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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 9, 1935.

And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty were exchanged at London on the 4th day of August, 1932:

And whereas His Majesty has ratified the said Treaty in respect of, and the said Treaty thereby extends to, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including for that purpose the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and all British Colonies :

And whereas in accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of the said Treaty, on the coming into force thereof, the above-mentioned Conventions and the provisions of Article 10 of the Treaty signed on the 9th August, 1842, between Her late Majesty Queen Victoria and the President of the United States of America will cease to have effect in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and all British Colonies:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority committed to Him by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

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(1) From and after the 24th day of June, 1935, the Ex- tradition Acts, 1870-1932, shall apply in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and all British Colonies in the case of the United States of America under and in accordance with the said Treaty of the 22nd December, 1931;

(2) From and after the 24th day of June, 1935, the said Orders in Council shall be revoked in so far as they relate to the above-mentioned parts of His Majesty's dominions.

This Order may be cited as the "United States of America (Extradition) Order in Council, 1935."

M. P. A. HANKEY.

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