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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 4, 1.07.

DESPATCHES FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

No. 1.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

10th November, 1906.

SIR,-With reference to Lord Knutsford's Circular despatch of the 31st of August, 1891, and to Mr. LYTTELTON'S Circular despatch of the 7th of February, 1905, I have the honour to transmit to you two copies of an Order of the King in Council issued under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, amending the Order in Council of the 9th of May, 1891, issued in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping (Colonial) Act, 1869, with regard to the Colonial authorities competent to grant Certificates of Competency to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates or Engineers on board British ships.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG,

I have, etc.,

ELGIN.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

THE 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER, 1906.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

PRIME MINISTER.

LORD PRESIDENT.

LORD SUFFIELD.

LORD PRIVY SEAL.

LORD CHAMBERLAIN.

THEREAS by "The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894" it is (amongst other things) enacted that where the Legislature of any British Possession provides for the examination of and grant of Certificates of Competency to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates or Engineers on board British ships, and the Board of Trade report to His Majesty that they are satisfied that the examinations are so conducted as to be equally efficient with the examinations for the same purpose in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and that the Certificates are granted on such principles as to show the like quali- fications and competency as those granted under the said Act and are liable to be forfeited for the like reasons and in the like manner, His Majesty may, by Order in Council—

1. Declare that the said Certificates shall be of the same force as if they had been

granted under the said Act;

2. Declare that all or any of the provisions of the said Act which relate to Certi- ficates of Competency granted under that Act shall apply to the Certificates referred to in the said Order;

3. Impose such conditions and make such regulations with respect to the said Certificates and to the use, issue, delivery, cancellation and suspension thereof as His Majesty may think fit, and impose penaltics not exceeding fifty pounds for the breach of those conditions and regulations:

And that upon the publication in the London Gazette of any such Order in Council as last aforesaid the Order shall, as from the date of the publication or any later date mentioned in the Order, take effect as if it were enacted by Parliament:

And whereas at the coming into operation of the said Merchant Shipping Act 1894, there were in force the Orders in Council of the 9th day of May 1891 and the 23rd day of November 1893 hereinafter mentioned, being Orders in Council made under enactments