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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.
AT THE COURT AT OSBORNE HOUSE, ISLE OF WIGHT, The 28th day of July 1856.
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 will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British Merchant Ships in the territories belonging to the Republic of Chile :
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 citizens of the Republic of Chile, 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: Provided always, that if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company he may be detained until he has been tried by a competent Court, and until his sentence (if any) has been fully carried into effect.
And 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 further pleased to order and declare that upon and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette the Order in Council relating to seamen who desert from Merchant Ships belonging to citizens of the Republic of Chile, made by virtue of the said Act on the 25th day of February 1856, and which was published in the London Gazette on the 7th day of March 1856, shall be revoked, and the same is hereby revoked accordingly.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Com- missioners for the Affairs of India are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
WM. BATHURST.
AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,
The 6th day of May 1857.
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.
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And whereas it has been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen (not being Moorish subjects) who desert from British merchant ships in the territories belonging to the Sultan of Morocco and Fez.
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 and not being British subjects, who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the Sultan of Morocco and Fez 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.
Provided always, that if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions or the territories of the East India Company, he may be detained until he has been tried by a competent Court, and until his sentence (if any) has been fully carried into effect.
And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury and the Commissioners for the Affairs of India are to give the
directions herein accordingly. necessary
WM. L. BATHURST.
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