exercised and done by any Police Magistrate in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals under the said Acts:"

And whereas it is further provided by the said Ordinance that the said Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty shall, by Order in Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall have effect within the Colony as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870," but that the said Ordinance shall thereafter come into operation as soon as such Order in Council shall have been publicly made known in the Colony :

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of "The Extradition Act, 1870," and in exercise of the power in that behalf in the said Act contained, doth by this present Order, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall have effect in the Colony of Grenada without modification or alteration, as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870."

And the Right Honourable Sir Michael Edward Hicks Beach, Bart., one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. L. PEEL.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, giving effect to the Extradition Ordinance of the Legislature of Tobago of 1880.Windsor, June 28, 1880.

At the Court at Windsor, the 28th day of June, 1880.

PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

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Lord President.

Lord Chamberlain.

Earl Granville.

Mr. Gladstone.

WHEREAS by section 18 of "The Extradition Act, 1870" [cap. 52], it is among other things enacted, that if by any Law made after the passing of the said Act by the Legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect within such possession the surrender of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Act in the case of any foreign State, or by any subsequent Order, either—

Suspend the operation within any such British possession of the said Act, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign State, and so long as such Law continues in force there and no longer;

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Or direct that such Law or Ordinance or any part thereof shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of the Act:

And whereas by an Ordinance enacted by the Legislature of Tobago, the short title of which is "The Extradition Ordinance, of the Colony of Tobago, 1880," it is provided that "all powers vested in and acts authorized or required to be done by a Police Magistrate or any Justice of the Peace in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals in the United Kingdom under The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,' are thereby vested in and may in the Colony be exercised and done by any Police Magistrate in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals under the said Acts:"

And whereas it is further provided by the said Ordinance that the said Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty. shall, by Order in Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall have effect within the Colony as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870," but that the said Ordinance shall thereafter come into operation as soon as such Order in Council shall have been publicly made known in the Colony:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of "The Extradition Act, 1870," and in exercise of the power in that behalf in the said Act contained, doth by this present Order, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall have effect in the Colony of Tobago without modification or alteration, as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870."

And the Right Honourable the Earl of Kimberley, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. L. PEEL.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, giving effect to the Extradition Law of the Legislature of the Transvaal Province of 1880.--Osborne, July 31, 1880.

At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the 31st day of

July, 1880.

PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Steward.

Lord Chamberlain.

WHEREAS by section 18 of "The Extradition Act, 1870" [cap. 52], it is among other things enacted, that if by any Law

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made after the passing of the said Act by the Legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect within such possession the surrender of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Act in the case of any foreign State, or by any subsequent Order, either

Suspend the operation within any such British possession of the said Act, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign State, and so long as such Law continues in force there and no longer;

Or direct that such Law or Ordinance or any part thereof shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of the Act:

And whereas by a Law enacted by the Legislature of the Transvaal Province, the short title of which is "The Extradition Law (Transvaal) 1880," it is provided that "all powers vested in and acts authorized or required to be done by a Police Magistrate or any Justice of the Peace in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals in the United Kingdom under The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,' are thereby vested in and may in the province be exercised and done by any Landdrost in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals under the said Acts:"

And whereas it is further provided by the said Law that the said Law shall not come into operation until Her Majesty shall, by Order in Council, direct that the said Law shall have effect within the province as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870," but that the said Law shall thereafter come into operation as soon as such Order in Council shall have been publicly made known in the province:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of "The Extradition Act, 1870," and in exercise of the power in that behalf in the said Act contained, doth by this present Order, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, direct that the said Law shall have effect in the Transvaal Province without modification or alteration, as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870.”

And the Right Honourable the Earl of Kimberley, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. L. PEEL.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, giving effect to the Extradition Ordinance of the Legislature of St. Vincent of 1880.Balmoral, August 6, 1880.

At the Court at Balmoral, the 6th day of August, 1880. PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

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WHEREAS by section 18 of "The Extradition Act, 1870" [cap. 52], it is among other things enacted, that if by any Law made after the passing of the said Act by the Legislature of any British possession, provision is made for carrying into effect within such possession the surrender of fugitive criminals who are in, or suspected of being in, such British possession, Her Majesty may, by the Order in Council applying the said Act in the case of any foreign State, or by any subsequent Order, either

Suspend the operation within any such British possession of the said Act, or of any part thereof, so far as it relates to such foreign State, and so long as such Law continues in force there and no longer;

Or direct that such Law or Ordinance or any part thereof shall have effect in such British possession, with or without modifications and alterations, as if it were part of the Act:

And whereas by an Ordinance enacted by the Legislature of St. Vincent, the short title of which is, "The Extradition Ordinance (St. Vincent), 1880," it is provided that "all powers vested in and acts authorized or required to be done by a Police Magistrate or any Justice of the Peace in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals in the United Kingdom under The Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873,' are thereby vested in and may in the Colony be exercised and done by any Police Magistrate in relation to the surrender of fugitive criminals under the said Acts:

And whereas it is further provided by the said Ordinance that the said Ordinance shall not come into operation until Her Majesty shall, by Order in Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall have effect within the Colony as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870," but that the said Ordinance shall thereafter come into operation as soon as such Order in Council shall have been publicly made known in the Colony :

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in pursuance of "The Extradition Act, 1870," and in exercise of the power in that behalf in the said Act contained, doth by this present Order, by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council, direct that the said Ordinance shall

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have effect in the Colony of St. Vincent without modification or alteration, as if it were part of "The Extradition Act, 1870.”

And the Right Honourable the Earl of Kimberley, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

C. L. PEEL.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, for the Execution of the Treaty with Germany of the 29th March, 1879, extending to the German Empire the provisions of the Slave Trade Treaty of 20th December, 1841.*-Windsor, June 28, 1880.

At the Court at Windsor, the 28th day of June, 1880.

PRESENT: THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.
Lord President.

Lord Chamberlain.
Earl Granville.

Mr. Gladstone.

WHEREAS by an Act passed in the 37th year of Her Majesty's reign, cap. 88, intituled "The Slave Trade Act, 1873," it was amongst other things provided that "where any Treaty in relation to the Slave Trade is made after the passing of that Act, by or on behalf of Her Majesty with any foreign State, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that, as from such date, not being earlier than the date of the Treaty, as may be specified in the Order, such Treaty shall be deemed' to be an existing Slave Trade Treaty within the meaning of the Act," and it was further provided that "thereupon (as from the said date, or, if no date is specified, as from the date of such Order)" all the provisions of the Act shall apply and be construed accordingly:

And whereas on the 29th day of March, 1879, a Treaty or Convention was concluded between Her Majesty's Government and the Government of the German Empire, extending to the German Empire the provisions of the Treaty made on the 20th day of December, 1811, between Great Britain, Austria, France, and Russia, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, in the following terms, that is to say :[See Vol. LXX. Page 34.]

And whereas it is expedient that the said Treaty or Convention shall be brought within the operation of "The Slave Trade Act, 1873:"

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