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Front Cover 1 Front Cover 2 Chronological index to the ordinances, orders in council, governor's orders, rules and proclamations of Sierra Leone and of the ordinances of the king in council affecting Sierra Leone passed during the year 1925 Page i Page ii Page iii Page iv Page v Page vi Ordinances Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Orders in council Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Governor's orders Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Rules Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Page 167 Page 168 Page 169 Page 170 Proclamations Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Orders of the king in council Page 179 Page 180 Page 181 Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 Page 186 Page 187 Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Page 196 Page 197 |
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7! i5i~ IS572) S ) 2r I UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LIBRARIES CHRONOLOGICAL INDEX to the Ordinances, Orders in Council, Governor's Orders, Rules and Proclamations of Sierra Leone and of the Ordinances of the King in Council affecting Sierra Leone passed during the year 1925. (Note.----The titles of eaacIltentl W'hch are no lowmqfr onlp'ot;t'e are priced in italics.) ORDINANCES. SSubject. 1 Appropriation 2 Customs Tariff (Amendment) 3 Sqfi plenuetar!y Alppropriatiw 4 War Departinent Lands Acquisition (Amendmeut) 5 Motor Traffic (Amendment) 6 Public Health (Amendment) 7 Liquor Licence (Ameidmenti 8 Protectorate Native Law (Amend- ment) 9 Concessions (Amendment) 10 Stevens Annual Allowance 11 Arms and Ammunuition (Amendment) 12 Bush Fire Prevention (Amendment) 13 Protectorate Courts Jrisdiiction (Amendmenut) 14 Native Produce (Auendment) -15 Protectorate (Amemndment) 16 Post Office (Amendment) 17 Weiglts andMeasures(Amendment) Date of , Comnn enecement. 1 January, 1926 11 December. 1925 11 December, 1925 11 December, 1925 10 11 December, 1925 11 11 December, 1925 16 11 December, 1925 19 11 December, 1925) 22 II December, 192;5 2: 4 July, 192, 24 11 December. 1925; 26 11 D)ccnember, 1 925 27 II December, 1925 31 30 Decenmber. 1925 '13 .30 December, 1925 : 3I !1) December, 1925 37 :0 December, 192;5 Remarks. Temporary Amends Cap. 50 Spent Amends Cap. 229 Amends Cap. 130 Amends Cap. 171 Amends Cap. 11I Amends Cap. 170 Amends Cap. 36 Amends Cap. 1I Amends Cap. 22 Amends Cap. 169 Amends Cap. 134 Amends Cap. 167 Amiinds Cap. 158 Amends Cap. 233 ... ..-.. I--- ORDERS IN COUNCIL. Date of SCommencement. 41 1 March, 1925 II _I__ Subject. 1 Sherbro Jud,'lial District (Sanitary Authority) 2 Kaiyina Sanitary District 3 Gold Coins (United Kingdom) Import Pr1ohibition 4 Public Holiday (Empire Day) 5 Methylated Sirits 6 Sumbuya Sanitary District 7 Customs Tariff 8 Protectorate (iRonietta District) 9 Sumbaria Sanitary District 10 Boadgibu Sanitary District 11 Public Holiday (Freetown City Council Election Day) 12 Customs Inland Port (Gene) 13 Sheriffs 14 Custom (Jamaica Sufferance Wharf) 15 Vaccination (Sherbro Judicial District) 16 Protectorate (A di n i ist rat ive Divisions) 17 Import Prohibition (A amendment) 18 Protectorate (Store and Hawkers' Licences) 28 February, 1925 11 April, 1925 1C May. 1925 1 J.ly, 1925 1 August, 1925 26 September, 1925 12 October, 1925 10 October, 1925 I 10 October, 1925 26 October, 1925 1 November, 1925 28 November, 1925 26 December, 1925 26 December, 1925 1 January, 1926 26 December, 1925 1 January, 1926 Remarks. Revoked by Order in Council No. 6 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. I of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 10 of 1926 Spent Revoked by Order in Council No. 10 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 8 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 11 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 13 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 5 