SCHEDULE.

Agreement made the 26th day of May, 1917, between his Excellency Sir George Smith, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commanderin-chief of the Nyasaland Protectorate, for and on behalf of the Government of the said Protectorate, of the one part, and his Excellency Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in-chief of the Colony of Mauritius and its Dependencies, for and on behalf of the Government of the said Colony, of the other part.

Whereas by the 4th section of "The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1869," as applicable to Mauritius, and made applicable to the Nyasaland Protectorate by an Order in Council dated the 12th day of August, 1915, it is provided that :

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Any two Colonies may, with the sanction of an Order of Her 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 their undergoing in such other 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 the said Colonies.

The sanction of the Order of Her Majesty in Council may be obtained, in the case of a Colony having a Legislative Body, on an Address of such body to Her Majesty, and in the case of any Colony not having a Legislative Body, on an Address of the Governor of such Colony; and such sanction shall be in force as soon as such Order in Council has been published in the Colony to which it relates.

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The Agreement of any one Colony with another shall for the purposes of this Act be testified by a writing under the hand of the Governor of such Colony;"

And whereas it is proposed to remove certain prisoners under sentence or order of imprisonment or of penal servitude in the Nyasaland Protectorate to the Colony of Mauritius :

Now, therefore, it is this day agreed by and between :

His Excellency Sir George Smith, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor of Nyasaland (on behalf of the Government of the Nyasaland Protectorate, hereinafter called the "Nyasaland Government'), of the one part; and

His Excellency Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor of Mauritius (on behalf of the Government of the Colony of Mauritius, hereinafter called the "Mauritius Government"), of the other part, as follows:

1. The Mauritius Government will receive for the term of their detention prisoners under sentence of imprisonment or of penal servitude sent to the Colony of Mauritius by the Nyasaland Government.

2. The Nyasaland Government agree to pay all the expenses connected with the transfer of the prisoners from the Nyasaland Protectorate to the Colony of Mauritius.

3. The Nyasaland Government agree to re-imburse to the Mauritius Government all expenses incurred during the detention of the prisoners in the Colony of Mauritius.

4. At the expiration of the term of imprisonment or of penal servitude of any particular prisoner, such prisoner shall be returned to the Nyasaland Protectorate and all expenses in connection with such return shall be borne by the Nyasaland Government.

As witness the hands of the parties, this 26th day of May, 1917. GEORGE SMITH.

Signed by the above-named Sir George Smith, K.C.M.G., in the presence of:

C. T. VERRY, Lieutenant 1/K.A.R., A.D.C.

and Private Secretary.

H. HESKETH BELL.

Signed by the above-named Sir Henry Hesketh Joudou Bell, K.C.M.G., in the presence of:

H. HENNIKER HEATON, Acting Colonial Secretary.

BRITISH NOTIFICATION amending the Licence, dated December 7, 1915, relative to the Payment of Fees in Respect of Patents, &c., in Enemy Countries. -London, September 5, 1917.*

WHEREAS a licence was granted by the Board of Trade, on the 7th December, 1915, permitting, in certain circumstances, the payment of fees and agents' charges and expenses in respect of patents, trade-marks and designs, payable in an enemy country or on behalf of an enemy;

And whereas it has been deemed desirable to amend the terms of the said licence:

Now, therefore, the Board, acting on behalf of His Majesty, and in pursuance of all powers thereunto them enabling, do hereby amend the said licence, dated the 7th December, 1915, as follows, that is to say:

The said licence shall have effect subject to the following amendments:

(a.) The words person or persons" respectively

wherever they occur in clauses 1 and 2 thereof shall mean a person or persons being of British, Allied or neutral nationality.

(b.) In clauses 1 (b) and 2 (b) of the said licence there shall be added immediately after the words "His Majesty's Dominions" wherever they occur, the words or of Allied territory not in hostile occupation.

• "London Gazette," September 7, 1917. + Vol. CIX, page 370.

The following provisos shall be added, viz. :

Provided always that as regards payments on behalf of an enemy under clause 2 of the said licence as amended hereby, the same may only be made by the person making the same. out of moneys

(a.) Remitted by or on behalf of such enemy; or (b.) Held for or on account of such enemy,

and subject to the provisions of the next paragraph hereof nothing in the said licence or herein shall permit any payments to be made on behalf of an enemy by way of gift or by way of advancement or loan to or on account of such enemy:

Provided also that nothing herein contained shall prevent persons of British, Allied or neutral nationality residing, carrying on business or being in the United Kingdom who have an interest in or under a patent or design belonging in whole or in part to an enemy from paying out of their own moneys fees payable in the United Kingdom for obtaining the renewal of such patent or for obtaining the renewal of the registration of such design, or from paying agents in the United Kingdom (including themselves) their charges and expenses (if any) in relation to such matters. Dated this 5th day of September, 1917.

