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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
C.O.
Reference :-
No. 271.
(GENERAL.)
LAW OFFICERS to FOREIGN OFFICE.
MY LORD,
Lincoln's Inn, September 5, 1864., We are honoured with your Lordship's commands signified in Mr. Hammond's letter of the 17th ultimo stating that, with reference to our Report of the 1st August stating that we were of opinion that the proper authorities at Liverpool should be instructed that no ship of war of either belligerent should for the future be permitted to be brought into and kept in that port for the purpose of being dismantled or sold, he was directed by your Lordship to transmit to us a draft of the letter which was addressed to the Treasury and other offices on the 8th instant, requesting that instruc- tions to the effect suggested in our Report should be addressed to the authorities at all Her Majesty's ports, both at home and abroad, and a letter which has been received from the Colonial Office in reply, stating that Mr. Secretary Cardwell is anxious to have our opinion as to the steps which it will be proper for the Governors of Colonies to take in order to give effect to this prohibition, and Mr. Hammond was pleased to request that we would take this matter into consideration and furnish your Lordship with our opinion upon the above point, and further to state to us that it appears to your Lordship desirable that the decision of Her Majesty's Government on this subject should in some form be inserted in the London Gazette, and that your Lordship requested that we would draw up a form of notification for the purpose.
We are also honoured with Mr. Hammond's letter of the 22nd ultimo transmitting a copy of a notification issued by the Board of Customs, that vessels belonging to the North American belligerents are not to be allowed to be brought into British ports for the purpose of being dismantled or sold.
In obedience to your Lordship's commands we have the honour to
Report
That we think the Governors of Her Majesty's Colonies should be instructed to publish by due official proclamation, according to the form and usage of their respective colonies, the prohibition in question.
Their proclamation should recite the terms of the order published in the "Gazette," for which we have prepared a form according to your Lordship's directions and appended it to this Report.
In the event of any infraction of the terms of this order, it should be enforced by the executive power of any colony, aided (if necessary) by Her Majesty's naval authorities, notice being given to the offending vessel to depart before any forcible means are used. In this respect there will be no difference between the present order and the regulations of January 1862, of which this order is only the supplement.
We have, &c. (Signed) ROUNDELL PALMER.
R. P. COLLIER. ROBERT PHILLIMORE.
The Earl Russell, K.G.
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NOTIFICATION FOR GAZETTE.
It is hereby notified that Her Majesty has been pleased to order that for the future no ship of war belonging to either of the belligerent powers of North America shall be allowed to enter, or to remain, or be in any of Her Majesty's ports for the purpose of being dismantled or sold, and Her Majesty has been pleased to give directions to the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs, and to the Governors of Her Majesty's colonies and foreign possessions, to see that this order is properly carried into effect.
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