[Inclosure.—Extract from the London Gazette
of Friday, June 29, 1894.]
Order in Council.
Windsor, 26th June,
1894.
Bering Sea Award (No. 2), 1894.
At the Court at Windsor, the 27th day of June, 1894. Present: The Queen’s
Most Excellent Majesty, Earl Spencer, Lord Chamberlain, Lord
Kensington.
Whereas by “the Bering Sea award act, 1894,” it is enacted that Her
Majesty the Queen in council may make orders for carrying into effect
the provisions of the Bering Sea arbitration award set out in the first
schedule to that act, and therein referred to as the scheduled
provisions.
And whereas by Article three of “The Bering Sea award order in council,
1894,” Her Majesty ordered that until arrangements for giving further
effect to Articles four and seven of the said scheduled provisions
should have been made between Her Majesty and the Government of the
United States, the provisions contained in that article should have
effect;
And whereas arrangements have been made for giving further effect to the
said articles, and for regulating during the present year the fishing
for fur seals in accordance with the said scheduled provisions; and it
is expedient that effect should be given to those arrangements by an
order in council under the said act:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in virture of the powers vested in her by
the said recited act, and of all other powers enabling her in that
behalf, is hereby pleased by and with the advice of her privy council,
to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
- 1.
- On the application of the owner of any British sailing vessel
intended to be employed in fur-seal fishing under the provisions
of the recited act, a secretary of state may, if satisfactory
evidence as required by the said article seven has been given by
such owner of the fitness of the men to be employed by him on
the said vessel in the said fishing, grant a special licence in
the form in the schedule hereto, authorizing that vessel for the
present year to fish for fur seals during the period in the
manner and in the waters in which fur-seal fishing is allowed by
the recited act, and the said special licence, when so granted,
shall be carried on board the said vessel at all times while so
employed.
- 2.
- Every British sailing vessel provided with a special licence
under this order or the recited order, or which, under the
recited order, is deemed to have been so provided, shall show
under her national colours a flag, not less than four feet
square, of two equal triangular pieces, yellow and black, joined
from the right hand upper corner of the fly to the left hand
lower corner of the luff, the part above and to the left to be
black, and the part to the right and below to be yellow.
- 3.
- If, in the case of any vessel, there is any contravention of
these regulations, the Secretary of State, whether any penalty
has been recovered under the recited act or not, may revoke the
special licence.
- 4.
- Article three of the recited order is hereby repealed, without
prejudice, however, to any authorization given
thereunder.
- 5.
- This order may be cited as “The Bering Sea award order in
council (No. 2), 1894,” and the recited order and this order may
together be cited as “The Bering Sea award orders in council,
1894.”
And the right honorable the Earl of Kimberley, K. G., and the most
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honorable the Marquess of
Ripon, K. G., two of Her Majesty’s principal secretaries of state, and
the Lords of the Admiralty, are to give the necessary directions herein
as to them respectively appertain.
schedule.
Form of special licence.
[“The Bering Sea award act, 1894;” “The Bering Sea award
orders in council, 1894.”]
Special licence.
Whereas the British sailing-vessel —— is intended to be employed during
the present year in fishing for fur seals under the provisions of “The
Bering Sea award act, 1894:”
And whereas A. B., the owner [or A. B. and others, owners] of the said
vessel, have given satisfactory evidence of the fitness of the men who
are to be employed on board the said vessel in the said fishing:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the above-mentioned act and orders in
council, I hereby authorize the said vessel for the present year to be
employed in fur-seal fishing during the period of time in the manner and
in the waters in which fur-seal fishing is allowed by the
above-mentioned act.
This special licence is subject to revocation in case of any
contravention of the above-mentioned act or orders in council.
Given under my hand this —— day of ——, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.
—— ——
,
Secretary of
State.
