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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 30, 1914.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 35.

Circular.

DOWNING STREET,

16th December, 1913.

SIR,-With reference to my Circular despatch of the 29th of May last, I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information, copies of two Orders of His Majesty in Council applying the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, to the Dominion of New Zealand and the Territory of Papua respectively.

An Act bringing the substance of these provisions into operation in the Dominion of Canada has been passed by the Dominion Parliament and a copy of this Act is also enclosed for information.

I have, &c.,

The Officer Administering the Government of

L. HARCOURT.

HONGKONG.

WH

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 1913.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

LORD PRESIDENT

LORD CHAMBERLAIN

LORD WELBY

LORD ASHBY ST. LEDGERS

LORD ISLINGTON

SIR SAMUEL W. GRIFFITH

MR. J. HERBERT LEWIS SIR ALFRED M. MOND, BART.

LORD JUSTICE SWINFEN EADY.

THEREAS by section 3 of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, all persons were prohibited from using any port within the United Kingdom for purposes of pelagic sealing contrary to any Order in Council made under the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Acts, 1895 and 1912:

And whereas by section 4 of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, the importa- tion of the skins of seals captured in contravention of any such Order as last aforesaid was prohibited:

And whereas by section 5 (1) of the said Act it was enacted that His Majesty might by Order in Council extend the provisions of the two hereinbefore recited sections to any part of His Majesty's Dominions outside the United Kingdom, subject to such modifications and adaptations as night appear to Him to be necessary, provided that those provisions should not be so extended to a self-governing Dominion except with the consent of the Governor-General in Council or Governor in Council of the Dominion :

And whereas the Dominion of New Zealand is a self-governing Dominion for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act:

And whereas the Governor in Council of New Zealand has consented that the provi- sions of sections 3 and 4 of the said Act shall be extended to New Zealand subject to the modifications and adaptations hereinafter contained:

NOW, THEREFORE, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Seal Fisheries (New Zealand) Order in Council, 1913.

2. From and after the commencement of this Order sections 3 and 4 of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1912, shall apply to New Zealand subject to the following modifications and adaptations, that is to say:-

(i) For the words "within the United Kingdom" in section 3 (1) of the said Act there shall be deemed to be substituted the words "in the Dominion of New Zealand ".