Annals of British Legislation: Being a Classified and Analysed Summary of Public Bills, Statutes, Accounts and Papers, Reports of Committees and of Commissioners, and of Sessional Papers Generally, of the Houses of Lords and Commons; Together with Accounts of Commercial Legislation, Tariffs, and Facts, Relating to Foreign Countries, 13. köideLeone Levi Smith, Elder, 1864 |
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Page 143
... Measures showed the need of a change from the present discordant method of measur- ing and weighing to something more uniform and natural , and exhibited the decided advantage of the Metric System of Weights and Measures . And , lastly ...
... Measures showed the need of a change from the present discordant method of measur- ing and weighing to something more uniform and natural , and exhibited the decided advantage of the Metric System of Weights and Measures . And , lastly ...
Page 170
... measure of the actual cost to the country for this information . According to the last Parliamentary Return , the tax on imports yields about 138,000l . per annum , and on exports about 43,000l . per annum , representing in the ...
... measure of the actual cost to the country for this information . According to the last Parliamentary Return , the tax on imports yields about 138,000l . per annum , and on exports about 43,000l . per annum , representing in the ...
Page 171
... measure for statistical purposes . The Board of Trade as the department of the executive government , which is conversant with the statistics of the Customs , is the board which actually collects such statistics , and is the source to ...
... measure for statistical purposes . The Board of Trade as the department of the executive government , which is conversant with the statistics of the Customs , is the board which actually collects such statistics , and is the source to ...
Page 180
... measure ; but now you have to affix a stamp , and give your quantities or measurement according to the unit of entry . In many cases there is difficulty in giving those particulars , as you have no guide to them , and the quantities as ...
... measure ; but now you have to affix a stamp , and give your quantities or measurement according to the unit of entry . In many cases there is difficulty in giving those particulars , as you have no guide to them , and the quantities as ...
Page 198
... measures , 10,715 .; interest and prin- cipal of debt , 114,5247 .; repayment of debt , 109,6827 .; incidental expenses , 190,772l .: total , 1,801,1207 . The county expenditure in Ireland amounted to 1,054,899l . National Debt and ...
... measures , 10,715 .; interest and prin- cipal of debt , 114,5247 .; repayment of debt , 109,6827 .; incidental expenses , 190,772l .: total , 1,801,1207 . The county expenditure in Ireland amounted to 1,054,899l . National Debt and ...
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Popular passages
Page 150 - The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war ; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4. Blockades, in order to be binding, must be effective ; that is to say, maintained by a force sufficient really to prevent access to the coast of the enemy.
Page 197 - ... with or convicted of the crimes hereinafter enumerated, and being fugitives from justice, should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up...
Page 158 - ... Convinced that the maxims which they now proclaim cannot but be received with gratitude by the whole world, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries doubt not that the efforts of their Governments to obtain the general adoption thereof will be crowned with full success. The present Declaration is not and shall not be binding, except between those Powers who have acceded, or shall accede, to it.
Page 164 - In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.
Page 160 - African slavetrade, contrary to the provisions of this treaty ; and that such cruisers may detain, and send or carry away, such vessels, in order that they may be brought to trial in the manner hereinafter agreed upon.
Page 165 - If, however, urgent motives, deduced from the length of the voyage, the state of health of the negroes, or other...
Page 166 - Associations, commercial, industrial, or financial, constituted and authorized in conformity with the laws in force in either of the two countries...
Page 150 - ... 2. That the property of neutrals on board an enemy's vessel is not subject to confiscation unless the same be contraband of war.
Page 163 - ... been fitted out for the purposes thereof, and shall consequently be adjudged and condemned by one of the Mixed Courts of Justice to be established as aforesaid, the said vessel shall, immediately after its condemnation, be broken up entirely, and shall be sold in separate parts, after having been so broken up; unless either of the two Governments should wish to purchase her for the use of its navy at a price to be fixed by a competent person chosen for that purpose by the...
Page 157 - DECLARATION RESPECTING MARITIME LAW, SIGNED BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRIA, FRANCE, PRUSSIA, RUSSIA, SARDINIA, AND TURKEY, ASSEMBLED IN CONGRESS AT PARIS, APRIL 16, 1856.