of the record as printed shall, as far as practicable, be printed in the margin, and care shall be taken to avoid, as far as possible, the reprinting in the case of long extracts from the record. The taxing officer, in taxing the costs of the appeal, shall, either of his own motion, or at the instance of the opposite party, enquire into any unnecessary prolixity in the case, and shall disallow the costs occasioned thereby. 27. Where the Judicial Committee directs a party to bear the costs of an appeal incurred in any of the said territories, such costs shall be taxed by the proper officer of the Court in accordance with the rules for the time being regulating taxation in the Court. 28. The Court shall conform with, and execute, any Order which His Majesty in Council may think fit to make on an appeal from a judgment of the Court in like manner as any original judgment of the Court should or might have been executed. 29. Nothing in this Order contained shall be deemed to interfere with the right of His Majesty upon the humble petition of any person aggrieved by any judgment of the Court to admit his appeal therefrom upon such conditions as His Majesty in Council shall think fit to impose. 66 30. This Order shall commence and have effect (5) on such day as may be fixed by notification in the London Gazette" by one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. 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. SCHEDULE. 1. Records and Cases in Appeals to His Majesty in Council shall be printed in the form known as Demy Quarto. 2. The size of the paper used shall be such that the sheet, when folded and trimmed, will be 11 inches in height and 81⁄2 inches in width. 3. The type to be used in the text shall be pica type, but long primer shall be used in printing accounts, tabular matter, and notes. 4. The number of lines in each page of pica type shall be forty-seven or thereabouts, and every tenth line shall be numbered in the margin. (*) Came into force October 1, 1921. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL making further provision in regard to the Administration of the Northern Territories.-London, July 14, 1922.(1) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 14th day of July, 1922. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. 66 WHEREAS by an Order of His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh in Council, bearing date the 26th day of September, 1901, and known as The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1901,"(2) the territories therein described were defined and delimited and were named the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, and provision was made for the administration thereof: And whereas by a further Order of His said late Majesty in Council, bearing date the 22nd day of October, 1906, known as The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1906, (3) the boundaries of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast were further defined: And whereas by a further Order of His said late Majesty in Council, bearing date the 6th day of July, 1907, and known as "The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1907,"(4) the 11th Article of the first hereinbefore recited Order has been amended: And whereas by an Order of His Majesty in Council, bearing date the 8th day of May, 1919, and known as "The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1919, "(5) the 10th Article of the first hereinbefore recited Order has been amended: And whereas it is expedient to make further and other provision in regard to the administration of the Northern Territories: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890,"() or otherwise, in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. The seventh Article of the Order in Council of the 26th day of September, 1901, known as "The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1901," and also the aboverecited Orders in Council of the 6th day of July, 1907, known as "The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1907,' and the 8th day of May, 1919, known as The Northern (1) S. R. and O., No. 1448 (1922). (4) S. R. and O., No. 540 (1907). (5) S. R. and O., No. 672 (1919) (6) Vol. LXXXII, page 656 Territories Order in Council, 1919," are hereby repealed and revoked without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, and The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1901," shall from the date of the coming into operation of this Order be construed and take effect as if, instead of the said seventh Article thereof and of the tenth and eleventh Articles thereof amended as aforesaid, the following Articles had been inserted therein : 7. Every Ordinance of the Governor shall be published in the "Gazette," and shall, unless otherwise provided in such Ordinance, come into operation on the date of such publication, and thereafter shall, until disallowed by His Majesty or repealed or modified by any subsequent Ordinance, have effect as if contained in this Order, and the Governor shall take such measures as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto within the Northern Territories. "10. The Governor may, upon sufficient cause to him appearing, dismiss any public officer not appointed by virtue of a warrant from His Majesty, whose pensionable emoluments do not exceed £150 a year, provided that in every such case the grounds of intended dismissal