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in the order of a reference to the province or territory within the jurisdiction of which the extradition crime is alleged to have been committed. This seems advisable because the Governor will have to issue a declaration in each case to the effect that the requisitioning authority has been declared by him to be or to represent the person or persous actually exercising authority in the province or territory within the jurisdiction of which the extrai- tion crime is alleged to have been committed. The order and the declaration will thus be connected with the requisition. Paragraph (6) of clause 7 of the bill alters the form of order so as to make it agree with the new form of section 6 of the principal Ordinance.
J: H. KEMP,
Attorney General,
29th September, 1927.
No. S. 256.-With reference to Notification No. S. 227, which appeared in the Gazette (Supplement) of September 16, 1927, the following amended draft of proposed regulations for suppression of piracy is published for information.
No.
Draft Order in Council.
Regulations made by the Governor in Council under section 7 of the Suppression of Piracy Ordinance, 1868, Ordinance No. 1 of 1868, as amended by the Suppression of Piracy Amendment Ordinance, 1927, on the day of
1. In these regulations-
1927.
(1) "Ship" includes any description of vessel used in navigation in the pro- pulsion of which use is made of any mechanical means other than oars and sails, also any description of junk or craft, howsoever propelled or moved, used or intended to be used for carrying any passenger who is required or expected to pay fare, passage-money or other consideration for accommodation or travel; and
(2) "Vessel" includes any ship or boat, and any other description of craft
used in navigation.
2. The Captain Superintendent of Police shall have power to search any vessel, and after any search to make further searches, and to detain any vessel for such purpose, and he may delegate his powers under this regulation.
3. Every vessel in the waters of the Colony shall stop when hailed by the police.
4. The owners, agents, charterers and licensees shall notify the Captain Superin- tendent of Police confidentially beforehand on any occasion when it is expected that treasure will be carried on a ship from or through the waters of the Colony.
5. While any ship is lying alongside a wharf in the harbour of Victoria, no person shall be permitted to come on board or to bring or put on board any article or thing except cargo, on the side of the ship away from the wharf.
6. When the master of any ship propelled by any mechanical means other than oars and sails in the waters of the Colony has any cause whatever to believe that any vessel may be in need of assistance in respect of a piratical attack, it shall be his duty, as far as reasonably may be, to approach such vessel as closely as possible, to stand by it, to prevent the access of pirates thereto, to assist in rescue work, to call other ships to the aid of the vessel attacked, and do all such other acts as may be necessary or advisable to assist the said vessel in repelling the attack, and after the attack, and he shall act accordingly.
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