THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH OCTOBER, 1891.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 415.
The following Circular Despatch, with its enclosure, is published.
By Command,
877
W. M. GOODMAN,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th October, 1891.
DOWNING STREET,
12th August, 1891.
CIRCULAR.
SIR, With reference to my Circular Despatch of the 9th of May last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your Government, a copy of the Imperial Act 54 and 55 Vic. cap. 31 "to enable Her Majesty in Council to carry into effect Conventions which may be "made with Foreign Countries respecting Ships engaged in Postal Service."
I have the honour to be,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
KNUTSFORD.
Section.
MAIL SHIPS ACT, 1891.
[54 & 55 VICT. CH. 31.]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
1. Application of Act by Order in Council.
2. Conveyance of letters by crew or passengers of mail ships forbidden.
3. Regulations as to giving of security for ships engaged in postal service.
4. Arrest and execution of process on board exempted mail ships.
5. Exemption from seizure of exempted mail ship.
6. Application of Act to public ships.
7. Legal proceedings.
8. Application of Act to British Possessions.
9. Definitions.
10. Short title.
SCHEDULE.
A.D. 1891.
CHAPTER 31.
An Act to enable Her Majesty in. Council to carry into effect Conventions which may be made with Foreign Countries respecting Ships engaged in Postal Service.
[21st July 1891.]
BE it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and
consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Act by Order in
1. (1.) Where Her Majesty the Queen has made a Convention with a Foreign Application of State respecting the postal service between such Foreign State and the United Kingdom, council. or respecting the privileges of mail ships, that is to say, ships engaged in any postal service of such Foreign State or of any part of Her Majesty's dominions, it shall be lawful for Her Majesty in Council to order that this Act shall, and this Act shall accordingly, subject to any conditions, exceptions, and qualifications contained in the Order, apply, during the continuance of the Order, as regards such Convention and Foreign State, and the postal service and mail ships described in the Convention; and where by virtue of any such Order this Act or any section thereof applies as regards any Convention, Foreign State, postal service, or mail ship, the same is in this Act referred to as a Convention, Foreign State, postal service, or mail ship to which this Act or section applies.