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7th years of Her Majesty, intituled "An Act to remove doubts as to the exercise of power and jurisdiction by Her Majesty within divers countries and places out of Her Majesty's dominions, and to render the same more effectual."

Supreme Court of Hongkong may take cognizance of offences committed by British subjects within the Peninsula of Macao.

XLV. And it is further ordered, That the Supreme Court of the Colony of Hongkong shall have power to take cognizance of offences committed by British subjects within the Peninsula of Macao, and of suits originating there, when the party offending, or the party sued shall come or be found within its jurisdiction; but it shall not have power to issue any warrant or writ to be

executed or served within the Peninsula of Macao,

Provisions of the . XLVI. And it is further ordered, That if any provision of present Order to have any Article of this Order shall be in any wise repugnant to, or at force though repug-variance with, certain Orders passed by his late Majesty King nant to those of for- William IV on the 9th day of December, 1833, or certain Orders mer Orders,

passed by Her Majesty on the 4th day of January, 1843, and on the 24th day of February, 1843, and on the 2nd day of October, 1843, and on the 17th day of April, 1844, or any of them, then such provision of such Article of this Order, so long as the same shall be in force, shall be obeyed and observed, anything in the said recited Orders in Council contained to the contrary in any wise notwith- standing.

Provisions as to

Ordinances hereafter made by Chief Super-

intendent.

XLVII. And it is further ordered, That if any law or or- dinance hereafter made in pursuance of the Act of the 6th and 7th years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act for the better Government of Her Majesty's subjects resorting to China," shall be in any wise repugnant to or at variance with any of the provisions of this present Order of Her Majesty in Council, then such law or ordinance, so long as the same shall be in force, shall be obeyed and observed, anything in this Order contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

XLVIII. And it is further ordered, That this Order shall take effect from and after the 1st day of November next ensuing.

And the Right Honourable the Earl of Clarendon and His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, two of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and the Lords Com- missioners of the Admiralty, are to give the necessary directions herein, as to them may respectively appertain.

WM. L. BATHURST.

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