I make the above declaration solemnly believing it to be true, so p me God.

Before me,

UEEN'S REGULATIONS and Orders of the Secretary of State made under the provisions of "The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899,"* during the year 1900.

stice of the coming into force of "The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899."-Berbera, February 16, 1900.

IT is hereby notified, for general information, that a copy of The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899,"* has this day been affixed d exhibited conspicuously in the public office of the Consulateeneral in Berbera, and that the said Order in Council shall comence and have effect from the 16th day of March, 1900. Berbera, February 16, 1900.

J. HAYES SADLER, Her Majesty's Consul-General.

egulations made by Her Majesty's Consul-General for the Somaliland Protectorate, under Article 32 of "The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899," and allowed by the Secretary of State.

Mines and Minerals (Mining Regulations).—Berbera, February 16,

1900.

No. 1 of 1900.]

[See page 564.]

Fire-arms Regulations.-Berbera, February 16, 1900.!

Alcoholic Liquors.-Berbera, May 20, 1900.

[No. 3 of 1900.7

1. AFTER the 1st day of July, 1900, alcoholic liquors shall t be imported, whether by land or sea, into the Protectorate otherva than in accordance with these Regulations.

2. For the use of the non-native population only, there sha admitted a limited quantity of alcoholic liquors imported in botte packed in cases, and of a declared value, supported by invoice or at documentary evidence as required, of not less than 18 rupees p dozen reputed quarts, or 9 rupees per dozen reputed pints, and t in proportion if bottles of other sizes are used, or if imported casks, of a declared value of not less than 5 rupees per liquid gal and bearing the brands of well-known European producers of higher kinds of spirituous liquors.

Light wines of European production will not be subject to t minimum of value.

With each consignment, the consignee shall give a writ guarantee that none of the liquor shall be sold by him to any n that is to say, any person who is not of European race or parenta and no person, whether he is the possessor of a licence or not. s sell any alcoholic liquor to any native as herein defined.

Special exemption may be made by the Consul-General, or local authorities acting under his sanction, in favour of respectat persons of Asiatic, but not of African, parentage.

3. An ad valorem duty of 5 per cent. shall be paid on all aleob liquors imported for sale in the Protectorate.

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4. No importer of, or trader in, such liquors shall be allowed introduce, for sale in the Protectorate, more than twenty-five caste containing 12 quarts or 24 pints in each case, or in casks more 50 gallons, within any one period of twenty-four hours. Any furth quantity imported must remain in the custom-house, from which may be withdrawn in such a manner as not to leave with the drawer more than fifty cases, or 100 gallons in casks, at any time.

A certificate must, if required, be furnished as to the quantity alcoholic liquor in his store by any person applying for permission t withdraw liquor from the custom-house.

5. Except with the special permission of the Consul-General the local authorities acting under his sanction, not more than 15 cases, or 300 gallons, shall be withdrawn by any firm or individus in any one period of six months.

6. All alcoholic liquors imported into the Protectorate shal!

ported at the ports of Zeyla, Berbera, and Bulhar, and at no er place, except with the express permission of the Consulneral.

7. The manufacture of distilled liquor within the limits of the otectorate is prohibited.

8. No alcoholic liquors may be sold in the Protectorate without a

ence.

A limited number of licences may be issued by the Consuleneral, or Consular officers acting under his authority, for the tail sale of alcoholic liquors under these Regulations.

The licence will entitle the holder to sell alcoholic liquors, subject the conditions of these Regulations, and to sell the same, by retail, be drunk either on or off the premises, between the hours of 6 A.M. d 8 P.M.

The above-mentioned hours may be extended, on particular casions only, by special permission on application of the licensee. Each licence shall be valid for one year from the date of its

sue.

A fee of 50 rupees will be charged for each retail sale licence.

9. Alcoholic liquors imported into the Protectorate for transit to larrar may, with the sanction of the Consul-General, be introduced n payment of an import duty of 2 per cent. ad valorem, but subject > the following conditions:

On payment of the import duty, a transit licence will be issued y the Consular officer at Zeyla, without fee, authorizing the licensee o transport to Harrar the alcoholic liquors, of which full particulars hall be stated in the licence.

