Unnatural offence;

Rape;

Causing miscarriage; exposure and abandonment of child under 12 years; concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body;

Abduction;

Kidnapping;

Causing hurt or grievous hurt; using criminal force;

Bigamy, if marriage is void by reason of its taking place during life-time of husband or wife;

Housebreaking;

Mischief by fire; mischief to railway, irrigation works, public property, telegraphs and telephones, lighthouse, seamark, landmark or vessel; Robbery;

Extortion or attempt to commit extortion;

Piracy by law of nations;

Sinking or destroying a vessel at sea, or attempting or conspiring to do so;

Assault on board a ship on the high seas with intent to destroy life or to eause grievous hurt;

Revolt or conspiracy to revolt by two or more persons on board a ship on the high seas against the authority of the master;

Buying or disposing of any person as a slave or habitually dealing in slaves;

Buying, selling, or importing a minor for the purpose of prostitution; Wrongful confinement;

Giving, fabricating, or using false evidence; fraudulent cancellation or destruction of a will or valuable document;

Dishonestly receiving stolen property;

Any malicious act done with intent to endanger the safety of any person in a railway train;

Any other offence added from time to time to this Schedule in manner provided by section 3;

Abetment of any offence mentioned above;

Harbouring or screening any person guilty of, or charged with any offence mentioned above;

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Attempting to commit any offence mentioned above.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Form of Order of British Adviser to the Magistrate.

a Magistrate of the First Class.

Whereas, in pursuance of an arrangement between His Britannic Majesty the operation whereof has been extended to Kelantan

and
as referred to in an Order in Council dated the
a requisition has been made to me by
Representative of

late of

of

19

day of

Diplomatic

for the surrender of

accused (or convicted) of the commission of the crime within the jurisdiction of

:

Now I hereby, by this my Order under my hand and seal, signify to you that such requisition has been made, and require you to issue your warrant for the apprehension of such fugitive, provided that the conditions of "The Extradition Enactment, 1916," relating to the issue of such warrant are, in your judgment, complied with.

Given under the hand and seal of the undersigned, this
19
"

day of

British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan.

Form of Warrant of Apprehension by Order of the British Adviser.

To the Chief Police Officer

Kelantan.

Whereas the British Adviser

and all other police officers of

by order under his hand

and seal, has signified to me that requisition has been duly made to him for the surrender of

late of

accused (or convicted) within the jurisdiction

This is therefore to command you forthwith to apprehend the said pursuant to "The Extradition Enactment, 1916," wherever he may be found in Kelantan, and to bring him before me or some other Magistrate in the First Class in this State, to show cause why he should not be surrendered in pursuance of the said Enactment, for which this shall be your

Form of Warrant of Apprehension without Order of the British Adviser. and all other police officers of

To the Chief Police Officer

Kelantan.

Whereas it has been shown to the undersigned, a Magistrate of the First Class, that late of is accused (or conwithin the

Victed) of the commission of the crime of jurisdiction of

:

This is therefore to command you forthwith to apprehend the said pursuant to "The Extradition Enactment, 1916," wherever he may be found in Kelantan, and to bring him before me or some other Magistrate of the First Class in this State, to be dealt with according to law, for which this shall be your warrant. Given under my hand and seal at

this

,

day of

Magistrate of the First Class.

Form of Warrant of Committal.

police officer, and to the officer in charge of the prison

day of

is brought before me, a Magistrate of the First Class, to show cause why he should not be surrendered in pursuance of "The Extradition Enactment, 1916," on the ground of his being accused (or convicted) of the commission of the crime of within the jurisdiction of And whereas no sufficient cause has been shown to me why he should not be surrendered in pursuance of the said Enactment

This is therefore to command you, the said police officer, forthwith to convey and deliver the said

charge of the prison at

prison, to receive the said

into the custody of the officer in and you, the said officer in charge of the into your custody and him there safely

to keep until he is thence delivered pursuant to the provisions of the said Enactment, for which this shall be your warrant.

Given under my hand and seal at

19

this day of

Magistrate of the First Class.

Form of Warrant of the British Adviser for Surrender of Fugitive.

To the officer in charge of the prison at

and to

accused (or convicted) of the

within the jurisdiction of

, pursuant to

was delivered into the custody of you, the officer in charge of the prison by warrant dated The Extradition

at

Enactment, 1916,

Now I do hereby, in pursuance of the said Enactment, order you, the said officer in charge of the prison, to deliver the said

custody of the said

receive the said

, and I command you, the said into your custody, and to convey him

into the

and there place him in the custody of any person or persons appointed by the authorities of to receive him, for which this shall be your

warrant.

Given under the hand and seal of the undersigned, this , 19

day of

British Adviser to the Government of Kelantar.

ACT of the Government of the Leeward Islands to provide for the Recognition of Notarial Acts, &c., done by British Diplomatic and Consular Officers.

