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not within the Mediterranean Sea or the Persian Gulf, and not being part of the Russian territories; to the whole of Australia, and to all British colonies within the limits aforesaid, "upon taking a bond from the persons exporting such prohibited articles that they shall be landed and entered at the port of destination; and that all further permission to export such articles to other parts of the world be only granted upon application to the Lords of the Council at this Board.
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C. C. Greville.
COPY OF A TREASURY MINUTE dated 13th APRIL, 1854.
Read a letter from the Clerk to the Council in Waiting, transmitting an order in Council, relative to granting Permissions for exportation of Prohibited Articles within certain limits.
Transmit a Copy of this Letter and of the Order in Council to the Commissioners of Customs for their information and guidance,
State, that their Lordships authorize the Commissioners to permit the exportation of the Articles adverted to in the Order in Council to be carried coastwise to Ports in the United Kingdom, and also to places abroad, situated within the Geographical limits described in the Order in Council, in all cases in which the Commissioners of Customs shall not see reason to suspect the existence of a clandestine intention to transmit the Articles to places other than those indicated by the Applicants. The Commissioners of Customs will observe that a Bond is in all cases to be taken from the Persons exporting the Articles, that they shall be landed and entered at the port of destination. And my Lords desire that the Exporters may be informed that they will be expected to obtain and transmit to the Commissioners of Customs, within the period named in the Bond (which will be fixed by the Commissioners of Customs), certificates of landing and entry as follows:
In the case of the United Kingdom.
From the Collector or other Principal Officer of Customs.
Of a British Possession abroad.
From the Collector of Customs, Governor, or other constituted Authority..
Of Foreign Parts.·
From the British Consul or Consular Agent, or, if there be no such functionary, under the hand. of the Chief Magistrate, or other Principal National Public Functionary there.
My Lords desire that the Commissioners will take the requisite steps to secure the due fulfilment of the Conditions of the Bond in conformity with the Regulations above described; and that they will consider these Instructions as superseding all former directions which have been given on the subject.
Transmit a Copy of this Minute to the Clerk of the Council for the information of the Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council.
Transmit a Copy to Mr. Hammond, and request that he will move the Earl of Clarendon to give corresponding instructions to Her Majesty's Consuls abroad.
At the Court at Windsor, the 15th day of April, 1854,
PRESENT,
The QUEEN's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
WHEREAS Her Majesty was graciously pleased, on the twenty-eigth day of March last, to issue Her Royal Declaration in the following terms:
"Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having been compelled to take up Arms in support of an Ally, is desirous of rendering the War as little onerous as possible to the Powers with whom she remains at Peace.
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To preserve the commerce of neutrals from all unnecessary obstruction, Her Majesty is willing, for the present, to waive a part of the belligerent rights appertaining to Her by the law of nations.
"It is impossible for Her Majesty to forego the exercise of Her Right of seizing articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the enemy's despatches, and she must, maintain the right of a belligerent to prevent neutrals from breaking any effective blockade which may be esta- blished, with an adequate force against the enemy's forts, harbours, or coasts.
"But Her Majesty will waive the right of seizing enemy's property laden on board a neutral vessel, unless it be contraband of war.
"It is not Her Majesty's intention to claim the confiscation of neutral property, not being contra- band of war, found on board enemy's ships; and Her Majesty further declares, that being anxious to lessen as much as possible the evils of war, and to restrict its operations to the regularly organized forces of the country, it is not Her present intention to issue letters of marque.for the commissioning
of privateers."
Now it is this day ordered, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, that all vessels under a neutral or friendly flag, being neutral or friendly property, shall be permitted to import into any port or place in Her Majesty's dominions all goods and merchandize whatsoever, to whomsoever the same may belong; and to export from any port or place in Her Majesty's dominions to any port not blockaded, any cargo or goods, not being contraband of war, or not requiring a special permission, to whomsoever the same may belong.
And Her Majesty is further, pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby further ordered that, save and except only as aforesaid, all the subjects of Her Majesty and the subjects or citizens of any neutral or friendly State shall and may, during and notwith- standing the present hostilities with Russia, freely trade with all ports and places wheresoever situate, which shall not be in a state of blockade, save and except that no British vessel. shall under
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