marriage was to be solemnized or contracted under circumstances requiring the issue of such a certificate, and as if both such British subjects were resident in England, Scotland, or Ireland, as the case may be.

And whereas by the second section of the said Act it is enacted that His Majesty may, by Order in Council, extend the said Act to any British Protectorate, and on the making of any such Order the said Act shall, subject to the provisions of the Order, have effect as if the Protectorate were part of His Majesty's Dominions :

And whereas His Majesty is satisfied that due provision is made in respect of all the matters referred to in the hereinbefore recited first section of the said Act by the law in force in the British Protectorates hereinafter mentioned:

Now, therefore His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by the above-recited Act in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

The first section of "The Marriage of British Subjects (Facilities) Act, 1915," shall apply to the British Protectorates hereunder mentioned :

The East Africa Protectorate,

The Gambia Protectorate,

The Uganda Protectorate.

And the Right Honourable Andrew Bonar Law, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Southern Rhodesia Order in Council,

1898."

London, July 28, 1916.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day
of July, 1916.

PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Steward.

Mr. Secretary Samuel.
Sir Frederick Ponsonby.

WHEREAS by Article 22 of "The Southern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1898,"t it is provided that the duration of the

Legislative Council, unless sooner dissolved, shall be three years:

And whereas the first session of the Sixth Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia commenced on the 15th day of April, 1914:

And whereas it is expedient (owing to the existence of a State of War) to extend the duration of the said Council from and after the 14th day of April, 1917, as hereinafter provided:

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

1. This Order may be cited as "The Southern Rhodesia (Legislative Council Extension) Order in Council, 1916."

2. Notwithstanding anything in the Southern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1898, or in any Order in Council amending the same, or in any laws for the time being in force in Southern Rhodesia with respect to the election of Members of the Legislative Council or otherwise concerning the Legislative Council, the duration of the Sixth Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia, unless sooner dissolved, is hereby extended from and after the 14th day of April, 1917, until a date (hereinafter called the appointed date) which shall not be later than six months from the termination of the present War.

3. It shall be lawful for the High Commissioner, after consulting the Administrator, by Proclamation at any time after the actual cessation of hostilities to fix the appointed date for the purposes of this Order.

4. This Order shall be published in the "Gazette," and shall thereupon commence and come into operation; and the High Commissioner shall give directions for the publication of this Order at such places, and in such manner, and for such time or times as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto. 5. His Majesty may from time to time revoke, alter, add to, or amend this Order.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

* Vol. LXXXII, page 656.

BRITISH PROCLAMATION prohibiting the Importation of certain Articles into the United Kingdom.London, July 28, 1916.*

GEORGE R.I.

WHEREAS by section 43 of "The Customs Consolidation Act, 1876," it is provided that the importation of arms, ammunition, gunpowder, or any other goods may be prohibited by Proclamation :

And whereas it is expedient that the importation into the United Kingdom of certain goods should be prohibited as hereinafter provided :

Now, therefore, we, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, in pursuance of the said Act and of all other powers enabling us in that behalf, do hereby proclaim, direct and ordain as follows:

As from and after the 7th day of August, 1916, subject as hereinafter provided, the importation into the United Kingdom of the following goods is hereby prohibited, viz. :—

Air guns and rifles

Sporting guns, carbines and rifles.
Oranges.

:

Provided always, and it is hereby declared, that this prohibition shall not apply to any oranges which are the produce of any of our Dominions, Colonies, Possessions or Protectorates, nor to any goods of the kinds of which the importation is prohibited by this Proclamation which are imported under licence given by or on behalf of the Board of Trade, and subject to the provisions and conditions of such licence.

This Proclamation may be cited as the Prohibition of Import (No. 8.) Proclamation, 1916.

Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this 28th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1916, and in the 7th year of our Reign.

God save the King!

* "London Gazette," July 28, 1916.

BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Prohibition of Exports.London, August 15, 1916.*

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 15th day of August,

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: 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 I 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:-
(c.) Black plates for tinning exported in boxes;

(c.) Cork and cork dust and articles wholly manufac-
tured from cork or cork dust or both;

(c.) Feathers and down;

(c.) Fibres, vegetable, not otherwise specifically prohibited, and yarns made therefrom;

* London Gazette," August 15. 1916.

+ Vol. CVIII, page 39.

§ Vol. XCII, page 1284.

Vol. CVIII, page 48. || Page 192.

(A.) Iron and steel plates and sheets (except black plates for tinning exported in boxes, tin plates, terne plates, and lead-coated sheets);

(c.) Railway material, both fixed and rolling stock (except railway waggons and their component parts, steel rails, steel sleepers, steel springs, wheels, axles, and tyres);

(B.) Railway waggons and their component parts (except steel springs, and wheels, axles, and tyres); (c.) Sparking plugs;

(c.) Terne plates and receptacles made from terne plates;

(c.) Tin plates and receptacles made from tin plates. (2.) That the following headings should be added:

(A.) Bearings, ball and roller, and steel balls and rollers suitable for bearings;

(B.) Cadmium, alloys of cadmium and cadmium ore; (c.) Cork and cork dust and articles manufactured from cork or cork dust;

(A.) Cryolite;

(A.) Curry combs ;

(A.) Dandy brushes;

(c.) Feathers and down, except wing and tail feathers of the ostrich;

(c.) Fibres, vegetable, not otherwise specifically prohibited, and cordage, twine, and yarns made therefrom;

(A.) Iron and steel plates and sheets;

(A.) Lead-coated sheets;

(c.) Linoleum;

(A.) Railway carriages, locomotives, and waggons, and their component parts;

(c.) Railway material (except railway carriages, locomotives, and waggons, and their component parts, steel rails and steel sleepers);

(B.) Silicon-spiegel:

(A.) Sparking plugs;

(A.) Terne plates and receptacles made from terne plates;

(A.) Tin plates and receptacles made from tin plates. 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.