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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1892.
And whereas a Protocol was concluded on the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, between Her Majesty and the President of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay providing for the extension of the period stipulated in Article IX of the above-mentioned Treaty of the twenty-sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, which Protocol is in the terms following:-
“MONTE VIDEO, the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, their Excellencies Mr. Ernest Mason Satow, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Her Britannic Majesty's Minister Resident and Consul-General, and Dr. Manuel Herrero y Espinosa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, having met together at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs with the object of providing for the extension of the period stipulated in Article IX of the Treaty for the Extradition of Criminals, in force between their respective countries, for the provisional arrest of persons charged with any of the crimes or offences specified in the said Treaty, and having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the following Declaration, which shall be considered an integral part of the said international compact :
"The period of thirty days fixed by Article IX of the Treaty for the Extradition of Criminals in force between the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay and Great Britain, for the provisional arrest of persons charged with any of the crimes or offences specified in the said Treaty, being thoroughly recognized as insufficient, both Governments agree that the said period shall henceforth be fixed at sixty days.
"In witness whereof the said Plenipotentiaries have caused the present Protocol to be drawn up in duplicate, and have signed both copies, and thereto affixed their seals on the date above expressed.
ERNEST MASON SATOW.
"(L.S.) "(L.S.)
MANUEL HERRERO Y ESPINOSA."
And whereas the ratifications of the said Protocol were exchanged at Monte Video on the seventeenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to Her by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the seventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, the said Acts shall apply in the case of the said Protocol of the twentieth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, as fully to all intents and purposes as in the case of the said recited Treaty of the twenty-sixth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.
Provided always, and it is hereby further ordered that the operation of the said Extradition Acts, 1870 and 1873, shall be suspended within the Dominion of Canada so far as relates to the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay and to the said Treaty and Protocol, and so long as the provisions of the Canadian Act aforesaid of 1886 continue in force, and no longer.
C. L. Peel.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 72.
Tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 16th February, 1892, for the construction of the Rubble Stone foundations of the proposed Storm Water Drains in_Sutherland Street, Queen's Street, and from Bonham Strand West, Section No. 3, under the Praya Reclamation Ordinance of 1889.
No work will be permitted under this contract on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Praya Reclamation Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th February, 1892.
W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 73.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on Monday, the 22nd day of February, 1892, at 4 P.M., are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th February, 1892.
W. M. GOODMAN, Acting Colonial Secretary.