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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH APRIL, 1878.

AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,

The 23rd day of January 1860.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

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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 Foreign Power when within Her Majesty's dominions, 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 has 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 dominions or rier Majesty the Queen of Spain:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power 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 within Her Majesty's dominions desert from Merchant Ships belonging to subjects of Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, 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 he may be detained until he has been tried by a competent court, and until his sentence (if any) has been carried into effect:

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

WM. L. BATHURST.

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The 27th day of August 186v.

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 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 qualifi- cations, if any, as may be deemed expedient:

And whereas it has 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 of the Republic of Nicaragua:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power 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 within Her Majesty's dominions desert from merchant ships belonging to citizens of the Republic of Nicaragua 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 he may be detained till he has been tried by a competent Court, and until his sentence, if any, has been carried into effect.

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

EDMUND HARRISON.