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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.

AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,

The 16th day of October 1852.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

Whereas by "The Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories of any Foreign Power, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to a subject of such Power, when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order, and may render the operation thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient.

And whereas it hath been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities have been or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, and in those of the Free Hanseatic Cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg.

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette seamen, not being slaves, who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to subjects of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, or to citizens of the Free Hanseatic Cities of Lubeck, Bremen, and Hamburg, when such ships are within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Commissioners for the Affairs of India are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

WM. L. BATHURST.

AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,

The 16th day of October 1852.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

Whereas by the "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories of any Foreign Power, Her Majesty may, by Order in Council stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to a subject of such Power when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order, and may render the opera- tion thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas it hath been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities have been or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territo- ries of His Majesty the King of Prussia, that is to say, such or the like facilities as are herein-after given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from Prussian Merchant Ships in the dominions of Her Majesty or the territories of the East India Company:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her Majesty by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette seamen, not being slaves, and not being subjects of Her Majesty, who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to subjects of His Majesty the King of Prussia when within Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships.

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Commissioners for the affairs of India are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.

WM. L. BATHURST,

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