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pedient that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer; His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, doth therefore hereby order, require, 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 date of this Order), presume to transport any Gunpowder or Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, to any Port or Place on the Coast of Africa (except to any Ports or Places within the Streights of Gibraltar) or ship or lade any Gunpowder or Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, on board any Ship or Vessel, for the transporting of the same into any such Ports or Places on the Coast of Africa (except as above excepted), without leave or permission in that behalf, first obtained from His Majesty or His Privy Council, upon pain of incurring aud suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties imposed in that behalf by an Act passed in the 6th Year of His present Majesty's Reign, [Cap. 107.] intituled, "An Act for the General Regulation of the Customs."

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Lord High Admiral, 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 of War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.

JAS. BULLER.

BRITISH Order in Council, prohibiting the Exportation of Arms, Gunpowder, &c. to certain Parts of Africa. 18th October, 1827.

At the Court at Windsor, the 18th day of October, 1827,

PRESENT,

THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the time limited by His Majesty's Order in Council, of the 23d of May last, for prohibiting the exportation of gunpowder, saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, to any Port or Place on the Coast of Africa (except to any Ports or Places within the Streights of Gibraltar), will expire on the 23d day of November next; and whereas it is judged expedient that the said prohibition should be continued for some time longer; His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, doth therefore hereby order, require, and command, that no Person or Persons whatever (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 23d of November next), presume to transport

780 GREAT BRITAIN, BUENOS AYRES, COLOMBIA, ETC. any gunpowder or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, to any. Port or Place on the Coast of Africa (except to any Ports or Places within the Streights of Gibraltar), or ship or lade any gunpowder or saltpetre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, on board any Ship or Vessel, for the transporting of the same into any such Ports or Places on the Coast of Africa (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 imposed in that behalf by an Act, passed in the 6th Year of His present Majesty's Reign, [Cap. 107.] intituled " An Act for the general regulation of the Customs."

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Majesty's Treasury, His Royal Highness the Lord High Admiral, 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. JAS. BULLER.

BRITISH Order in Council, regulating the Duties payable on the Vessels and Cargoes of Buenos Ayres, Colombia, and Mexico, in British Ports.—3d September, 1827.

At the Court at Windsor, the 3d day of September, 1827,

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act, passed in the 4th Year of His present Majesty's Reign, [Cap. 77.] intituled "An Act to authorize His Majesty, under certain circumstances, to regulate the duties and drawbacks on goods imported or exported in Foreign Vessels, and to exempt certain - Foreign Vessels from Pilotage." His Majesty is authorized, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette, to authorize the importation into, or exportation from the United Kingdom, or from any other of His Majesty's Dominions, of any goods, wares, or merchandize which may be legally imported or exported in Foreign Vessels, upon payment of such and the like duties only, and with the like drawbacks, bounties, and allowances, as are charged or granted upon similar goods, wares, or merchandize when imported or exported in British Vessels; provided always, that before any such Order or Orders shall be issued, satisfactory proof shall have been laid before His Majesty and His Privy Council, that goods, wares, and merchandize imported into, or exported from, the Foreign Country

in whose favour such remission of duties, or such drawbacks, bounties or allowances shall be granted, are charged with the same duties, and are allowed the same drawbacks, bounties, or allowances when imported into, or exported from, such Foreign Country in British Vessels, as are levied or allowed on similar goods, wares, and merchandize when imported or exported in Vessels of such Country:

And whereas by an Act, passed in the 5th Year of His present Majesty's Reign, [Cap. 1.] intituled "An Act to indemnify all Persons concerned in advising, issuing, or acting under a certain Order in Council for regulating the tonnage duties on certain Foreign Vessels, and to amend an Act of the last Session of Parliament for authorizing His Majesty, under certain circumstances, to regulate the duties and drawbacks on goods imported or exported in any Foreign Vessels," His Majesty is authorized (in certain cases) by and with the advice of His Privy Council, or by His Majesty's Order or Orders in Council, to be published from time to time in the London Gazette, to permit and authorize the entry into any Port or Ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other of His Majesty's Dominions, of any Foreign Vessels, upon payment of such and the like duties of tonnage only as are or may be charged or granted upon or in respect of similar British Vessels:

And whereas satisfactory proof has been laid before His Majesty and His Privy Council, that goods, wares, and merchandize imported into or exported from the Ports of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, the State of Colombia, and the United States of Mexico respectively, are charged with the same duties and are allowed the same drawbacks, bounties, or allowances when imported or exported in British Vessels as are levied or allowed on similar goods, wares, and merchandize, when imported into or exported from the said Ports in Vessels of the said United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, and of the said State of Colombia, and of the said United States of Mexico respectively; and that British Vessels are charged with no other or higher tonnage duties on their entrance into the Ports of Rio de la Plata, Colombia, and Mexico respectively, than are levied on Vessels of the said United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, the said State of Colombia, and the said United States of Mexico respectively:

His Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in him by the Acts above recited, and by and with the advice of His Privy Council, is, therefore, pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the date of this Order, Vessels of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, of the State of Colombia, and of the United States of Mexico respectively, entering the Ports of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in ballast, or laden direct from any of the Ports of Rio de la Plata, Colombia, and Mexico respectively, or departing from the Ports of the said United Kingdom, together with the cargoes on

board the same, such cargoes consisting of articles which may be legally imported or exported, shall not be subject to any other or higher duties or charges whatever than are or shall be levied on British Vessels entering or departing from such Ports, or on similar articles when imported into, or exported from, such Ports in British Vessels; and also that such articles, when exported from the said Ports in Vessels of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, of the State of Colombia, and of the United States of Mexico respectively, shall be entitled to the same bounties, drawbacks, and allowances that are granted on similar articles when exported in British Vessels:

Provided nevertheless, that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend, to any duties or charges on account of ton nage, light or harbour dues, pilotage, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or any other local charges to which any Vessels of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, of the burthen of 120 tons, or of any less burthen, are now by Law liable in the Ports of any of His Majesty's Dominions; it appearing to His Majesty and His Privy Council, that British Vessels, of the burthen of 120 tons, or of any less burthen, are subject in the Ports of the said United Provinces to higher duties and charges than are levied in those Ports on Vessels of the said United Provinces of the burthen of 120 tons or of any less burthen:

And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. C. C. GREVILLE.

BRITISH Order in Council, permitting the exportation of Salt and Fruit from the Bahama Islands, in Vessels of the United States of America.-18th October, 1827.

At the Court at Windsor, the 18th day of October, 1827,

PRESENT,

THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

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WHEREAS by a certain Act of Parliament, passed in the 6th Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, [Cap. 114.] intituled " An Act to regulate the trade of the British Possessions abroad," after reciting, that by the Law of Navigation Foreign Ships are permitted to import into any of the British Possessions abroad, from the Countries to which they belong, goods, the produce of those Countries, and to export goods from such Possessions to be carried to any Foreign Country whatever, and that it is expedient that such permission should be subject to certain conditions," it is enacted, "that the privileges thereby

granted to Foreign Ships shall be limited to the Ships of those Countries which, having Colonial Possessions, shall grant the like privileges of trading with those Possessions to British Vessels, or which, not having Colonial Possessions, shall place the Commerce and Navigation of this Country, and of its Possessions abroad, upon the footing of the most favoured Nation, unless His Majesty, by His Order in Council, shall in any case deem it expedient to grant the whole or any of such privileges to the Ships of any Foreign Country, although the conditions aforesaid shall not in all respects be fulfilled by such Foreign Country: "

And whereas by an Act, passed in the 7th and 8th Years of His present Majesty's Reign, [Cap. 56.] intituled « An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Customs," after reciting or taking notice of the said Act so passed as aforesaid in the 6th Year of His Majesty's Reign, and after reciting that unless some period were limited for the fulfilment by Foreign Countries of the conditions mentioned and referred to in the said recited Act, the Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom and of the British Possessions abroad, could not be regulated by fixed and certain rules, but would continue subject to changes dependent upon the Laws from time to time made in such Foreign Countries; it is therefore enacted, that no Foreign Country shall hereafter be deemed to have fulfilled the conditions so prescribed as aforesaid in and by the said Act, as to be entitled to the privileges therein mentioned, unless such Foreign Country had in all respects fulfilled those conditions within 12 months next after the passing of the said Act, that is to say, on or before the 5th day of July, 1826; and for the better ascertaining what particular Foreign Countries are permitted by Law to exercise and enjoy the said privileges, it is further enacted, that no Foreign Country shall hereafter be deemed to have fulfilled the before-mentioned conditions, or to be entitled to the privileges aforesaid, unless and until His Majesty shall by some Order or Orders to be by him made, by the advice of His Privy Council, have declared that such Foreign Country hath so fulfilled the said conditions, and is entitled to the said privileges; provided always, and it is thereby declared and enacted, that nothing therein contained, extends, or shall be construed to extend, to make void or annul any Order or Orders in Council theretofore issued, under the authority or in pursuance of the said recited Act, and to take away or abridge the powers vested in His Majesty in and by the said Act, or any of those powers, any thing therein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding :

And whereas the conditions mentioned and referred to in the said Acts of Parliament have not in all respects been fulfilled by the Government of The United States of America, and therefore the privileges so granted as aforesaid by the Law of Navigation to Foreign Ships, cannot lawfully be exercised or enjoyed by the Ships of The United

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