mendation into consideration, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the same be approved. Whereof the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and Excise, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH NOTIFICATION of the Denunciation by the Government of Uruguay of the Anglo-Uruguayan Commercial Treaty of November 13, 1885.-London, January 7, 1915.* Foreign Office, January 7, 1915. His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs has received a note from the Uruguayan Minister in London, stating that the Government of Uruguay have decided to denounce the commercial treaty between the United Kingdom and Uruguay of the 13th November, 1885.† The treaty will accordingly be terminated on the 17th December, 1915. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying to the Kingdom of Belgium the Provisions of the Second Part of "The Medical Act, 1886."-London, January 7, 1915.‡ At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of January, 1915. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord President. Lord Chamberlain. Sir Maurice de Bunsen. WHEREAS by "The Medical Act, 1886," it is provided (amongst other things) that His Majesty may, from time to time, by Order in Council, declare that the second part of the said Act shall be deemed, on and after a day to be named in such Order, to apply to any foreign country which in His Majesty's opinion affords to the medical practitioners of the United Kingdom such privileges of practising in the said foreign country as to His "London Gazette," January 8, 1915. Majesty may seem just, and from and after the day named in such Order in Council such foreign country shall be deemed to be a foreign country to which the said Act applies, within the meaning of the second part thereof, and that until such Order in Council has been made in respect of any foreign country the said second part of the said Act shall not be deemed to apply to any such country; And whereas the Kingdom of Belgium affords, in His Majesty's opinion, to the registered medical practitioners of the United Kingdom such privileges of practising in Belgium as to His Majesty seems just during the continuance of the present war: Now, therefore, His Majesty doth hereby, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, order, direct, and declare that the second part of "The Medical Act, 1886," shall be deemed, from the date of this Order, to apply to the Kingdom of Belgium until it is otherwise ordered. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL relative to Crown Lands in Swaziland.-London, January 7, 1915.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 7th day of January, WHEREAS by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty the King has power, jurisdiction, and authority, within the territory known as Swaziland; And whereas "The Swaziland Crown Lands and Minerals Order in Council, 1908,"† as amended by "The Swaziland Crown Lands and Minerals Amendment Order in Council, 1910, vested as Crown Lands in His Majesty's High Commissioner for South Africa on behalf of His Majesty such lands in the said territory as should not be set apart and demarcated by or on the authority of the High Commissioner for the sole and exclusive occupation of natives of the territory; And whereas it is expedient to empower the High Commissioner to effect exchanges of Crown Lands for portions of lands which have been so set apart and demarcated, and to expropriate "London Gazette," January 12, 1915. + Vol. CVI, page 969. Vol. CVI, page 970. for public purposes portions of such lands and to set apart Crown Lands in compensation for lands so expropriated: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue of the powers by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890,' or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. "Native Area" shall, as the context requires, mean either the land set apart for the sole and exclusive use and occupation of natives under the provisions of any proclamation issued by the High Commissioner for that purpose, or any separate piece or area of such land. 2. Where the Paramount Chief and Council of the Swazis have requested or agreed that lands included in any Native Area should be exchanged for Crown Lands, the High Commissioner may, by notice published in the "Official Gazette" of the High Commissioner, authorize such exchange. Every such notice shall contain an exact description of the respective lands the exchange of which is authorized thereby, and shall state the date on which such exchange shall take effect. 3. On and after the date specified in any notice issued under section 2, the land therein described included in any Native Area shall be freed from any right or title to the use or occupation thereof possessed by natives by virtue of its having theretofore been part of the Native Area, and shall be vested in the High Commissioner as Crown Land for all the purposes of "The Swaziland Crown Lands and Minerals Order in Council, 1908," or any amendment thereof. On and after the same date, the Crown Lands described in such notice shall cease to be Crown Lands, and to be vested in the High Commissioner, and shall become and be to all intents and purposes portion of the Native Area. 4. The High Commissioner may, by proclamation, expropriate any land included in any Native Area which, in his opinion, is required for