ORDINANCE of the Government of the Gold Coast Colony to Prohibit the Manufacture, Sale, and Importation of Matches made with White Phosphorus. [No. 7.] [May 13, 1911.] I assent to this Ordinance this 13th day of May, 1911. Be it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the "White Phosphorus Matches Prohibition Ordinance, 1911," and shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1911. 2. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession for the purposes of sale, any matches made with white (yellow) phosphorus after the 1st day of October, 1911. 3. Any person who shall sell or offer, or expose for sale, or have in his possession for the purposes of sale, any matches made with white (yellow) phosphorus in contravention of section 2 of this Ordinance shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding 107., and in addition shall forfeit any such matches in his possession, and any matches so forfeited shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Court may think fit. 4. It shall not be lawful to import into the Colony matches made with white (yellow) phosphorus, and any person acting in contravention of this section shall on conviction be liable to a penalty not exceeding 501., and shall in addition forfeit any such matches so imported, and any matches so forfeited shall be destroyed or otherwise dealt with as the Court may think fit. 5. It shall not be lawful for any person to use white (yellow) phosphorus in the manufacture of matches, and any person manufacturing matches in contravention of this section shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding 101. 6. All offences under this Ordinance shall be prosecuted, and all fines under this Ordinance shall be recovered on summary conviction before a District Commissioner in manner provided by the Criminal Procedure Ordinance. Passed in the Legislative Council this 13th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1911. A. A. C. FINLAY, Acting Clerk of the Legislative Council. ORDINANCE of the Government of the Gold Coast Colony to amend "The Patents Ordinance, 1900."* [No. 19.] [December 27, 1911.] I assent to this Ordinance this 27th day of December, 1911. J. J. THORBURN, Governor. BE it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast Colony, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Patents (Amendment) Ordinance, 1911," and shall be read and construed as one with The Patents Ordinance, 1900," (No. 1 of 1900) hereinafter called the principal Ordinance. 2. Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: (i.) By deleting the words "dated and sealed as of the day of the application" in lines 3 and 4 thereof and substituting therefor the words "deemed to take effect on and from the day of the acceptance of the application." (ii.) By adding at the end thereof the words "And provided also that every patent granted under this Ordinance before the 27th day of December, 1911, shall, so far as its validity may depend on the sealing and signature thereof, be of the same force and validity as if it had been sealed and signed on the day upon which it purports to have been sealed and dated: and it shall not be necessary or material to enquire whether such patent was in fact sealed and signed as aforesaid." 3. Form D in the First Schedule to the principal Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: 66 day of (i.) By deleting the words "date hereunder written of these presents" in paragraph 4 and substituting therefor the words (date of acceptance of application)"; (ii.) by deleting the words "In witness whereof " and all words thereon following and substituting therefor the words: "In witness whereof I have caused these our letters to be made patent and the seal of our said Colony to be hereunto affixed, this day of of His Majesty's reign." 19 in the year Passed in the Legislative Council this 27th day of December, in the year of our Lord 1911. A. A. C. FINLAY, Acting Clerk of the Legislative Council. * Vol. XCII, page 977. RULES made by the Supreme Court of Grenada under the Authority of Section 419 of the Civil Procedure Code (No. 16 of 1882). [Approved December 1, 1911.] FOR serving process of foreign Court or Tribunals— 1. Where in any civil or commercial matter pending before a Court or Tribunal of a foreign country a letter of request from such Court or Tribunal for service on any person in this Colony, of any process or citation in such matter is transmitted to the Supreme Court by His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, with an intimation that it is desirable that effect should be given to the same, the following procedure shall be adopted : (1.) The Letter of Request for service shall be accompanied by a translation thereof in the English language, and by two copies of the process or citation to be served, and two copies thereof in the English language. (2.) Service of the process or citation shall be effected by the process server, whom the Chief Justice may appoint from time to time for the purpose (or his authorised agent). (3.) Such service shall be effected by delivering