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 4 of 1926 Spent Revoked by Order in Council No. 7 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 13 of 1926 Revoked by Order in Council No. 10 of 1926 I- . GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.' Subject. .1 Ka'mabali IH se Tax (lEemption) 2 )Damwumlin House 'Tax (Ecempntion) 3 .elennmh House T':r (Erenlption) 4 Serabul house Tax (E,renmption) , 5 Alaburulka House Ta.r (E.reinption) 6 IRegent (Remoral of .lMeI er ,of Co nii tee) 7 1. .. lieocation (Layos, Aegeria) 8 Yelndeat111 Hoi,lse Ta.r (Erenuqtioln) 9 Sailama Ilous TaLx IExrnption) 10 Quarantine Recocation (Conmassie. Gold Coast) 11 Forest Reserre ((hoi Hills) 12 Port Lokko Jfiouse Tax (E.reneption) 13 Magbele House Tax (Eremptioin) 14 Lungi lounse Tax (EKenqptioh) 15 Forest llsere (hola Forest, West) 16 Forest Reserve (Gola Forest, EaIat) 17 Boainaa House Tax (Exeumption) 18 Mando Hov se Tax (Exemption) 19 Pelahun House Tax (Exemption) 20 Tengeina lHuse 'ax (:renmption) 21 Quarantine (Canary 1isainds) 22 Quarantine (Lagos, ". .. i 23 Documentary Evidence 24 Canary Islands (Revocation) SDate of SCommencement. -i (1 31 January, 1925 62 14 February, 1925 (;3 21 February, 1925 (4 21 February, 1925 65 21 February, 1925 66 21 February, 1925 6;7 21 February, 1925 (; 28 February, 1925 6( 28 February. 1925 70 28 February, 1925 71 7 March, 1925 73 14 March, 1925 74 14 March, 1925 75 14 March, 1925 76 14 March,. 1925 80 14 March, 1925 84 21 March, 1925 85 28 March, 1925 86 11 April, 1925 87 11 April, 1925 88 14 April, 1925 89 14 April, 1925 90 9 May, 1925 9 May, 1925 Remarks. SSpent Spent Spent Spent Spent Spent Spent Spent Spent Spent Revoked by Gov- ernor's Order No. 15 of 1926 Spent Spent Spent Revoked by Gov- ernors Order No. 10 of 1926 Revoked by Gov- ernor's Order No. 9 of 1926 Spent Spent Spent Spent Revoked by Gov- ernor's Order No. 24 of 1925 Revoked by Gov- ernor's Order No. 26 of 1925 Revoked by Gov- ernor's Order No. 11 of 1926 Spent GOVERNOR'S ORDERS-continued. RULES. Subbie Deca Ite of z Sub t Commioencement. 1 lailway, (Goods Ti-itr') Amelndfent 113 1 March, 1925 2 Motor 1'ehicle. (Stands aind Charges) 114 1 June, 1925 3 ailirrwa ((oodwls Tri.fl) Ai,p mmentl 118 1 May, 1925 (No. 2) 4 Railrwiq ((;ood, 7tr'iff) A memine/ilnt 119 '1 ,May, 1925 (No. .) 5 Railway (Good. 7'rif') AI ,eIndment 120 1 May, 19125 (No. 4) 6 Tpfiyraple 122 1 May, 1925 7 "RoaiLra (Coach/i Tii ifr) .memnimint 124 15 May, 19925 8 Railbuai ( (f,,ols Toar i) Anmeinment 126 1 July, 19 25 (N,. 5) Remarks. Revoked by Rule No. 13 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 11 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 13 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No..13 of 1926 Revoked bv Rule No. 18 of '1926 Revoked by, Rule No. (; of 192( SRevoked by Rule No. 19 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 13 of 1926 RULES-continued. i Subject. 9 Sumbuya Public Health 10 Railway (Goods Tariff) Amendment (No. 6) 11 Boadgibn Public Health 12 Sumbaria Public Health 13 Post Office (Amendment) 14 Yonni Public Health 15 Pljehun Public Health 16 it,' .. (Goods T, -") Amendment (No. 7) 17 Native Produce (Ginger Licence) 18 Native Produce (Water-b or n e Produce and Palm Kernrls Standard) 19 Native Produce (Standardization of Palm Kernels) 20 Native Produce (Prescribed Officer) 21 Native Produce (Standardization of Ginger) 22 Native Produce (Standardization of Palm Oil) o Date of SCommencement. 127 3 October, 1925 128 31 October, 1925 129 21 November, 1925 130 26 December, 1925 131 1 January, 1926 155 26 December, 1925 156 26 December, 1926 157 1 January, 1926 158 31 December. 1925 160 31 December, 1925 1 April, 1926 1 April, 1926 31 December, 1925 1 April, 1926 Remarks. Revoked by Rule No. 20 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 13 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 21 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 22 of 192; Revoked by Rule No. 2 of'1926 Revoked by Rule No. 3 of 1926 Revoked by Rule No. 13 of 1926 PROCLAMATIONS. Subject. Date of Sub Commencement. Remarks. 