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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST OCTOBER, 1891.

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15. On and after the 1st day of June, 1890, by the Governor of the Possession of the Straits Settlements, to persons intending to act as Masters, First Mates, and Second Mates of sea-going British ships;

And whereas by the Order in Council of the 22nd day of November, 1890, Her Majesty was pleased to declare that, subject to certain exceptions, conditions, and regulations therein contained or set out in the Schedule thereto, the Colonial Certificates granted

16. On and after the 1st day of January, 1891, by the Governor of the Possession of Mauritius, to persons intending to act as Masters, First Mates, and Second Mates, of sea-going British ships; should be of the same force as if they had been granted under the said Acts), and subject to the conditions and regulations imposed and made by the Board of Trade, and set out in the Schedules to the said recited Orders in Council respectively :

And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that it is expedient that the conditions and regulations set out in the said recited Orders in Council and the Schedules thereto should be rescinded and the said recited Orders in Council revoked, and a new Order in Council containing such modified and amended conditions and regulations substituted in lieu thereof:

Now, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of Her Privy Council, is hereby pleased-

1. To declare that the Colonial Certificates of Competency granted-

(a) by the Minister of Marine and Fisheries in Canada, from and after the 19th day of August, 1871, to persons intending to act as Masters or Mates on board British ships, and from and after the 1st day of January, 1887, to persons intending to act as First Class Engineers or Second Class Engineers of sea-going British ships;

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(b) by the head of the Government of the Possession of Malta and its Dependencies, from and after the 12th day of May, 1874, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British.ships, that is to say :-To Masters of the First Class, or Masters of a Foreign-going ship, to Mates of the First Class or First Mate of a Foreign- going ship, to Mates of the Second Class or Second Mate of a Foreign-going ship, to Engineers of the First Class or First Class Engineers, and to Engineers of the Second Class or Second Class Engineers;

(e) by the Steam Navigation Board of Victoria appointed by the Government of the Possession of Victoria, from and after the 4th day of January, 1870, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers of British sen-going steam ships;

(d) by the Governor for the time being of the Possession of New Zealand, from and after the 1st day of May, 1872, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

(e) by the Marine Board of the Possession of New South Wales, from and after the 18th day of June, 1872, to persons intending to act as Masters, First Mates, or Second Mates, or as First Class Engineers, or as Second Class Engineers on board British ships;

(f) by the Marine Board of the Possession of South Australia, from and after the 12th day of May, 1874, to persons intending to act as Masters, First Mates, Only Mates, or Second Mates, or First Class Engineers, or Second Class Engineers on board British ships;

(g) by the Governor of the Possession of Tasmania, from and after the 1st day of April, 1876, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

(h) by the Lieutenant Governor of the Possession of Bengal, from and after the 27th day of June, 1876, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

(1) by the Governor of the Possession of Newfoundland, from and after the 14th day May, 1877, to persons intending to act as Masters or Mates on board British ships;

(k) by the Governor of the Possession of Bombay, from and after the 11th day of July, 1877, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

() by the Marine Board of the Possession of Queensland, from and after the 1st day of October, 1877, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

(m) by the Governor of the Possession of Hong Kong, from and after the 1st day of January, 1884, to persons intending to act as Masters, Mates, or Engineers on board British ships;

(n) by the Governor of the Possession of the Straits Settlements, from and after the 1st day of August, 1888, to persons intending to act as First Class Engineers and Second Class Engineers of sea-going British ships;