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THE HONGkong government gAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
The 9th day of March 1854. PRESENT,
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by the "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant ships in the territories of any foreign power, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to a subject of such power when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order, and may render the operation thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient:
And whereas it hath been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant ships in the territories belong- ing to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette seamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Commissioners for the affairs of India are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, The 9th day of March 1854. PRESENT,
C. C. GREVILLE,
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.·
Whereas by the "Foreign Desertes Act, 1852," it is provided that whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories of any Foreign Power, He Majesty may, by Order ...re that seamen, not being slaves, who in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, a desert from Merchant Ships belonging to a subject of such Power when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order and may render the operation thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient :
And whereas it hath been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories belonging to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette seamen, not being slaves, who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to subjects of the King of the Netherlands within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships :
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Commissioners for the affairs of India are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
C. C. GREVILLE.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
The 8th day of June 1854. PRESENT,
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by the "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant ships in the territories of any foreign power, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to a subject of such power, when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order, and may render the operation thereof subject to conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient.