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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST, 1887.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 333.

The following Circular Despatch, accompanying copies of Orders of the Queen in Council, under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1843 to 1878, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th August, 1887.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET, 24th May, 1887.

SIR,-I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of the Colony under your Government, copies of the following Orders of the Queen in Council, under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1843 to 1878:-

3rd May, 1882..

26th June, 1884

26th June, 1884

29th November, 1884 26th March, 1885

Ottoman.

China, Japan, and Corea.

Siam. Zanzibar. ..............West Africa.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble Servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

H. T. HOLLAND.

AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,

The 3rd day of May, 1882.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

THEREAS by Treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, Her

WHEREAS the Queens ever und jurisdiction in relation to Her Majesty's subjects and others

in the Ottoman dominions:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1843 to 1878, or otherwise, in Her Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, 'to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

Short Titles.

1.-(a.) This Order may be cited as the Ottoman Order in Council, 1882.

(b.) The Order in Council made at Windsor, the 12th day of December, 1873, for the regulation of Consular jurisdiction in the Ottoman dominions, may be cited as the Ottoman Order in Council, 1873. (c.) That Order and this Order may be cited together as the Ottoman Orders in Council, 1873° and 1882.

Commencement.

2. This Order shall commence and have effect from and immediately after the 31st day of May, 1882.

3. In this Order-

Interpretation.

"Her Majesty's Ambassador" includes Her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, or other chief

diplomatic representative in the Ottoman dominions for the time being.

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"Administration means letters of administration, including the same with, will annexed,

or granted for special or limited purposes.

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Ship includes any vessel used in navigation, howsoever propelled, with her tackle,

furniture, and apparel, and any boat or other craft.

Ottoman waters means the territorial waters of the Ottoman dominions.

Other words have the same meaning as in the Ottoman Order in Council, 1873.