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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.
AT THE COURT AT BALMORAL, The 27th day of August 1860.
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, 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 condition's and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient.
And whereas it, has been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities will be given for recovering and prehending seamen who desert from British merchant ships in the dominions and rosses tons of His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power 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, and not being British subjects, who, within Her Majesty's dominions, desert from merchant ships belonging to the subjects of His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships: Provided always, that if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions, he may be detained till he has been tried by a competent court, and until his sentence, if any, has been carried into effect.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, and the Secretary of State for India in Council, are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
EDMUND HARRISON,
AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,
The 11th day of June 1863. PRESENT,
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCI
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or it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilitie 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 scamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to a subject of such power when within Her Majesty's dominions 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 (not being Italian subjects) who desert from British merchant ships in the territories belonging to His Majesty the King of Italy:
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 (and not being British subjects), who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the King of Italy, within Her Majesty's dominions, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships: Provided always, that if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions he may be detained until he has been tried by a competent Court, and until his sentence (if any) has been fully carried into effect.
And 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 further pleased to order and declare that upon and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette the Order in Council relating to seamen who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, made by virtue of the said Act on the 19th day of August 1853, and published in the London Gazette on the 23rd day of August 1853, and the Order in Council relating to seamen who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the King of Sardinia, made by virtue of the said Act on the 10th day of March 1855, and published in the London Gazette on the 13th day of March 1855, shall be revoked, and the same are hereby revoked accordingly.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Secretary of State for India in Council are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
EDMUND HARRISON.