H. LLEWELLYN SMITH, Secretary to the Board of Trade.

BRITISH NOTIFICATION of the Siamese Law, dated July 20, 1917, relative to the Establishment of a Prize Court in Siam.-London, September 14, 1917.*

Foreign Office, September 14, 1917.

His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has received from His Majesty's Minister at Bangkok the following text of a Law, dated the 20th July last, which has been brought into force by a Royal Siamese Proclamation, dated the 22nd July last :

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment of & Prize Court.

Be it enacted as follows: :

ART. 1. This decree shall be known as " The Prize Court Law 2460," prize being defined as ships or goods captured jure belli by the maritime force of a belligerent at sea or seized in port. It shall come into force from the date of proclamation thereof.

* "London Gazette," September 18, 1917.

2. In addition to the High Court of Justice already established there shall also be established a Prize Court having full jurisdiction throughout the territories of His Majesty to take cognisance of and judicially proceed in all matters of prize, including special captures, namely, conjoint captures with an ally, captures arising out of land expeditions, joint captures, or captures by the officers and crew of a ship other than a ship of war, and also including prize salvage and prize bounty.

Such Court shall decide the legality of the capture and pronounce a decree of condemnation, detention, restitution or restoration subject to payment of prize salvage, or otherwise, of ships or goods taken as prize, in accordance with the Law of Nations and the decrees, rules and regulations for the time being in force in that behalf.

3. All ships or goods captured as prize by any of His Majesty's ships of war, or captured in ports or harbours of the realm, or captured by a ship other than a ship of war, belong, at the moment of capture, to His Majesty as droits and perquisites in his office of admiralty.

4. A ship or goods taken by any of His Majesty's ships of war as prize is entirely dependent on His Majesty's pleasure, and any prize money which may be granted to the officers and crew of the Navy for the capture of any ship or goods shall be so granted by a decision according to the ancient customs in use.

5. The amount of prize salvage to be awarded shall be at the discretion of the Court, but shall not exceed one-tenth part of the estimated value of the prize.

6. The Prize Court shall consist of three or more judges who shall be duly appointed by His Majesty for the purpose, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum.

7. The Court shall be authorised to act in the event of war by Royal Proclamation, and shall after the conclusion of the war continue so to act in relation to, and finally dispose of, all matters and things which arose during the war.

8. The Judges of the Court shall have power in any case, if they think fit, to appoint one or more assessors to assist them or advise them upon matters requiring expert or other special knowledge.

9. The Law of Civil Procedure, R.S. 127, shall be followed as far as practicable. But if no such rule is applicable the President of the Court may direct such other rules or practice to be followed in prize cases.

10. Appeals against a decree of the Prize Court lie to the Dika Court as Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Judgment of the Court after receiving the Royal Assent shall be final.

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11. When and as long as the Prize Court is in existence, the Minister of Justice shall appoint a registrar to the Court, and provide a proficient staff; and the Minister of Finance shall make provision from the public fund for the establishment of the Court.

12. All decrees and orders of the Prize Court shall be carried out by the Sheriff's Department of the Ministry of Justice.

13. Where the ship or goods taken as prize is sold by order of the Court, the purchaser may, within one month from the date of the sale or condemnation of the same, whichever last happens, apply to the Court for a certificate of condemnation and sale, or of sale only, and the Court shall direct such certificate to be issued or endorsed on the bill of sale. Where the ships or goods taken as prize are restored to the owner by decree of the Court, the owner may, within one month from the date of the decree, apply for a certificate of restitution, and the Court shall direct such certificate to be issued.

14. All claims for the condemnation of captured ships, vessels, or goods shall be entered in the name of the Crown by the Department of Public Prosecutions. All other claims of whatever nature may be instituted by the claimants.

This Law is proclaimed on the 20th day of July of the year of our Lord the Buddha 2460, being the 2444th day of the present reign.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL declaring the Port of Vila in the New Hebrides to be a Port of Registry for British Ships.--London, September 24, 1917.*

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of September, 1917.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

Lord President.

Lord Chamberlain.

Sir J. Rennell Rodd.
Sir Frederick Ponsonby.

WHEREAS by section 88 of "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894," it is enacted that where, in accordance with "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890," His Majesty * "London Gazette," September 28, 1917.

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