BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, prohibiting the Exportation of Gunpowder, Arms, Ammunition, &c. to Spain, Africa, the West Indies, or to certain Parts of America.22d November, 1820.

At the Court at Carlton House, the 22d November, 1820.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL

WHEREAS the time limited by His Majesty's Order in Council of the 29th of May last, for prohibiting the exportation of gun-powder, arms, or ammunition, to the Places therein specified, will expire on the 30th day of this instant November; and whereas it is expedient, that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer; His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, doth hereby order, require, prohibit, and command, that no Person or Persons whatsoever (except the Master-General of the Ordnance for His Majesty's Service) do, at any time during the space of 6 months (to commence from the 30th day of this instant November), presume to transport any gun-powder, or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, to any Port or Place within the Dominions of the King of Spain, or to any Port or Place on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on any part of the Continent of America (except to a Port or Place, or Ports or Places, in His Majesty's Territories or Possessions on the Continent of North America, or in the Territories of the United States of America), or ship or lade any gun-powder or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, on board any Ship or Vessel, in order to transporting the same into any such Ports or Places within the Dominions of the King of Spain, or into any such Ports or Places on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on the Continent of America (except as above excepted) without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from His Majesty, or His Privy Council, upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an Act, passed in the 29th Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Second, intituled, "An Act to empower His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of gun-powder, or any sort of arms or ammunition, and also to empower His Majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise of saltpetre, gun-powder, or any sort of arms or ammunition ;" and also by an Act, passed in the 33rd Year of His late Majesty's Reign, cap. 2, intituled " An Act to enable His Majesty to restrain the exportation of naval stores, and more effectually to prevent the exportation of saltpetre, arms, and ammunition, when prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council."

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Ma

jesty's Treasury, the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master-General and the rest of the principal Officers of the Ordnance, and His Majesty's Secretary at War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.

CHETWYND.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, regulating the Trade, in British and Foreign Vessels, with the Cape of Good Hope. 12th July, 1820.

At the Court at Carlton House, 12th July, 1820.

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the 1st Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to continue until the 5th day of July, 1825, an Act of the 57th Year of His late Majesty for regulating the Trade and Commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope, and for regulating the Trade of the Island of Mauritius,” His Majesty is authorized, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, by any Order or Orders, to be issued from time to time, to give such directions, and to make such regulations touching the trade and commerce to and from the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and the Territories and Dependencies thereof, as to His Majesty in Council shall appear most expedient and salutary, any thing contained in an Act, passed in the 12th year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled, "An Act for the encouraging and increasing of Shipping and Navigation;" or in an Act, passed in the 7th and 8th years of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Third, intituled "An Act for preventing frauds and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade," or any other Act or Acts of Parliament now in force relating to His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament, law, usage, or custom, to the contrary, in anywise notwithstanding; His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that, from and after the date of this present Order, British Vessels arriving at any Port of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, from any Country in amity with His Majesty, laden with any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of such Country (excepting all articles composed of cotton, iron, steel, or wool, of foreign manufacture;) shall be permitted to enter and land their Cargoes, and dispose of the

same in the said Ports, subject to such duties as may be there payable thereon.

And it is further ordered that British Vessels, arriving as aforesaid, shall be permitted to export to any such Foreign Country in amity with His Majesty, cargoes consisting of any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, or of any other articles which shall have been legally imported there, on payment of such duties as may be payable thereon:

And it is hereby further ordered, that Vessels belonging to the Subjects of any Foreign State in amity with His Majesty, which Foreign State shall allow British Vessels to carry on trade as aforesaid between the Ports of such State and the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, shall be permitted, in like manner, to import into the Ports of the said Settlements, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, from any Port of the State to which such Vessel shall belong, any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of such Foreign State (excepting all articles composed of cotton, iron, steel, or wool, of foreign manufacture), and to dispose of the same in the Ports of the said Settlement, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, on payment of the same Duties as shall be payable on the like articles when imported from such Foreign State in British Vessels; provided, however, that if higher Duties are charged on the export of such goods from any such Foreign State to the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, in British Vessels, than are charged on the export of similar articles to the said Settlement, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, in Ships of such Foreign State, a countervailing Duty, of equal amount, shall be charged on the said articles when imported into the said Settlement, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, in Vessels of such Foreign State, over and above the Duties payable on the like articles when imported from such State in British Vessels.

