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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 30, 1914.

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(ii) In section 3 (2) of the said Act for the words "Secretary of State", wherever such words occur, there shall be deemed to be substituted the words "Minister of Marine", and for the words "the Board of Trade or any Officer of the Board" the words "any Officer of the Marine Department or of Customs ".

(iii) In section 4 of the said Act there shall be deemed to be substituted for the words "section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876," the words "section 91 of the Customs Law Act, 1908”.

3. This Order shall come into operation on such date as may be fixed by the Governor in Council.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1913.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

LORD PRESIDENT

SIR WILLIAM CARINGTON

MR. SECRETARY HARCOURT MR. FISCHER

SIR LOUIS MALLET.

WHEREAS 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 im- portation 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 might appear to Him to be necessary :

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

f. This Order may be cited as the Seal Fisheries (Papua) 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 Papua, subject to the following modi- fications and adaptations, that is to say :-

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(i) For the words "the United Kingdom" in section 3 (1) of the said Act there shall be deemed to be substituted the words "the Territory of Papua ".

(ii) In section 3 (2) of the said Act, for the words "the Secretary of State", wherever those words occur, there shall be deemed to be substituted the words "the Treasurer of the Territory ", and for the words "the Board of Trade or any Officer of the Board" the words "any Officer of Customs ". (iii) At the end of section 3 (2) there shall be deemed to be added the words or any law or Ordinance in force in the Territory relating to navigation or shipping".

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(iv) In section 4 of the said Act there shall be deemed to be substituted for the words "be deemed to be included in the table of prohibitions and restric- "tions contained in section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, "and that section shall apply accordingly", the words "be prohibited to be imported, and shall be deemed to be included in the table of prohibited imports contained in section 49 of the Customs Ordinance of 1909 and "that Ordinance shall apply accordingly ”.

3. This Order shall come into operation on such date as may be fixed by the Lieutentant-Governor in Council of Papua.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

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