to and leaving with the person to be served one copy of the process to be served, and one copy of the translation thereof, in accordance with the Rules and practice of the Supreme Court of this Colony regulating service of process. (4.) After service has been effected the process server shall return to the Registrar of the Supreme Court one copy of the process, together with the evidence of service by affidavit of the person effecting the service verified by notarial certificate, and particulars of charges for the cost of effecting such service. (5.) The particulars of charges for the cost of effecting service shall be submitted to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, as taxing officer, who shall certify the correctness of the charges, or such other amount as shall be properly payable for the cost of effecting service. A copy of such charges and certificate shall be forwarded to the Colonial Secretary. (6.) The Registrar shall transmit through the Colonial Secretary to His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies the Letter of Request for service received from the foreign country, together with the evidence of service, with a certificate appended thereto duly sealed with the seal of the Supreme Court. Such certificate shall be in the form in the Schedule to these Rules. 2. Upon the application of the Attorney-General, with the consent of the Governor, the Court or the Chief Justice may make all such orders for substituted service or otherwise as may be necessary to give effect to these Rules. 3. These Rules may be cited as "The Rules of the Supreme Court (December), 1911." 4. These Rules shall come into operation on the date of the publication thereof in the Government Gazette. SCHEDULE. Certificate of Service. [Not printed.] Given under my hand this 25th day of October, 1911. Acting Chief Justice. Approved by the Governor in Council this 1st day of December, 1911. C. LIVINGSTON WILSON, Clerk of Councils. ORDINANCE of the Government of Hong Kong to amend "The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1903." [No. 4.] (L.S.) F. D. LUGARD, Governor. [May 14, 1909.] Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1909," and shall be read and construed as one with "The Wireless Telegraphy Ordinance, 1903." 2. The Governor may from time to time make regulations as to the use of wireless telegraph apparatus on merchant ships, whether British or foreign, while in the territorial waters of the Colony, and may by such regulations impose penalties for the breach thereof. Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong this 13th day of May, 1909. C. CLEMENTI, Clerk of Councils. Assented to by his Excellency the Governor the 14th day of May, 1909. F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary. ORDINANCE of the Government of Hong Kong to amend "The Patents Ordinance, 1892."* [No. 22.] (L.S.) F. D. LUGARD, Governor. [August 13, 1909.] BE it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows: : 1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Patents Amendment Ordinance, 1909," and it shall be read and construed as one with "The Patents Ordinance, 1892,"t hereinafter called the Principal Ordinance. 2. Section 2 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended(a.) By the substitution of the words "United Kingdom" for the word "6 England" in the fifth line of sub-section (1). (b.) By the repeal of sub-section (2) and the substitution therefor of the following: : "(2.) Every such petition shall be accompanied by the original letters patent granted for the said invention in the United Kingdom, or by a certified copy of the same, and also by a certified copy of the complete specification filed on the petition for letters patent for the said invention in the United Kingdom." (c.) By the insertion at the beginning of sub-section (3) of the following words : "Every such petition shall be further accompanied by a declaration which may be in the Form No. 2 in the said Schedule or in such other form not being less specific as to the Governor may appear proper." (d.) By the addition of the following sub-section :— : "(4.) Where an applicant other than the patentee to whom letters patent have been granted in the United Kingdom claims to be entitled by virtue of licence, assignment, transmission, or other operation of law to be entered on the Register of Patents as proprietor in this Colony of such letters patent, he shall furnish such particulars as the Governor may require of the licence, assignment, transmission, or other operation of law in virtue of which his claim is made." 3. Section 3 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the omission of the words "and of the time of the sitting of the Executive Council before which the matter of the petition will come for decision" in the third, fourth, and fifth lines thereof. 4. Section 4 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following section is substituted therefor :— "4.-(1.) Every petition for a grant of letters patent shall be considered by the Governor who may refuse the prayer of the |