any public purpose. Any such proclamation shall contain an exact description of the lands to be expropriated, and of the purposes for which they are required, and may provide for any Crown Lands, to be therein described, being set apart as compensation for the expropriated lands if it shall appear to the High Commissioner, having regard to the circumstances of the case, to be just and reasonable that such compensation should be made. 5. On and after the date of the taking effect of any such proclamation, the land expropriated thereby shall be freed from any right or title to the use or occupation thereof possessed by natives by virtue of its having theretofore been part of the Native Area, and shall be vested in the High Commissioner as Crown Lands, and any Crown Lands set apart by such proclamation by way of compensation shall cease to be Crown Lands, and to be vested in the High Commissioner, and shall become and be to all intents and purposes portion of the Native Area. [1915. cix.] * Vol. LXXXII, page 656. 6. Where any land, which has been expropriated under the provisions of this Order, ceases to be required for public purposes, the High Commissioner may declare, by proclamation, that such land has ceased, from the date of such proclamation, to be Crown Land, and to be vested in him, and such land shall thereupon become and be to all intents and purposes portion of the Native Area. 7. This Order shall be published in the "Gazette" of the High Commissioner for South Africa, and shall thereupon commence and come into operation, and the High Commissioner shall give directions for the publication of this Order at such places, and in such a manner, and for such time or times, as he thinks proper for giving due publicity thereto within Swaziland. 8. His Majesty may at any time add to, alter, or amend this Order. 9. This Order may be cited for all purposes as "The Swaziland Crown Lands and Native Areas Exchange and Expropriation Order in Council, 1915," ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH PROCLAMATION relating to Trading with the Enemy-London, January 7, 1915.* GEORGE, R.I. WHEREAS by our Proclamation, dated the 9th day of September, 1914, called the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2, certain prohibitions, as therein more specifically set forth, were imposed upon all persons therein referred to; And whereas by our Proclamation, dated the 8th day of October, 1914, the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 was amended as therein more specifically set forth; And whereas by our Proclamation, dated the 5th day of November, 1914,§ it was declared that the aforesaid Proclamations, amongst others, should apply to the state of war existing between us and the Sultan of Turkey; And whereas it is desirable to extend the scope of the prohibitions contained in the aforesaid Proclamations in the manner hereinafter appearing: Now, therefore, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclamation, declaring, and it is hereby declared, as follows: 1. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 6 of the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2, transactions here * "London Gazette," January 7, 1915. + Vol. CVIII, page 117. Vol. CVIII, page 146. § Vol. CVIII, page 164. after entered into by persons, firms, or companies resident carrying on business or being in the United Kingdom (a.) In respect of banking business with a branch situated outside the United Kingdom of an enemy person, firm, or company; or (b.) In respect of any description of business with a branch situated outside the United Kingdom of an enemy bank; shall be considered as transactions with an enemy: Provided that the acceptance, payment, or other dealing with any negotiable instrument which was drawn before the date of this Proclamation shall not, if otherwise lawful, be deemed to be a transaction hereafter entered into within the meaning of this paragraph. 2. The power to grant licences on our behalf, vested by paragraph 8 of the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 in a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade, may also be exercised by the Lords Commissioners of our Treasury. 3. If the Governor in Council of any British Possession shall issue a proclamation extending the provisions of this Proclamation to transactions by persons, firms, or companies resident carrying on business or being in that possession, such firstmentioned Proclamation shall have effect as if it were part of this Proclamation. 4. This Proclamation shall be read as one with the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2, and with our Proclamation dated the 8th day of October, amending the same. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace this 7th day of January, in the year of our Lord 1915, and in the 5th year of our reign God save the King! BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Prohibition of Exports.-London, January 8, 1915.* At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 8th day of January, 1915. By the Lords of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914," that any proclamation or Order in Council made under section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879," as amended by the Act now in recital, may, whilst a state of war exists, be varied or added to "London Gazette," January 8, 1915. + Vol. CVIII, page 39. |