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SCHEDULE.

1. Records and Cases in Appeals to His Majesty in Council shall be printed in the form known as demy quarto (¿.e., 54 ems in length and 42 ems in width).

2. The size of the paper used shall be such that the sheet, when folded and trimmed, will be 11 inches in height and 8 inches in width.

8. The type to be used in the text shall be pica type, but long primer shall be used in printing accounts, tabular matter, and notes.

4. The number of lines in each page of pica type shall be forty-seven or thereabouts, and every tenth line shall be numbered in the margin.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL making provision for the Administration of the Government of Northern Nigeria.London, October 11, 1912.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of October,

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WHEREAS by an Order in Council bearing date the 27th day of December, 1899, and known as "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1899," provision was made for the administration of the Government of the territories of West Africa known as Northern Nigeria;

And whereas by a further Order in Council bearing date the 19th day of March, 1908, and known as "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1908," the designation of the person appointed to administer the Government of the said territories was changed to that of Governor and Commander-in-chief, and fresh provision was made for the administration of the Government in his absence;

And whereas it is expedient to make further arrangements for the administration of the Government of the said territories in the absence of the Governor and Commander-in-chief :

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890," or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the

*Vol. XCI,

page 1140.
Vol. LXXXII, page 656.

+ Page 3.

advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1912."

2. The clause which was substituted by "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1908," for clause 13 of "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1899," is, as from the coming into operation of this Order, hereby revoked, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and "The Northern Nigeria Order in Council, 1899," shall thenceforth be construed and take effect as if instead of the 13th clause thereof the following clause had been inserted therein :

"13.-(1.) Whenever and so often as the Governor and Commander-in-chief is absent from the seat of Government, or is absent in the Colony or Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, or on a passage between any places in the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in the exercise or discharge of any powers or duties conferred or imposed upon him by His Majesty, or, after having obtained leave under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet or through one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is absent from Northern Nigeria and from the said Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria, otherwise than on any such passage as aforesaid, he may continue to exercise and shall be deemed to be capable of exercising all and every the powers vested in him by this Order or any other Order amending the same, or by any instructions from His Majesty; and may by an instrument under the Public Seal of Northern Nigeria appoint any person or persons to be his deputy or deputies within any part or parts of Northern Nigeria during such absence, and in that capacity to exercise, perform, and execute for and on behalf of the Governor and Commander-in-chief during such absence, but no longer, all such powers and authorities by this Order or otherwise vested in the Governor and Commander-in-chief as shall in and by such instrument be specified and limited, but no others. Every such deputy shall conform to and observe all such instructions as the Governor and Commander-in-chief shall from time to time address to him for his guidance: Provided, nevertheless, that by the appointment of a deputy or deputies as aforesaid the power and authority of the Governor and Commander-in-chief shall not be abridged, altered, or in any way affected otherwise than His Majesty may at any time hereafter think proper to direct.

"(2.) Whenever the office of Governor and Commander-inchief is vacant, or if the Governor and Commander-in-chief becomes incapable or is from any cause prevented from acting in the duties of his office, such person or persons as may be appointed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, and in case there shall be no person or persons so appointed by His Majesty, then the senior civil administrative officer for the time being resident in Northern Nigeria and capable of discharging the duties of administration shall during His Majesty's pleasure

administer the Government of Northern Nigeria; and such administrator is hereby commanded to do and execute during His Majesty's pleasure all things that belong to the office of Governor and Commander-in-chief according to the tenour of this Order, and according to His Majesty's instructions and the laws of Northern Nigeria."

3. His Majesty, his heirs and successors, in Council, may at any time revoke, alter, add to, or amend this Order.

4. This Order shall be published in the "Northern Nigeria Gazette," and shall thereupon come into operation.

And the Right Honourable Lewis Harcourt, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions accordingly.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDINANCE declaring the Territory lying to the North and East of the Boundary Line fired by the AngloGerman Agreement of May 14, 1910, and the AngloCongolese Agreement of the same date, as modified by the subsequent Boundary Protocols, to form part of the Uganda Protectorate.-London, April 18, 1913.