1 Maintenance Orders (Facilities for 171 1 January, 1925 Enforcement) (Nigeria) 2 Public II.-' '.; (Visit of H.R.H. 173 20 March, 1925 Spent the Pr, 11 ales) 3 Legislative Council (Prorogation of 174 24 September. 1925 Spent First Session) 4 Revised Edition of the Laws 175 22 October, 1925 5 Legislative Council (Date of Com- 177 13 November, 1925 mencerent of Second Session) ORDERS OF'THE KING] IN COUNCIL. * Subject. Com ct ent. Remarks. Commencement. 1 Finland (Extradition) 179 23 ,VIMy, 1925 2 Latvia (Extradition) 189 30 October, 1925 (1926) Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 1 of 1925. O In His Majesty's name I assent L.S. to this Ordinance this seventh day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Provide for the Service of the Colony of Sierra Leone for the year 1926. Date of (1st January, 1926.) commence- ment WVHEREAS it is necessary to make provision for the Service Preamble of the Colony of Sierra Leone for the year 1926. BE IT THEREFORE.ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Enacting Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative clause Council thereof, as follows :- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the (1926) Appropriation Short title Ordinance, 1925. 2. The sum of one million and fifty-one thousand three 1,051,386 hundred and eighty-six pounds shall be and it is hereby granted granted for to His Majesty the King, His Heirs and Successors, for and during the service the year nineteen hundred and twenty-six, and the same shall he of the applied and expended in the manner herein described, and for the Colony several services set forth in the schedule hereto. 3. The said sum of one million and fifty-one thousand 1,051,386 three hundred and eighty-six pounds shall be and is hereby declared made a to be charged upon and made payable from and out of the Revenue charge on and other funds of the said Colony for the year nineteen hundred the Revenue for tne year and twenty-six, and the payment thereof shall be taken to te yea begin and commence on and immediately after the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-six. 4. The Treasurer is hereby authorized and required from Treasurer's time to time, upon the Warrant or Order of the Governor, to pay authority out of the Revenue and other funds of the said Colony, for the for payment several services specified in the schedule hereto, the sum of one (1926) Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. million and fifty-one thousand three hundred and eighty-six pounds, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-six. Excess of 5. The amount from time to time paid for and in respect of expenditure the expenditure authorized in section two of this Ordinance shall not exceed in the gross the sum of one million and fifty-one thousand three hundred and eighty-six pounds from the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty-six to the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-six inclusive, and any balances remaining unissued at the end of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-six shall lapse and not be available for making payments in the following year. SCHEDULE. o. OF HEAD OF EXPENDITURE. SUM VOTED. ITEM. Charge on Account of Public Debt Pensions - Governor - Colonial Secretary and Legislature Provincial Administration Treasury - Customs Department - Audit Department Port and Marine Department Legal Department Police - Prisons - Medical Department - Sanitary Department Education Department - Post Office - West African Frontier Force Sierra Leone Railway - Lands and Forests Department - Miscellaneous Services - Public Works Department Public Works Recurrent Public Works Extraordinary Sierra Leone Railway Extraordinary Surveys - Special Expenditure from Surplus Balances - Electric lighting of Freetown - TOTAL A' 83,04+ 40,110 6,916 19,009 67,860 10,203 23,240 5,077 4,547 