Macaroni, spaghetti, and vermicelli; Meat of all kinds (except poultry and game), not including beef and mutton, fresh or refrigerated (the exportation of which is already prohibited to all destinations); Pea flour and meal; Prepared foods wholly or partially derived from cereals; Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation 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, the director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying the Provisions of Section 20 of" The Finance Act, 1894," to the Territory of Wei-hai Wei.-London, September 24, 1915.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of September, 1915. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord President. Viscount Allendale. Lord Colebrooke. WHEREAS by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890† and 1913," it is, amongst other things, provided that it shall be lawful for His Majesty in Council by Order to direct that section 20 of "The Finance Act, 1894,"§ shall extend, with or without any exceptions, adaptations, or modifications in the Order mentioned, to any foreign country in which for the time being His Majesty has jurisdiction, and that thereupon that section shall, to the extent of that jurisdiction, operate as if that country were a British Possession, and as if His Majesty in Council were the Legislature of that Possession; And whereas by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, and other lawful means, His Majesty the King has power and jurisdiction in the territory of Wei-hai Wei; And whereas it is expedient that section 20 of "The Finance Act, 1894," should be extended to the said territory: "London Gazette," September 24, 1915. + Vol. LXXXII, page 656 [1915. CIX.] Vol. VI, page 38, § Vol. LXXXVII, page 669. Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in this behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and 1913," or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that section 20 of "The Finance Act, 1894," shall, from the date of this Order, apply to the territory of Wei-hai Wei as though the said territory were a British Possession. And the Right Honourable Andrew Bonar Law, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, is to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Prohibition of Exports.-London, October 4, 1915.* At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 4th day of October, 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,"t 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 by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade; And whereas it is provided by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," that any Proclamation made under section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900,"s may, whether the Proclamation was made before or after the passing of the Act now in recital, be varied or added to, whilst a state of war exists, by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade; And whereas by a Proclamation, dated the 28th day of July, 1915, and made under section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879," and section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900," and section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914," the exportation from the United Kingdom of certain articles to certain or all destinations was prohibited; And whereas by subsequent Orders of Council the said Proclamation was amended and added to in certain particulars; "London Gazette," October 4, 1915. + Vol. CVIII, page 39. Vol. CVIII, page 48. § Vol. XCII, page 1284. And whereas there was this day read at the Board a recommendation from the Board of Trade to the following effect: That the Proclamation dated the 28th day of July, 1915, as amended and added to by subsequent Orders of Council, should be further amended by making the following amendments in and additions to the same: 1. That the heading "Antipyrine (phenazone)" in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations should be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading "Antipyrine (phenazone) and its derivatives." 2. That the heading "Jute piece-goods, and bags and sacks made of jute" in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations should be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading "Jute piece-goods, jute webbing, and bags and sacks made of jute." 3. That the heading "Mica (including mica splittings) and micanite" in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British Possessions and Protectorates should be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading " Mica (including mica splittings and mica chimneys) and micanite." 4. That the heading "Milk, condensed, sweetened or not," in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British Possessions and Protectorates should be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading Milk, condensed or preserved, whether sweetened or not." 5. That the heading "Coal (including anthracite and steam, gas, household, and all other kinds of coal) and coke" in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British Possessions and Protectorates should be deleted, and there be substituted therefor the heading "Coal, all kinds, and coke, but not including coal allowed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to be shipped as bunker coal." 6. That the exportation of "magnesite and magnesite bricks' should be prohibited to all destinations. 7. That the exportation of the following goods should be prohibited to all destinations abroad other than British Possessions and Protectorates : Chromium, compounds of, except chromium acetate, chromium chlorate, and chromium nitrate (the exportation of which is already prohibited to all destinations), and bichromate of soda (the exportation of which is and remains only prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain, and Portugal); Oil fuel, but not including any such fuel allowed by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise to be shipped for use on board the exporting ship. 8. That the exportation of the following goods should be prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain, and Portugal: Chemicals, drugs, &c.: Formic acid; Sodium carbonate (including soda ash, soda crystals and bicarbonate of soda); Pepper; Ply wood of all kinds, except ash three-ply wood (the exportation of which is already prohibited to all destinations). Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation 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, the Director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL amending the Proclamation of June 25, 1915, relative to Exports to the Netherlands.-London, October 7, 1915.* At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 7th day of October, 1915. By the Lords of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council. WHEREAS by virtue and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of "The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900,”† as extended by section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," and section 1 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1915,"s His Majesty was pleased to issue a Proclamation, dated the 25th day of June, 1915|| declaring that the exportation of the articles mentioned in the second column of the schedule to that Proclamation is prohibited to the country named in the first column of the said schedule unless those articles are consigned to the persons referred to in the third column of the said schedule; And whereas by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Restriction) Act, 1914," any Proclamation made under section 1 of The Exportation of Arms Act, 1900," may be varied or added to, whilst a state of war exists, by an Order made by the "London Gazette," October 7, 1915. + Vol. XCII, page 1284. || Page 274, Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade; And whereas there was this day read at the Board a recommendation from the Board of Trade to the following effect: That the Proclamation dated the 25th day of June, 1915, should be amended by the substitution for the schedule to that Proclamation of the following schedule :: Country. SCHEDULE. Articles. Anthorized Persons. The Netherlands.. All articles except :- effects The Government of the Netherlands or any Department thereof (provided that the permission of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is previously obtained); any British Diplomatic or Consular officer in the Netherlands or any Diplomatic or Consular officer in the Netherlands of an allied or neutral country (provided that in the case of consignments to Diplomatic or Consular officers of neutral countries the permission of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is previously obtained); the Netherlands Oversea Trust or (in the case of any prohibited or restricted goods which are authorized by licence to be exported), the person named in the licence as consignee. Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said recommendation 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, the Director of the War Trade Department, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. |