cover the cost of remittance. The rate will accordingly never be below, though it may be above, the current market rate for remitting to London.

(Japan.)

5. The above fees, if not paid in British gold, are to be paid in Japanese currency at the rate of 10 yen to the £ sterling. Change cannot be demanded.

(China.)

5. The above fees, if not paid in British gold, are to be paid in Mexican dollars at the rate of 18. 10d. (one shilling and tenpence halfpenny) to 1 dollar, or at the rate of exchange fixed periodically by the Treasury.. Change cannot be demanded.

FORM (A).

This is to certify that in consideration of

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having undertaken at my request and on my behalf to transact certain business which a Consular officer is permitted, but is not bound, to undertake under the Consular Regulations, I have agreed to pay him, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, therefor the fee in such case provided by The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921," Section 111 of Table (viz., for each hour, or fraction thereof, of attendance, 158., with a maximum per day of 6l.), in addition to any other fee properly chargeable under that Order in Council, and to travelling and other expenses.

at

(General Service Only.)

FORM (B).

In consideration of His Majesty's Consul [or as the case may be] having consented to transact business on my account, for which Fee No. 113 is provided in Part IV of "The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921," I hereby undertake to pay the fee as therein specified, together with all reasonable expenses incurred by him, and I declare that no liability whatever shall attach to His Majesty's Government for the acts of the said Consular officer in respect of the said transaction.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL providing for the imposition of a temporary Surtax over and above the Scale of Fees established by The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921."-London, June 27, 1921.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of June, 1921.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Consular Salaries and Fees Act, 1891," His Majesty the King is authorised by Order in Council to fix the fees to be taken in respect of any matter or thing done by a Consular officer in the execution of his 'London Gazette," July 8, 1921.

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office, and to vary such fees by way of increase or decrease, and to abolish fees, and to create new fees;

And whereas by The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921,"'* tables of fees to be taken by Consular officers have been fixed;

And whereas it is expedient that certain of the fees set forth in tables annexed to that Order should be increased by the addition of a temporary surtax:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, in pursuance of the beforementioned Act, 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 Consular Fees (No. 2) Order in Council, 1921."

2. (1.) The Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Commissioners of the Treasury, may impose a surtax not exceeding 25 per cent. over and above the scale of fees established by "The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921.”

(2.) The Secretary of State may, at his discretion, except from the application of such surtax any particular fee or fees set forth in the tables annexed to the Order above referred to.

3. This Order shall come into operation at the same time as "The Consular Fees Order in Council, 1921."

And the Right Honourable George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL defining the Territories comprised in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya.— London, June 27, 1921.

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 27th day of

June, 1921.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Order in Council bearing date the 11th day of August, 1902, and entitled "The East Africa Order in Council, 1902," the territories comprised in the East Africa Protectorate were defined;

And whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the 11th day of June, 1920, § and entitled "The Kenya (Annexation) Order in Council, 1920," the territories comprised in the East Africa Protectorate, save and excepting only such + "London Gazette," July 1, 1921. § Vol. CXIII, page 74.

* Page 46.

+ Vol. XCV, page 625.

territories therein included as form part of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, were annexed to and now form part of His Majesty's dominions and are known as the Colony of Kenya;

And whereas by an Order in Council bearing date the 13th day of August, 1920,* and entitled "The Kenya Protectorate Order in Council, 1920," it is provided that the territories comprised in the East Africa Protectorate other than those so annexed as aforesaid shall be known as the Protectorate of Kenya;

And whereas it is desirable that the territories referred to in the said Orders in Council shall be more particularly defined:

Now, therefore, His Majesty 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 Kenya Colony and Protectorate (Boundaries) Order in Council, 1921."

2. The limits of this Order are the territories comprised in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya which include the following:

(1.) The territories comprised in the Protectorate of Kenya are bounded on the East by the Indian Ocean, on the North by the northern branch of the Tana River, on the West by a line following the line of coast at a distance of 10 sea miles from high-water mark, and on the South by the Tanganyika Territory. The Protectorate of Kenya includes Kau and Kipini, the Island of Lamu, and the Station of Kismayu with a radius landward of 10 sea miles, and all adjacent islands between the rivers Umba and Tana.

(2.) The territories comprised in the Colony of Kenya are bounded on the East by the Protectorate of Kenya and the Indian Ocean, on the North-East by the Juba River and the South-Western boundary of the Italian sphere, on the North by the Abyssinian frontier, on the West by the Uganda Protectorate and Lake Victoria Nyanza and on the South by Tanganyika Territory, and includes all adjacent islands between the rivers Tana and Juba and in Lake Victoria Nyanza.

3.-(1.) The Governor may, with the approval of the Secretary of State by Proclamation, divide the territories within the limits of this Order into Provinces or Districts in such manner and with such sub-divisions as may be convenient for purposes of administration describing the boundaries thereof and assigning the names thereto.

(2.) If a question arises whether any place is or is not within any Province or District and such question does not appear to be determined by any such Proclamation or other * Vol. CXIII, page 174.

evidence it shall be referred to the Governor and a certificate under his hand and seal shall be conclusive on the question and judicial notice shall be taken thereof.

And the Right Honourable Winston Spencer Churchill, 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 India Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1921."-London, July 14, 1921.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of

July, 1921.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Chamberlain.

Lord Colebrooke.
Lord Somerleyton.

Sir Louis Davies.

WHEREAS in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920," His Majesty in Council was pleased to make "The India Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1921," and it is expedient that the said Order should be amended in manner hereinafter appearing:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. In paragraph 2 of "The India Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1921," the words "eighteen months" shall be substituted for the words "six months."

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2. This Order may be cited as The India Treaty of Peace (Austria) (Amendment) Order, 1921," and "The India Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1921," and this Order may be cited together as "The India Treaty of Peace (Austria) Orders, 1921."

ALMERIC FITZROY.

+ Vol. CXIII, page 69.

"London Gazette," July 22, 1921.
+ Page 4.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying the provisions of Section 91 of "The Patents and Designs Act, 1907," as amended by The Patents and Designs Acts, 1914 and 1919," to Bulgaria.-London, July 14, 1921.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of
July, 1921.

PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by Section 91 of The Patents and Designs Act, 1907 " (7 Edw. VII, c. 29), as amended by "The Patents and Designs Act, 1914 "‡ (4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 18), and "The Patents and Designs Act, 1919 "§ (9 & 10 Geo. V, c. 80), it is enacted as follows:

“91.—(1.) If His Majesty is pleased to make any arrangement with the Government of any Foreign State for mutual protection of inventions, or designs, or trade marks, then any person who has applied for protection for any invention, design or trade mark in that State, or his legal representative or assignee, shall be entitled to a patent for his invention or to registration of his design or trade mark under this Act or The Trade Marks Act, 1905, in priority to other applicants; and the patent or registration shall have the same date as the date of the application in the Foreign State:

"Provided that

"(a.) The application is made in the case of a patent within 12 months, and in the case of a design or trade mark within 4 months, from the application for protection in the Foreign State; and

"(b.) Nothing in this Section shall entitle the patentee or proprietor of the design or trade mark to recover damages for infringements happening prior to the actual date on which his complete specification is accepted, or his design or trade mark is registered, in this country.

(2.) The patent granted for the invention or the registration of a design or trade mark shall not be invalidated

(a.) In the case of a patent, by reason only of the publication of a description of, or use of, the invention; or

"(b.) In the case of a design, by reason only of the exhibition or use of, or the publication of a description or representation of, the design; or

(c.) In the case of a trade mark, by reason only of the use of the trade mark; in the United Kingdom or the Isle of