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THE

Hongkong

Government

GAZETTE.

SERIES.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 30TH JULY, 1859.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

VOL. V. No. 219.

Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo; and notice is hereby that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contract, and that "THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE"

as before, be the only Official Organ for PROCLAMATIONS, NOTIFICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.

W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Treaty with Japan

The subjoined Order of Her Majesty in Council dated 3d March 1859, providing for the exercise of Jurisdic- ser British Subjects in Japan, under the 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 94, having been transmitted to this Govern- The Right Honourable The Secretary of State for the Colonies, is, by direction of His Excellency The Governor, published for general information.

By Order,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 25th July, 1859.

W. T. MERCER,

Colonial Secretary.

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AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, THE 3D DAY OF MARCH, 1859.

PRESENT:

The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.

WHEREAS by an Act of Parliament, made and passed in the session of Parliament holden in the sixth and seventh fthe reign of Her Majesty, intituled "An Act to remove doubts as to the exercise of power and jurisdiction by jesty within divers countries and places out of Her Majesty's dominions, and to render the same more effectual," ngst other things, enacted, that it is and shall be lawful for Her Majesty to hold, exercise, and enjoy, any rjurisdiction which Her Majesty now hath, or at any time hereafter may have, within any country or place out Majesty's dominions, in the same and as ample a manner as if Her Majesty had acquired such power or jurisdic- the cession or conquest of territory:

Al whereas a Treaty of Peace, Friendship, and Commerce hath been agreed upon and concluded between Her

Preamble.

6 & 7 Vict., c. 94.

Treaty with Jap an

y and is Majesty the Tycoon of Japan, which was sigued by the respective Plenipotentiaries of their said signed August 20, 1959

on the twenty-sixth day of August last: And whereas, immediately upon and from the exchange of the ons of the said Treaty, Her Majesty will have power and jurisdiction in the dominions of the Tycoon of Japan: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the said Act, IIer Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council,

, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

This Order shall commence and take effect immediately upon and from the day of exchange of the ratifications sail Treaty between Her Majesty and His Majesty the Tycoon of Japan,

. And it is further ordered, that, in the construction of this Order, the word "Consul" shall be construed to

Commencement

of

this Order.

Interpretation of

al and every officer in Her Majesty's service, whether Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent, terms.

duly authorised to act in any of the aforesaid capacities in the dominions of the Tycoon of Japan, and en-

1 carrying into execution the provisions of this Order; and that the terms "British ship," or "vessel," or "ship A under the British flag," shall be construed to include any ship or vessel British-registered and navigated ing to law; and any ship or vessel owned, or partly owned, by a person entitled by law to be an owner of a registered vessel; that the term "crew" shall be construed to include all persons employed in navigating any ip or vessel; and that, wherever in this Order any word or words is or are used importing the singular number masculine gender only, such word or words shall, nevertheless, be construed to include several persons as well as ton, and females as well as males, unless it be otherwise specially provided, or there be something in the subject

x repugnant to such construction.

Power to Consula to

HI And it is further ordered, that the Consul in the port, place, or district in which he may reside, shall have power and authority to carry into effect and to enforce by fine or imprisonment, as hereinafter provided, the enforce Treaties, and to ate of the stipulations of the said Treaty, or of the Articles for the regulation of trade appended thereto, or of establish Rules and Re- or Treaty or Treaties which may be made between Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, and the Tycoon of gulations.

heirs and successors, or of any Articles or Regulations appended thereto, and to make and enforce, by fine or ment, rules and regulations for the observance of the stipulations of any such Treaty, and for the peace, order,

i government of Her Majesty's subjects being within the dominions of the Tycoon of Japan.

Rules and Regula- tions to be exhibited in

And it is further ordered, that all rules and regulations made by the Consul as aforesaid shall forthwith be and a copy of the same shall be affixed, and kept affixed and exhibited, in some conspicuous place in the public the said Consul; and printed copies of the said rules and regulations shall be provided by the Consul, and sold the Consular Office.

not exceeding one dollar for each copy; and for the purpose of convicting any person offending against the es and regulations, and for all other purposes of law whatsoever, a printed copy of the said rules and regulations, under the hand of the said Consul to be a true copy thereof, shall be taken as conclusive evidence of such rules regulations ;

and no penalty shall be incurred, or shall be enforced, for the breach of any such rules or regulations,