WHEREAS it is provided by Article 1 of "The Uganda Order in Council, 1902,"* that if His Majesty was pleased to direct that any territories for the time being under the protection of His Majesty, and other than those previously enumerated in that Article, should form part of the Uganda Protectorate, those territories should, from and after a date fixed by an Order of the Secretary of State, be deemed to be within the limits of the said "Uganda Order in Council, 1902";

And whereas His Majesty has been pleased to direct that all that territory lying to the north and east of a boundary line fixed by the Anglo-German Agreement of the 14th May, 1910,† and the Anglo-Congolese Agreement of the 14th May, 1910, as modified by the Anglo-German Boundary Protocol of the 30th October, 1911,§ and the Anglo-Congolese Boundary Protocol of the 4th May, 1911, which territory formerly lay to the south and west of the Uganda Protectorate and did not form part thereof, shall form part thereof :

Now, therefore, I hereby order that from and after the 1st day of May, 1913, inclusive, the said territory shall be

*Vol. XCV, pago 636.
+ Page 394.

Page 348.

§ Page 397.

|| Page 349,

deemed to be within the limits of the Uganda Order in Council.

Colonial Office, April 18, 1913.

L. HARCOURT,

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State

for the Colonies.

RULE OF COURT under "The Siam Orders in Council, 1906 to 1913,” repealing Rule 286 of "The Siam Rules of Court, 1907."--Bangkok, August 20, 1913.

RULE 286 of "The Siam Rules of Court, 1907,"* is hereby repealed. Bangkok, August 20, 1913.

ARTHUR PEEL,
His Britannic Majesty's Minister.

BRITISH REGULATIONS made by the Board of Trade under Section 40 of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1906" (6 Edr. VII, c. 48), as to Distressed Seamen.-London, January 6, 1914.

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, this 6th day of January,

1914.

Present:

The Right Honourable Sydney C. Buxton, M.P.

Is pursuance of the provisions of section 10 of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1906," the Board of Trade do hereby make the annexed Regulations in substitution for any Regulations relating to distressed seamen heretofore made under the Merchant Shipping Acts, and do hereby direct that these Regulations shall come into effect from the date hereof.

SYDNEY BUXTON.

* Vol. C, page 206.

+ Vol. XCIX, page 34,

Distressed Seamen Regulations.

1. For the purpose of these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires :

(1.) The expression "proper authority" means-

(a.) As respects a place out of His Majesty's dominions, the British Consular officer; or, if there is no such officer in the place, any two British merchants resident at or near the place; or, if there is only one British merchant so resident, that British merchant; and

(b.) As respects a place in a British Possession, the Governor of the Possession, or any person acting under his authority; and

(c.) As regards a place in the United Kingdom, a Superintendent of Mercantile Marine.

(2.) The expression "seamen" includes apprentices to the sea service and every person (except masters and pilots) employed or engaged in any capacity on board any ship.

2. The persons entitled to be dealt with under these Regulations, and who are hereinafter referred to as distressed seamen,

are:

(a.) Any seamen, whether subjects of His Majesty or not, who are found in any place out of the United Kindom, and have been shipwrecked from any British ship or any of His Majesty's ships, or by reason of having been discharged or left behind from any such ship in any place out of the United Kingdom, are in distress in that place; or

(b.) Any seamen, being subjects of His Majesty, who have been engaged by any person, acting either as principal or agent, to serve in a ship belonging to the Government or to a subject or citizen of a foreign couutry, are in distress in any place out of the United Kingdom.

3. If three months have elapsed since a seaman left his last ship before he applies to the proper authority for relief, he shall not be entitled to be dealt with under these Regulations.

4. Stowaways and other persons not on the Articles of a ship are not entitled to relief unless they have been employed or engaged in some capacity on board the ship leaving them behind.

5. When the proper authority is satisfied (by medical certificate or otherwise) that a seaman is fit to work, no further relief should be granted to him if he refuses to accept reasonable employment.

6. In case of shipwreck, the date on which each member of the crew will be entitled to relief may vary according to the time when he ceases to be employed in connection with the wreck.

7. Distressed seamen are to be relieved and maintained upon the most reasonable terms possible, but only until employment can be found for them or arrangements made for their return to a proper return port.

[1914. CVII.]

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