318 (4) Eggs in shells; (A) Hominy; (A) Lentil flour and meal; (A) Macaroni ; (A) Mandioca ; (A) Meat, namely bacon, ham and pork; (c) Meat, not otherwise specifically prohibited; (A) Milk, condensed or preserved; (A) Milk powder; (A) Oatmeal and rolled oats; (A) Onions; (A) Pea flour and meal; (A) Peas (except tinned and bottled peas, and peas packed in cardboard boxes or similar receptacles); (A) Prepared foods wholly or partially derived from cereals; (A) Rice and rice flour; (A) Rye, rye flour and meal; (A) Sago and sago flour and meal; (A) Semolina; (A) Spaghetti; (A) Tapioca and tapioca flour; (A) Vegetables, canned; (A) Vegetables, fresh, not otherwise specifically prohibited; (A) Vermicelli; (c) Seeds, canary; (B) Seeds, clover and grass; (B) Seeds for root crops, the following: Carrot ; Kohl Rabi; Mangold; Onion; Swede; Turnip ; (c) Spices and mixtures thereof (except pepper); (c) Sponges, raw and prepared; (A) Thermometers ; (c) Valves, gas, steam and water; (B) Varnishes, oil; (A) Wood pulp; (c) Wood-screws, made of brass, iron or steel; (B) Zirconium minerals. 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 At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of 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 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) Bags, wrappers or sacks not otherwise specifically prohibited (except paper bags) other than any such bags, wrappers or sacks as constitute the coverings of goods to be shipped for exporta"London Gazette," December 19, 1916. † Vol. CVIII, page 39. § Vol. XCII, page 1284. Vol. CVIII, page 48. || Page 192. tion and are allowed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to be shipped as such coverings; (A) Bags, wrappers or sacks make 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; (B) Fibre, China; (A) Fibre, Mauritius; (A) Fibre, Mexican; (A) Fibre, Mexican Istle; (A) Jute piece goods and piece goods mainly com (2.) That the following headings should be added:(c) Bags, wrappers or sacks not otherwise specifically prohibited (except unwoven paper bags) other than 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 ; (B) Bags and sacks made wholly or partly of jute, other than such bags 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; Chemicals, &c., the following: : (A) Strontium compounds, and mixtures containing strontium compounds; (c) Ferrets; (c) Fibre, China; (c) Fibre, Mauritius; (c) Fibre, Mexican; (c) Fibre, Mexican Istle; (B) Jute, piece goods made wholly or partly of; (B) Jute threads; (B) Jute twist; (B) Jute webbing; (A) Jute wrappings (Surat tares) other than such wrappers 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; (B) Jute yarns ; Metals and ores, the following: (B) Tungsten ores (including ferberite, hubnerite, scheelite and wolframite); (c) Wine. 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 PROCLAMATION relating to the Importation of certain Articles into the United Kingdom.-London, December 22, 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 by various Proclamations entitled Prohibition of Import Proclamations the importation of certain goods has been prohibited accordingly: And whereas it is expedient that the importation into the United Kingdom of certain other goods should be prohibited, and the existing prohibition imposed on the importation of certain goods removed: 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: (1.) As from and after the date hereof, subject as hereinafter provided, the importation into the United Kingdom of the following goods is hereby prohibited, viz. :- Automatic machines for the retail sale of any article. Miniature and cadet rifles and carbines. Revolvers and pistols. Provided always, and it is hereby declared, that this prohibition shall not apply to any such goods which are imported under * London Gazette," December 22, 1916. licence given by or on behalf of the Board of Trade, and subject to the provisions and conditions of such licence. (2.) As from and after the date hereof the prohibition imposed by "The Prohibition of Import (No. 10) Proclamation, 1916, "* on the importation of the following goods shall be removed, and the said Proclamation amended accordingly, viz: Cotton hosiery. This Proclamation may be cited as "The Prohibition of Import (No. 13) Proclamation, 1916." Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this 22nd day of December, in the year of our Lord 1916, and in the 7th year of our Reign. God save the King! BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Restrictions on the Exportation of certain goods to the Netherlands.-London, December 22, 1916. At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 22nd day of December, 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,' 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 in the recommendation of the Board of Trade: And whereas by an Order of Council dated the 7th day of October, 1915,** the said Proclamation of the 25th day of * Page 286. 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