from the Legislative Council of the said Colony of Hong Kong, and from the said Commissioner of Wei-hai-Wei, respectively, praying that His Majesty will be graciously pleased to sanction the said Agreement by an Order of His Majesty in Council to be made under the said Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1869."

Now, therefore, His Majesty, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in His Majesty by the said Act of Parliament, doth by this present Order, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, declare his sanction to the said Agreement.

And the Right Honourable Walter Hume Long, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

J. C. LEDLIE.

SCHEDULE.

AGREEMENT made the 29th day of July, 1916, between his Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony (hereinafter called the "Governor ''), of the one part, and his Honour Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, K.C.M.G., Commissioner of Wei-hai-Wei, for and on behalf of the Government of Wei-hai-Wei (hereinafter called the "Commissioner ''), of the other part.

Whereas by Section 4 of "The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1869," it is provided, inter alia, that any two Colonies may with the sanction of an Order of His Majesty in Council agree for the removal of any prisoners under sentence or order of transportation, imprisonment, or penal servitude from one of such Colonies to the other for the purpose of undergoing in such Colony the whole or any part of their punishment, and for the return of such prisoners to the former Colony at the expiration of their punishment or at such other period as may be agreed upon, upon such terms and subject to such conditions as may seem good to such Colonies;

And whereas by an Order of His Majesty in Council of the 12th August, 1915, the said " Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1869," was made to apply to Wei-hai-Wei;

And whereas it is desired by and between the parties hereto, in pursuance of the powers vested in them respectively, to make arrangements for the removal from time to time of prisoners from Wei-hai-Wei to Hong Kong:

Now it is hereby agreed by and between the said parties hereto as follows:

1. Any prisoners at Wei-hai-Wei under sentence or order of transportation, imprisonment, or penal servitude, may be removed from Wei-hai-Wei to Hong Kong for the purpose of their under

going in Hong Kong the whole or any part of their punishment. Provided that the gaol accommodation at Hong Kong is sufficient and not unduly taxed thereby.

2. The Governor shall have power if at any time the gaol accommodation is deemed by him to be insufficient, or is likely to be unduly taxed, to decline to accept any prisoner or prisoners in any particular instance.

3. At the expiration or sooner termination of the period of their punishment the said prisoners shall be returned to Wei-hai-Wei by order under the hand of the Governor.

4. The whole of the expense of the prisoners' removal to, maintenance in, and return from Hong Kong shall be borne by the Government of Wei-hai-Wei.

5. This Agreement shall receive, and shall be deemed to be in force immediately upon, the sanction of an Order of His Majesty in Council.

F. H. MAY.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART.

Signed by his Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., for and on behalf of the Government of the Colony of Hong Kong, in the presence of

R. O. HUTCHISON.

F. KINCHIN SMITH, P.S.

Witnesses.

Signed by the Commissioner his Honour Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart, K.C.M.G., for and on behalf of the Government of Wei-hai-Wei, in the presence of

H. P. WILKINSON.

E. A. SLY.

BRITISH NOTIFICATION relative to the coming into force of "The Straits Settlements and Protected States Fugitive Offenders Order in Council, 1916."London, January 18, 1917.*

WHEREAS by the first clause of the Order in Council of the 24th day of October, 1916, entitled "The Straits Settlements and Protected States Fugitive Offenders Order in Council, 1916," it is provided that the Order shall come into force on such day as may be fixed by notification by His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, published in the London Gazette ":

Now, therefore, I, the Right Honourable Walter Hume Long, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, do, in pursuance of the power so conferred on me, • "London Gazette," January 23, 1917. + Vol. CX, page 291.

hereby notify that the said Order in Council shall come into force on the 1st day of February, 1917.

Given under my hand the 18th day of January, 1917. WALTER H. LONG.

1913."-London,

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending
Bahrein Order in Council,

January 24, 1917.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of January,

1917.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Chamberlain.

Lord Cowdray.

Sir Frederick Ponsonby.

Sir John Jordan.