are definitely stated in writing and communicated to the officer in order that he may have full opportunity of exculpating himself, and that the matter is investigated by the Governor, or, in the absence of the Governor from the Northern Territories, the Chief Commissioner, with the aid of the head for the time being of the Department in which the officer is serving. "The Governor, or, in the absence of the Governor from the Northern Territories, the Chief Commissioner, may, upon sufficient cause to him appearing, suspend from the exercise of his office any person holding or exercising any office within the Northern Territories, whether appointed by the Governor or under or by virtue of any Commission or Warrant granted, or which may be granted, by His Majesty, in His Majesty's name or under His Majesty's authority. Such suspension shall continue and have effect only until His Majesty's pleasure therein shall be signified to the Governor by a Secretary of State. If the suspension is confirmed by a Secretary of State, the Governor shall forthwith cause the officer to be so informed, and thereupon his office shall become vacant. The Governor or Chief Commissioner, as the case may be, in proceeding to any such suspension, shall observe the directions in that behalf given to him by any instructions from His Majesty or signified through a Secretary of State. "11.-(1.) When any crime or offence has been committed within the Northern Territories, or for which the offender may be tried therein, the Governor, or. in the absence of the Governor from the Northern Territories, the Chief Commissioner, may, as he shall see occasion, in His Majesty's name or on His Majesty's behalf, grant a pardon to any accomplice in such crime or offence who shall give such information as shall lead to the conviction of the principal offender, or of any one of such offenders if more than one; and further, may grant to any offender convicted of any crime or offence, save as hereinafter provided, in any Court, or before any Judge, Justice, Magistrate, or other officer within the Northern Territories, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions, or any remission of the sentence passed on such offender, or any respite of the execution of such sentence, for such period as to the Governor, or, in the absence of the Governor from the Northern Territories, to the Chief Commissioner, may seem fit, and may remit any fines, penalties, or forfeitures due or accrued to His Majesty. (2.) The Governor may, as he shall see occasion, grant to any offender convicted of any crime or offence and sentenced therefor to death or imprisonment for any term exceeding five years in any Court, or before any Judge, Justice, Magistrate, or other officer within the Northern Territories, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions, or any remission of the sentence passed on such offender, or any respite of the execution of such sentence, for such period as to the Governor may seem fit." 2. This Order shall be published in the Gold Coast Government Gazette," and shall thereupon come into operation, and the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony shall give directions for the publication of this Order at such places, and in such manner, and for such time or times as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto within the Northern Territories. (7) 3. His Majesty may from time to time revoke, alter, add to, or amend this Order. 4. This Order may be cited as "The Northern Territories Order in Council, 1922." 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. (7) This Order was published September 14, 1922, and thereupon came into operation. BRITISH NOTIFICATION of Recognition by His Majesty's Government of Poland, Finland, Free City of Danzig, Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania.-London, January 12, 1923.(1) By a decision of the Ambassadors' Conference at Paris on the 20th ultimo, recognition de jure has been accorded to the Republic of Lithuania. Similar decisions as to the recognition de jure of the Esthonian and Latvian Republics had previously been taken by the Supreme Council on the 26th January, 1921; and by a decision of the Ambassadors' Conference at Paris on the 27th October, 1920, Danzig had been constituted a Free City. 2. Finland and Poland were formally recognised by His Majesty's Government as independent and sovereign States on the 5th May, 1919, and the 23rd February, 1919, respectively. Foreign Office, January 12, 1923. (1) "London Gazette," January 12, 1923. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending of Peace Orders, 1919 to 1922," "The Treaty The Treaty of Peace The Treaty of Peace and "The Treaty of to 1922."-London, At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. 66 WHEREAS in pursuance of the powers conferred upon him by The Treaty of Peace Act, 1919, "(2) "The Treaties of Peace (Austria and Bulgaria) Act, 1920,"(3) and "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Act, 1921, (4) His Majesty in Council was pleased to make "The Treaty of Peace Order, 1919, "(5) The Treaty of Peace (Austria) Order, 1920, "(6) "The Treaty of Peace (Bulgaria) Order, 1920,"(7) and "The Treaty of Peace (Hungary) Order, 1921,''() and various Orders amending the aforesaid Orders: (1) "London Gazette," (2) Vol. CXII, page 600. (5) Vol. CXII, page 616. February 16, 1923. (6) Vol. CXIII, page 155. |