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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 13, 1911.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 307.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

6th September, 1911.

SIR,-With reference to Lord Elgin's Circular despatch of the 31st of July, 1907, I have the honour to transmit to you, for publication in the Colony under your government, a copy

of an Order of His Majesty in Council giving effect to a further Convention which was concluded on the 3rd of March, 1911, between the United Kingdom and Belgium, amending Article 6 of the Extradition Treaty with Belgium of 29th October, 1901.

The Officer Administering the Government of

I have, etc.,

L. HARCOURT.

HONGKONG.

BELGIUM, EXTRADITION ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1911.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE STH DAY OF AUGUST, 1911.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

LORD PRESIDENT.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

LORD PENTLAND.

MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE.

:

HEREAS by the Extradition Acts, 1870 to 1906, it was amongst other things enacted that, where an arrangement has been made with any foreign State with respect to the surrender to such State of any fugitive criminals, His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct that the said Acts shall apply in the case of such foreign

State and that His Majesty may, by the same or any subsequent Order, limit the operation of the Order, and restrict the same to fugitive criminals who are in or suspected of being in the part of His Majesty's domi- nions specified in the Order, and render the operation thereof subject to such conditions, exceptions, and qualifications as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas a Treaty was concluded on the 29th day of October, 1901, between His late Majesty King Edward VII. and His late Majesty the King of the Belgians. for the Extradition of Criminals, which Treaty was amended by a supplementary Convention con- cluded on the 5th day of March, 1907:

And whereas a further Convention was concluded on the 3rd day of March, 1911, between His Majesty and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, amending Article 6 of the aforesaid Treaty, which Convention is in the terms following:

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas. E

Emperor of India, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, being desirous of amending the provisions of article 6 of the Treaty between Bel- gium and Great Britain of the 29th October, 1901, for the mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, have named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, for this purpose, that is to say:

His Majesty the King of the United King lom of Great Britian and Ireland, the Right Honourable Sir Edward Grey, a Baronet of the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ;

And His Majesty the King of the Belgians, Count de Lalaing, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Britannic Majesty ;