Mr. J. W. Gulland.
Mr. Thomas Wiles.
Mr. L. S. Jones.

WHEREAS by treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, His Majesty the King has jurisdiction in Bahrein:

And whereas by "The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913,"t provision was made for the exercise of such jurisdiction;

And whereas by Article 79 (1) of the said Order it was provided that the said Order should come into force on such day within six months of its publication in the "Gazette of India," as the Governor-General of India in Council might, by notification in the said "Gazette,' appoint in that behalf;

And whereas the said Order was published in the 'Gazette of India' on the 3rd February, 1915;

And whereas by "The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1915," the words "one year were substituted for the words six months" in Article 79 (1) of the said Bahrein Order in Council, 1913, and it was further provided that it should be lawful for the Secretary of State, by notice given under his hand, to extend the said period of one year for such period, not exceeding twelve months, as might be prescribed in the said notice, and that such notice should be published in the "Gazette of India ";

And whereas the Secretary of State has, by notices given under his hand, extended the said period of one year for a "London Gazette," January 26, 1917. page 549. Vol. CIX, page 293.

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period of twelve months, and such notices have been published in the "Gazette of India";

And whereas it is desirable further to postpone the coming into force of the said "Bahrein Order in Council, 1913":

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf 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:

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1. This Order may be cited as The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1917," and shall be read as one with "The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913," and The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1915."

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2. The words four years are substituted for the words "twelve months" in Article 2 of "The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1915."

3. This Order shall come into force from the date hereof. And the Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, O.M., and the Right Honourable Austen Chamberlain, two of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, are to give the necessary directions herein.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending "The Aliens Restriction (Consolidation) Order, 1916.". London, February 6, 1917. †

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 6th day of February, 1917.

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

WHEREAS by "The Aliens Restriction (Consolidation) Order, 1916" (hereinafter referred to as the "Principal Order ''), His Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by "The Aliens Restriction Act, 1914,"§ has been pleased to impose restrictions on aliens, and to make various regulations for carrying these restrictions into effect;

And whereas the Principal Order has been extended and amended by subsequent Orders in Council, and it is expedient further to amend the provisions of the Principal Order in manner hereinafter appearing:

* Vol. LXXXII, page 656.

Vol. CX, page 137.

↑ "London Gazette," February 6, 1917. § Vol. CVIII, page 3.

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. The following article shall be substituted for Article 4 of the Principal Order :

"4. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Order, a person shall not land at any port in the United Kingdom except after examination by an aliens officer, and an alien shall not land at any port in the United Kingdom without the permission of an aliens officer, and where such permission is granted subject to compliance with any conditions the alien shall comply with those conditions:

"Provided that in granting or refusing permission, or in attaching conditions to the grant of permission, an aliens officer shall act in accordance with general or special instructions of a Secretary of State, and any refusal of permission may be revoked, and any conditions attached to the grant of permission may be revoked or or varied by a Secretary of

State."

2. In Article 7 after the words an alien" there shall be inserted “or other person.

3. The following article shall be inserted after Article 10 of the Principal Order:

10A. Without prejudice to any other provisions of this Order, a person shall not embark at any port in the United Kingdom except after examination by an aliens officer, and an alien shall not embark at any port in the United Kingdom without the permission of an aliens officer:

"Provided that, in granting or refusing permission, an aliens officer shall act in accordance with general or special instructions of a Secretary of State, and any refusal of permission may be revoked by a Secretary of State."

4. The following amendments shall be made in Article. 22A of the Principal Order :

In sub-section (5) and sub-section (6) the words "Board of Trade" shall be omitted;

In sub-section (7) for the words Board of Trade" there shall be substituted the words "Minister of Labour," and the words "or Board" shall be omitted.

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5. In Article 22B, for the words Board of Trade' wherever those words occur, there shall be substituted the words "Minister of Labour.'

6. In Article 27 of the Principal Order the words "lands or embarks without the permission of an aliens officer, or " shall be omitted.

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7. In Article 31, at the end of the definition of work," there shall be inserted the following definition: