(A.) Mahogany ; (A.) Padouk; (A.) Sabicu; (A.) Whitewood. (3.) That on and after the 17th day of July, 1916, the headings" (A.) Bags and sacks made of jute and "(A.) Jute wrappers (Surrat tares)" should be deleted and there be substituted therefor the heading "(A.) Bags, wrappers or sacks made of jute, other than any such bags, wrappers or sacks as constitute the coverings of goods to be shipped for exportation and are allowed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to be shipped as such coverings.' Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation into consideration, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the same be approved. Whereof the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and Excise, the Director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Prohibition of Exports.London, July 4, 1916.* At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 4th day of July, 1916. BY THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL. WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914,"t that any Proclamation or Order in Council made under section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879,' as amended by the Act now in recital, may, whilst a state of war exists, be varied or added to by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade: And whereas it is provided by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," that any Proclamation made under section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900,"§ may, whether the Proclamation was made before or after the passing of the Act now in recital, be varied or added to, whilst a state of war exists, by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade : "London Gazette," July 4, 1916. ↑ Vol. CVIII, page 39. * And whereas by a Proclamation, dated the 10th day of May, 1916, and made under section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879," and section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900, " and section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914," the exportation from the United Kingdom of certain articles to certain or all destinations was prohibited: And whereas by subsequent Orders of Council the said Proclamation was amended and added to in certain particulars : And whereas there was this day read at the Board a recommendation from the Board of Trade to the following effect:: That the Proclamation, dated the 10th day of May, 1916, as amended and added to by subsequent Orders of Council, should be further amended by making the following amendments in and additions to the Schedule to the same : (1.) That the following headings should be deleted ::Provisions and victuals which may be used as food for man, the following: (c.) Meats of all kinds (except poultry and game), not including beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated; (c.) Resins and resinous substances (except such as contain caoutchouc). (2.) That the following headings should be added :- (c.) Feathers and down; (c.) Felspar. : Provisions and victuals which may be used as food for man, the following: (c.) Meat of all kinds, not including beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated; (c.) Poultry and game; (A.) Rennet powder, rennet extract and other preparations of rennet ; (c.) Resins, resinous substances (except such as contain caoutchouc) and articles containing resins and resinous sub stances; (c.) Tobacco. Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation into consideration, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the same be approved. Whereof the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and Excise, the Director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. * Page 192. BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL revoking the Order of Council of November 15, 1915, relative to the Export of Tobacco to the Netherlands.-London, July 4, 1916.* At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 4th day of July, 1916. BY THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE PRIVY COUNCIL. WHEREAS by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on Him by section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900,"t as extended by section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," and section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1915,"§ His Majesty was pleased to issue a Proclamation dated the 25th day of June, 1915,||| declaring that the exportation of the articles mentioned in the second column of the Schedule to that Proclamation is prohibited to the country named in the first column of the said Schedule unless those articles are consigned to the persons referred to in the third column of the said Schedule: And whereas by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," any Proclamation made under section I of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900," may be varied or added to whilst a state of war exists by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade: And whereas by two Orders of Council, dated respectively the 7th day of October, 1915,¶ and the 15th day of November, 1915,* the said Proclamation was varied accordingly : ** And whereas there was this day read at the Board a recommendation from the Board of Trade to the following effect : : That the Order of Council of the 15th day of November, 1915, whereby tobacco was added to the list of excepted articles which are not required to be consigned to the authorised persons referred to in the Schedule to the said Proclamation, should be revoked: Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation into consideration, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the same be approved. Whereof the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and Excise, the Director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. "London Gazette," July 4, 1916. † Vol. XCII, page 1284. Vol. CIX, page 5. ¶ Vol. CIX, page 324. Vol. CVIII, page 48. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL withdrawing the Orders relative to the Declaration of London.London, July 7, 1916.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of July, 1916. PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS by an Order in Council, dated the 20th day of August, 1914, His Majesty was pleased to declare that during the present hostilities the provisions of the Declaration of London should, subject to certain additions and modifications therein specified, be adopted and put in force by His Majesty's Government: And whereas the said Declaration was adopted as aforementioned in common with His Majesty's Allies : And whereas it has been necessary for His Majesty and for His Allies from time to time to issue further enactments modifying the application of the articles of the said Declaration : And whereas Orders in Council for this purpose have been issued by His Majesty on the 29th day of October, 1914,8 the 20th day of October, 1915, and the 30th day of March, 1916.¶ And whereas the issue of these successive Orders in Council may have given rise to some doubt as to the intention of His Majesty, as also as to that of His Allies, to act in strict accordance with the law of nations, and it is therefore expedient to withdraw the said Orders so far as they are now in force : Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that "The Declaration of London Order in Council No. 2, 1914," and all Orders subsequent thereto amending the said Order are hereby withdrawn ; And His Majesty is pleased further to declare, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and it is hereby declared, that it is and always has been His intention, as it is and has been that of His Allies, to exercise their belligerent rights at sea in strict accordance with the law of nations; "London Gazette," July 8, † Vol. CVIII, page 100. $ Vol. CVIII, page 156. 1916. Vol. CIV, page 239. ¶ Page 173. And whereas on account of the changed conditions of commerce and the diversity of practice doubts might arise in certain matters as to the rules which His Majesty and His Allies regard as being in conformity with the law of nations, and it is expedient to deal with such matters specifically; It is hereby ordered that the following provisions shall be observed : (a.) The hostile destination required for the condemnation of contraband articles shall be presumed to exist, until the contrary is shown, if the goods are consigned to or for an enemy authority, or an agent of the enemy State, or to or for a person in territory belonging to or occupied by the enemy, or to or for a person who, during the present hostilities, has forwarded contraband goods to an enemy authority, or an agent of the enemy State, or to or for a person in territory belonging to or occupied by the enemy, or if the goods are consigned "to order," or if the ship's papers do not show who is the real consignee of the goods. (b.) The principle of continuous voyage or ultimate destination shall be applicable both in cases of contraband and of blockade. (c.) A neutral vessel carrying contraband with papers indicating a neutral destination, which, notwithstanding the destination shown on the papers, proceeds to an enemy port, shall be liable to capture and condemnation if she is encountered before the end of her next voyage. (d.) A vessel carrying contraband shall be liable to capture and condemnation if the contraband, reckoned either by value, weight, volume, or freight forms more than half the cargo. And it is hereby further ordered as follows: * (1.) Nothing herein shall be deemed to affect the Order in Council of the 11th March, 1915, for restricting further the commerce of the enemy, or any of His Majesty's Proclamations declaring articles to be contraband of war during the present hostilities. (2.) Nothing herein shall affect the validity of anything done under the Orders in Council hereby withdrawn. (3.) Any cause or proceeding commenced in any Prize Court before the making of this Order may, if the Court thinks just, be heard and decided under the provisions of the Orders hereby withdrawn so far as they were in force at the date when such cause or proceeding was commenced, or would have been applicable in such cause or proceeding if this Order had not been made. This Order may be cited as The Maritime Rights Order in Council, 1916." And the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Lords Commissioners of, the Admiralty, and each of His * Vol. CIX, page 217. |