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Berial No.
Date.
Registry No.
Babject.
Berial
No.
Colony.
Date.
Registry No.
Colony.
655
Gibraltar
July 29, 1870
8208
Whether Italian subjects resident in Gib- raltar came within the meaning of the 14th article of the treaty of commerce of the 6th August 1883 between this country and Italy. (See No. 642.)
670
Sierra Leone
November 17, 1870
12,168
656
Bahamas
August 8, 1870
8715
657
Sierra Leone
August 17, 1870
8878
Disposal of the forfeited property of the "Violin" and "Tweed," condemned by the Vice-Admiralty Court of the Colony for breaches of the 77th section of the Foreign Enlistment Act. Right of Belgian manufacturers to export gunpowder direct from Belgium to the West Africa Settlements.
671
Cape
November 21, 1870
12,293
672
Bahamas
November 21, 1870
12,358
673
Straits Settlements - November 28, 1870
12,897
658
Bahamas
August 25, 1870
9174
659
Sierra Leone
August 30, 1870
9465
Liability of a Governor to be sued for an act done by him in his political capa- city as an act of State.
Power of the Governor to issue a special Commission of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery, and whether, in pursuance of such commission, special session could be legally held.
674
General
660
Ditto
September 6, 1870
9655
Proposed legislation to enable the Colonial authorities to punish offenders for offences committed beyond the British frontier. (See No. 661.)
Subject.
Draft Bill for the punishment of crimes committed, not upon British territory against British subjects, or against persons who had acquired a British national character. (See Nos. 651 and 660.)
Whether the holder of a deed of burgher- ship granted at the Cape Colony is entitled to claim a passport to enable him to travel on the Continent as a British subject.
Seizure of the British ship " John Gray" by the Spanish vessel of war “Criollo."
Course adopted by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, who, in spite of the protest made by the German Consul, allowed the French vessel of war "Le Creuse," used as a hospital ship, to take on board coals sufficient to carry ber to Aden, as well as provisions, water, &c.
November 25, 1870 7242/1871 Use of a stamp in endorsing certificates
675
Straits
December 5, 1870
18,129
661
Trinidad
September 9, 1870
9748
Instructions to be given to the Governors of Her Majesty's West Indian pos- sessions with respect to the proceedings of certain vessels of war sailing under Venezuelan colours in those waters, and which vessels have been declared by the "de facto" Government of Venezuela to be pirates.
676
Ditto
December 10, 1870
13,129
677
New South Wales,
Norfolk Island.
December 13, 1870
12,953
662
Heligoland
September 14, 1870
10,109
Proceedings of the French
corvette
"Decres.
n
663
New South Wales
664
Bahamas
September 27, 18702845/1871 Instructions to be given to the officers commanding the western district for their guidance in the event of a bel- ligerent ship of war refusing to comply with the requirements of Her Majesty's proclamation of neutrality.
October 5, 1870
10,716
655
New South Wales
October 6, 1870
10,740
666
Ditto
October 15, and No- vember 22, 1870.
12,905
Mauritius
October 17, 1870
11,124
688
St. Kitts
November 8, 1870
11,918
669
Sierra Leone
November 15, 1870
12,121
Distribution of the proceeds of the sale of the vessel "Lilian" and her cargo. (See Nos. 610, 620, 640, and 650.)
Whether a French sloop of war carrying mails between Sydney and New Cale 'donia should be treated as a belli- gerent.
Report by Mr. Rothery on the piratical proceedings of one W. W. Hayes, master of the British vessel "Atlantic," with the opinion of the Law Officers thereon.
Point raised by the Procureur-General with respect to certain words of the "Extradition Act, 1870."
Right of Mr. Evelyn, Controller of Revenue, to sit in the Legislative Council as a nominated member.
Application of the Colonial law in certain
ceded territories.
678
Sierra Leone
December 14, 1870
13,375
679
New South Wales
December 17, 1870
18,221
680
Gibraltar
December 27, 1870
13,407
681
New Zealand
1871.
January 2, 1871
169
682
Canada
January 4, 1871
224
0
16978.
on a ship's agreements, under the 259th section of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854.
Refusal of the Governor to permit the French corvette " D'Assas" to take in a supply of coals at the port of Sings- pore on her journey to Pondicherry from Saigon.
Question of supplying coals to the corvette "D'Assas." (See preceding Report.)
Custody of the registers of births, deaths, and marriages belonging to the settle- ment of Norfolk Island. (See Nos. 614 and 617.)
Draft Bill extending British jurisdiction to crimes and offences committed in the neighbourhood of the several British Settlements on the West Coast of Africa (not being British territory) against British subjects or against persons domiciled within any of those Settle- ments. (See Nos. 651, 660, and 670.)
Instructions which should be addressed to the Governor of New South Wales on the question of the supply of coal
and contraband of war to the French and German belligerents.
Application of the provisions of the 14th article of the treaty of commerce between this country and Italy to Italian subjects resident in Gibraltar. Nos. 642 and 655.)
(See
"Au Act for better securing the freedom
and independence of Parliament."
Question with regard to the power of the Executive Government of the Province of New Brunswick to dismiss from office the clerk of the Legislative Council without the concurrence of that body.
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