The cases or other receptacles containing the liquor shall be sealed or otherwise securely fastened by the Consular officer, or ander his direction.

If at any time during the transit the cases or receptacles are found to have been opened, or if any of the alcoholic liquor is found to have been abstracted, the licensee (unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that the opening of the cases, or abstraction of the liquor, was due to accident or to some cause for which he is not responsible), shall be liable to the same penalties hereinafter mentioned as if he had sold alcoholic liquor without a licence.

10. Any person who distils liquor, or who imports or sells alcoholic liquor in breach of these Regulations, shall be guilty of an offence, and, on conviction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees, and any liquor in respect of which the offence was committed shall be forfeited; and if the offender is the holder of a licence for the sale of alcoholic liquor, his licence shall be liable to forfeiture.

11. Any person who makes a false declaration in regard to the

value and description of liquors imported under these Regulation shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 rupees. Berbera, May 20, 1900.

Allowed:

J. HAYES SADLER, Her Majesty's Consul-Gea

SALISBURY, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs.

Plague Regulations.—Berbera, November 8, 1900.

[No. 4 of 1900.7

[See page 551.]

Recruiting of Emigrants (Emigrant Regulations).—Berbera,
November 19, 1900.

[No. 5 of 1900.]

WHEREAS it is desirable to make better provision for the prote tion of emigrants, the following Regulations are issued:

1. These Regulations may be cited as "The Somaliland Emigr Regulations, 1900."

2. No person shall be allowed to recruit emigrants or to e into any contract or agreement with any native of the Protectors to leave the Protectorate for the purpose of obtaining employme elsewhere, without the previous sanction of the Consul-General.

3. In cases where such sanction is accorded, each emigrant sh be registered in the office of the Consul at Zeyla or the Vice-Cons at Berbera, as the case may be.

4. The entries in the register shall contain all necessary pa culars as to the intending emigrant and his dependents, the nat of the agreement to be entered into, and the period for which it wi remain in force.

5. The terms of the agreement will then be explained to th intending emigrant, and due care will be taken that he understand them.

6. If the intending emigrant is then willing, the agreement wi be executed in triplicate, and will be attested by the signature of th Consul or Vice-Consul.

7. For each emigrant registered, the following fee will k charged:

If the period of employment is for a period not exceeding

Rupees.

2

3

5

10

The recruiter of emigrants, or person entering into an agreenent with natives of the Protectorate to leave the Protectorate for he purpose of obtaining employment elsewhere, may further be equired to furnish security in the sum of 50 rupees for each emigrant or native leaving the Protectorate as aforesaid, or may be equired to deposit the amount in cash, at the discretion of the Consul-General.

8. These Regulations shall come into force immediately. Berbera, November 19, 1900.

J. HAYES SADLER, Her Majesty's Consul-General.

Order of the Secretary of State, applying certain Indian Acts to the Somaliland Protectorate.-London, May 12, 1900.

In pursuance of the powers conferred upon me by Article 7 of "The Somaliland Order in Council, 1899," I hereby order that "The Indian Registration Act, 1877" (Act 3 of 1877), and "The Indian Limitation Act, 1877" (Act 15 of 1877), and every Act amending those Acts, shall apply to the Somaliland Protectorate, subject to the following modifications, that is to say :

1. In the said Acts the "Protectorate" shall be substituted for "British India."

2. The provisions of the said Acts exclusively applying to particular parts of or places in India shall not apply to the Protectorate.

3. Notifications required by "The Indian Registration Act, 1877," to be made in the official Gazette shall, until a Gazette for the Protectorate is established, be published in such manner as the Consul-General shall direct.

4. The Protectorate Court shall be substituted for the High Court.

5. The powers of the Governor-General in Council, and of the Local Government, under the said Acts respectively, shall be exercisable by the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent assent, by the Consul-General.

6. This Order shall have effect from and after such date as the Consul-General shall appoint, but not earlier than fourteen days