[No. 6.]
I assent.

[March 7, 1916.]

(L.S.)

T. A. V. Best,

Acting Governor.

March 7, 1916.

Be it enacted by the Governor and General Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands as follows:

1. This Act may be cited as "The British Ministers and Consuls Act, 1916.

2.-(1.) Every British ambassador, envoy, minister, chargé d'affaires, and secretary of embassy or legation exercising his functions in any foreign country, and every British consulgeneral, consul, vice-consul, pro-consul, consular agent, acting consul-general, acting consul, acting vice-consul and acting consular agent exercising his functions in any foreign place may, in that country or place, administer any oath and take any affidavit, and also do any notarial act, which any notary public can do within this Colony; and every oath, affidavit, and notarial act administered, sworn, or done by or before any such person shall be as effectual as if duly administered, sworn, or done by or before any lawful authority in any part of this Colony.

(2.) Any document purporting to have affixed, impressed, or subscribed thereon or thereto the seal and signature of any person authorised by this section to administer an oath in testimony of any oath, affidavit, or act being administered, taken, or done by or before him, shall be admitted in evidence without proof [1916. cx.] 2 C

of the seal or signature being the seal or signature of that person, or of the official character of that person.

3. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires―
"Oath" includes affirmation and declaration :

"Affidavit "includes affirmation, statutory or other declaration, acknowledgment, examination, and attestation or protestation of honour and

"Sworn" includes affirmed, declared, and protested.
T. A. V. BEST,

President.

Passed the General Legislative Council the 2nd March, 1916.

E. D'A. TIBBITS,

Clerk of the Council.

Dated at Antigua the 7th day of March, 1916, in the sixth year of His Majesty's reign.

ACT of the Government of Newfoundland to amend the Law respecting the Naturalization of Aliens.

[6 Geo. V, c. 11.]

[Passed May 4, 1916.] Be it enacted by the Governor, the Legislative Council, and House of Assembly, in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

1. Section 9 of the Act 6 George V, Chapter 11, entitled "An Act respecting the Naturalization of Aliens,"* is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: "which is hereby formally declared to be adopted by this Colony."

2. The amendment contained in the preceding section shall be held to have effect from the date of the passing of the said Act as fully and effectually, to all intents and purposes, as if the same had formed part of the original Act.

ORDINANCE of the Governor of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria to provide for the Surrender by the Protectorate of Fugitive Criminals.

[No. 22.]

[May 30, 1916.]

Be it enacted by the Governor of the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council so far as the provisions hereof relate to the Colony, as follows:

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Fugitive Criminals Surrender Ordinance, 1916."

• Vol. CIX, page 604.

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires"Conviction" and "convicted" do not include or refer to a conviction which under foreign law is a conviction for contumacy, but the term "accused person includes a person so convicted for contumacy.

"

"Crime in respect of which surrender may be granted" means a crime which would be punishable by the law of the Protectorate, if committed in the Protectorate, and which would (by whatever name designated by the law of the Protectorate) be one of the crimes described in the First Schedule: Provided that every person who is accused or convicted of having counselled, procured, commanded, aided, or abetted the commission of any crime or of being accessory before or after the fact of any such crime, shall be deemed for the purpose of this Ordinance to be accused or convicted of having committed such crime, and shall be liable to be apprehended and surrendered accordingly.

"Diplomatic representative of a foreign State" includes any person recognized by the Governor as a consul-general, consul, or vice-consul, or as the officer administering the Government of any possession, dependency, or protectorate of that State.

"Fugitive criminal" means any person accused or convicted of a crime, in respect of which surrender may be granted, committed within the jurisdiction of any foreign State, who is in or is suspected of being in or on the way to some part of the Protectorate, and "fugitive criminal of a foreign State means a fugitive criminal accused or convicted of a crime in respect of which surrender may be granted, committed within the jurisdiction of that State.

"The Magistrate" means a Station Magistrate or a member of a Provincial Court empowered to exercise the full jurisdiction of such Court in criminal matters: Provided that the powers of the Magistrate under this Ordinance shall not be exercised in relation to a non-native except by a Station Magistrate.

"Warrant," in the case of any foreign State, includes any judicial document authorizing the arrest of a person accused or convicted of crime.

3. Where an arrangement has been made between His Majesty the King and the Ruler of a foreign State under which the Protectorate is to surrender to that State or to its Protectorates any fugitive criminals, the Governor may by notice in the Gazette direct that this Ordinance shall apply in the case of that State during the continuance of the arrangement, and after such notice has been published in the Gazette this Ordinance shall subject to the terms of the arrangement, apply accordingly. No such notice shall remain in force for any longer period than the arrangement, and the Governor may by the same or any subsequent notice limit the application of this Ordinance or render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient.