he may direct, and may detain under observation or surveillance the passengers and crew for such period, not exceeding ten days from the arrival of the ship, as he may direct. 21. The Medical Officer of Health shall in the case of every such ship give directions and take such steps as to cleansing and disinfection as may appear to him to be necessary. 22. The master of any ship or any other person shall answer truly, and, if required, in writing, and on oath, all questions put to him by, and give all such information to, any officer appointed for that purpose by the First Minister of the Zanzibar Government as n ay be necessary for any purposes of these Regulations. 23. Any ship which uses a port in the Zanzibar Islands as a port of call merely may, instead of submitting to these Regulations, at the choice of the master, remain at such anchorage as may be appointed by the Port Officer during its stay in port. Such ship shall only have such communication with the shore as may be authorized by the Medical Officer of Health. 24. Any person on board any ship arriving at a port in the Zanzibar Islands who is ascertained by the Medical Officer of Health to be suffering from any illness which such officer suspects may prove to be plague, may either be detained on board the ship or be taken to some hospital or other suitable place appointed for that purpose by the authority, and detained there for a period not exceeding three days in the case of a ship carrying a medical officer, and not exceeding five days in the case of a ship not so provided, in order that it may be ascertained whether the illness is or is not plague. 25. Where any person is found to be suffering from plague, he shall immediately be, as far as possible, isolated, and shall not be removed from one place to another except by order and under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health, and shall not depart from the place where he is until the Medical Officer of Health certifies that he is free from plague. 26. Nothing in these Regulations shall render liable to detention, disinfection, or destruction any article being part of any mails (other than a parcel mail) conveyed under the authority of the Postal Administration of any Government, or shall prejudicially affect the delivery in due course of any such mail (other than a parcel mail) to the post-office. 27. The introduction into any port of the Zanzibar Islands, as merchandize, of clothing, sacks, and bedding which have been used, or hides which have not been either cured by arsenical preparations, or dry salted, whether the same are imported from any infected port or come from any infected place is prohibited. 28. Merchandize from infected ports shall be disembarked under such precautions, other than disinfection, as the officer appointed by the First Minister may direct, to prevent the introduction of rats, &c., which may be infected. 29. Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the execution of any powers with respect to the prevention of any diseases other than plague. 30. These Regulations may be cited as "The Zanzibar Plague Regulations, 1900." Zanzibar, May 30, 1900. A. ALEXANDER, Acting First Minister and REGULATIONS as to Mines and Minerals, made for the Somaliland Protectorate, under Article 32 of "The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899,"* and allowed by the Secretary of State.-Berbera, February 16, 1900. MINES AND MINERALS. 1.-Exploring Licences. 1. LICENCES to explore for minerals in the Somaliland Protectorate may be issued by the Consul-General. 2. Each licence shall run for one year, but may be renewed for a similar term. A fee of 10 rupees will be charged for each licence or renewal thereof. 3. Export duty at the rates mentioned in Schedule (B) will be *Vol. XCI, page 1114. levied on all minerals found and removed by an explorer, whether he has taken out a licence or not. 4. In the case of precious stones, the discovery of such stones must be reported to the Consul-General within a reasonable time. Neglect to do so will render the explorer liable to the forfeiture of his licence, and of all claim to favourable consideration of any application for a prospecting or mining licence. 5. A licence to explore merely confers on the licensee the right to search for minerals within the area specified in the licence, and subject to the consent of the tribes or occupiers of the land. It conveys no exclusive or preferential rights; but in considering rival claims for a prospecting or mining licence due regard will be had to operations conducted under an exploring licence. 2.-Prospecting Licences. 6. A licence to prospect for minerals or mineral oil shall confer on the licensee the sole right, subject to the conditions contained in the licence, to enter into arrangements with the tribes or occupiers of the land, to mine, quarry, bore, dig, and search for, win, work, and carry away any mineral or mineral oil specified in the licence, and lying or being within, under, or throughout the land specified in the licence. These arrangements will be effected through the Consular officer of the district in which the land is situated, and will be subject to the approval of the Consul-General. They will be reduced to writing, and will be duly recorded. 7. Every application for a prospecting licence must be presented in writing to the Consul-General, and shall contain the following particulars, namely : (a.) The name, residence, and profession of the applicant; (b.) A description as accurate as possible, and illustrated by a rough sketch map, of the situation and area of the land with respect to which the licence is required; and (c.) A specification of the mineral or minerals for which the applicant desires to prospect. 8. On the receipt of such application, the Consul-General shall cause such inquiries as he may consider necessary to be made, and if he finds that there is no objection to the grant of the licence applied for, may grant to the applicant a licence in such form as may be prescribed. 9. A register of applications for prospecting licences shall be kept in the Consul-General's Office, specifying briefly the particulars of each application received. There shall also be recorded in the same office a copy of each licence issued by the Consul-General under these Regulations. 10. The term for which the licence shall be granted shall be one year, or such shorter term as the applicant may desire. The licence may be renewed by the Consul-General for a further term, not exceeding two years, whenever he is satisfied that the licensee has been prevented from completing his search of the land by any cause other than his own default. 11. Every prospecting licence shall contain such conditions as may in any particular case seem necessary; but in all cases the following conditions shall be implied: (1.) No land in the occupation of any tribe or person shall be entered upon without the consent of the occupier, and the licensee shall abide by the terms of the arrangements he enters into with the tribes or occupiers of the land covered by the licence; (2.) The licensee shall pay export duty on all minerals and precious stones removed from the Protectorate at the rates mentioned in the attached Schedule (B); (3.) Such licence cannot be assigned, nor any right or interest thereunder be transferred, without the consent of the Consul-General; (4.) In case of any breach on the part of the licensee, or his employés, of any of the conditions of his licence, or of any clause of the Regulations, hereinafter mentioned, under which the licence is granted, the Consul-General may summarily revoke the licence, and thereupon all rights conferred thereby or enjoyed thereunder shall cease; (5.) Should any question arise regarding the licence, or any matter or thing connected therewith, or the powers of the licensee thereunder, the matter in difference shall be decided by the ConsulGeneral, whose decision shall be final. 12. On or before the determination of his licence, the licensee shall have the right, subject to these Regulations (a.) In the case of mineral oil or minerals, other than precious stones, to a mining licence in accordance with the terms contained in the regulations for mining licences; (b.) In the case of precious stones, to the first offer of such mining licence as the Consul-General may think fit to grant. Such licence may include so much land, whether comprising the whole or a part only of the area for which the prospecting licence was granted, as shall not exceed the area specified with respect to mining licences in the annexed Schedule (A). 3.-Mining Licences. 13. Every application for a mining licence shall be presented to the Consul-General in writing, stating clearly the object in view, |