And it is hereby further ordered, that every such Foreign Vessel shall be permitted to export a cargo consisting of any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or of the Territories and Dependencies thereof, or of any other articles which shall have been legally imported there, on payment of a Duty of 8 per cent. ad valorem, over and above the duties charged on the like goods when exported from the said Settlement, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, to such Foreign State in a British Vessel; provided, however, that in cases where satisfactory proof shall be given, that the said articles, when imported into such Foreign State from the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, in British Vessels, are charged with no higher Duties than are charged on the like articles when imported in Vessels of

such Foreign State, and that such articles, when imported in British Vessels, are entitled to the same privileges and advantages with respect to warehousing and internal consumption, or otherwise, as when imported in Vessels of such State, then and in such case no higher Duties shall be charged on the export of such articles from the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, in Vessels of such Foreign State, than shall be charged on the export of the like articles in British Vessels to such Foreign State :

It is, however, hereby further ordered and declared, that no Foreign Vessel, allowed by the terms of this Order to export a cargo from the Settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, or the Territories and Dependencies thereof, shall be permitted to export such cargo to any of His Majesty's Possessions, or to any other Place than a Port or Place belonging to the State or Power to which the Vessel itself shall belong. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, and the Lords Commissiouers of the Admiralty, are to give the necessary directions herein, as to them may respectively appertain.

CHETWYND.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, regulating the Trade, in British and Foreign Vessels, with the Island of Mauritius.-12th July, 1820.

At the Court at Carlton House, the 12th July, 1820,

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the 1st Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled "An Act to continue until the 5th day of July 1825, an Act of the 57th Year of His late Majesty, "for regulating the trade and commerce to and from the Cape of Good Hope, and for regulating the trade of the Island of Mauritius;" His Majesty is authorized, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, by any Order or Orders, to be issued from time to time, to give such directions, and to make such regulations touching the trade and commerce to and from all Islands, Colonies, or Places, and the Territories and Dependencies thereof, to His Majesty belonging, or in His possession, in Africa, or Asia to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, (excepting only the Possessions of the East India Company), as to His Majesty in Council shall appear most expedient and salutary, any thing contained in an Act, passed in the 12th year of the Reign of His Majesty King Charles the Second, intituled "An Act for the encouraging and increasing of

Shipping and Navigation," or in an Act, passed in the 7th and 8th years of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Third, intituled "An Act for preventing frauds, and regulating abuses in the Plantation Trade," or any other Act or Acts of Parliament now in force, relating to His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament, law, usage, or custom, to the contrary, in any wise notwithstanding; and whereas, by virtue of the powers granted by the above recited Act of the 57th Year of His late Majesty, an Order in Council was passed on the 28th of May, 1819, for regulating the Trade of the Island of Mauritius, with States in amity with His Majesty, on the conditions therein set forth; His Majesty is pleased to direct that the said Order be, and the same is hereby, revoked; and His Majesty is further pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the date of this present Order, British Vessels arriving at any Port of the Island of Mauritius, or its Dependencies, from any Country in amity with His Majesty, laden with any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of such Country, (excepting all articles composed of cotton, iron, steel, or wool, of foreign manufacture), shall be permitted to enter and land their cargoes, and dispose of the same in the said Ports, subject to such Duties as may be there payable thereon:

And it is further ordered, that British Vessels arriving as aforesaid, shall be permitted to export to any such Foreign Country in amity with His Majesty, cargoes consisting of any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of the Island of Mauritius, or its Dependencies, or of any other articles which shall have been legally imported there, on payment of such Duties as may be payable thereon:

And it is hereby further ordered, that Vessels belonging to the Subjects of any Foreign State in amity with His Majesty, which Foreign State shall allow British Vessels to carry on trade as aforesaid between the Ports of such State and the Island of Mauritius, shall be permitted in like manner to import into the Ports of the Island of Mauritius, or its Dependencies, from any Port of the State to which such Vessel shall belong, any articles of the growth, production, or manufacture, of such Foreign State, (excepting all articles composed of cotton, iron, steel, or wool, of foreign manufacture), and to dispose of the same in the Ports of the said Island and its Dependencies, on payment of the same Duties as shall be payable on the like articles when imported from such Foreign State in British Vessels: provided, however, that if higher Duties are charged on the export of such goods from any such Foreign State, to the Island of Mauritius in British Vessels, than are charged on the export of similar articles to the said Island in Ships of such Foreign State, a countervailing Duty of equal amount shall be charged on the said articles when imported into the Island of Mauritius, or its Dependencies, in Vessels of such Foreign State, over and above the