16,308 23,903 13,795 56,353 22,563 37,298 17,787 41,407 166.685 38,611 20,085 44,075 47,765 68,855 39,490 4,800 93,600 38,000 1,051,386 No. 1 of 1925. -- No. 1 of 1925. (1926) Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. Passed in the Legislative Council this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found' by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P.3213/25. Customs Tariff (Anendment) Ordinance, 1925. ;. : 7.. . COLONY OF; SIERRA LEONE. No. 2 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent Sto this Ordinance this eighth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. Cap. 5 AN ORIiNANCE to Amend the Customs Tariff Ordinance, 1924. Date of commence- (11th December, 1925.) ment BE IT ENACTED by The Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- Short title, 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Customs Tariff commence- (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925, it shall be deemed so far as ment and application concerns section two to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1925, and shall applly to the Colony and Protectorate. Amendment 2. Section eleven of the Customs Tariff Ordinance, 1924, of sec. 11 (in this ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance) of Cap. 50 shall be amended by the omission of the words being the produce or manufacture of the Colony or Protectorate." Amendment 3. Item 25 of the first schedule to the Principal Ordinance of item 25 of shall be repealed and the following shall be substituted therefore :- Schedule 1of Cap. 50 Item No. Articles. Rate of Duty. .. d. 25 Soap:- (a) Toilet, including shaving soap ... Per 100 lb. ... 0 12 G (b) Other kinds ... Per cwt. ... 0 7 6 Amendment 4. The note appended to item 26 of the first schedule to the of item 26 of Principal Ordinance shall be amended by the insertion after the Schedule 1 of words "medicinal preparations wherever occurring therein of Cap.50 the words not exempted under item 22 of the second schedule." No. 2 of Customs T':,r,- (Anmendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. 5. Item 22 of the second schedule to the Principal Ordinance Amendment shall be repealed and the following shall be substituted therefore :- of Schedule of item 22 "22. Drugs and medicinal preparations which do not I of Cap. 50 "contain alcohol and are included in the British Pharmacopdeia, or in Vol. 1 of the Extra Pharmaco- "pceia. "Drugs and medicinal preparations which contain "alcohol and are included in the British Pharmaco- S'paia, or in Vol. I of the Extra Pharmacopoeia "as to which:- "(a) the importers are registered medical "practitioners, registered dentists, licensed -1i ,..--;t or missionary societies; "(b) the Comptroller of Customs is satisfied that "they are to be used in the compounding of "medicines only, and "(c) the Director of Medical and .Sanitary Services gives a certificate that the "importation is necessary and the quantity "imported is reasonable." Passed in the Legislative Council this fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk, o Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. MY.. C8/25. (1924) Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. '. ..:., ~ : .. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 3 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent Sto this Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Legalise Certain Payments made in the year 1924 for the Public Service of the Colony in Excess of the Appropriations authorized by Law. Date of commence- (11th December, 1925.) ment. Preamble WHEREAS certain expenditure has been incurred for the Public Service of the Colony in the year 1924, in excess of the appropriations authorized for that purpose ; AND WHEREAS it is expedient that such expenditure should be sanctioned by Law; BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the (1924) Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. Sanction for 2. The sums of money set forth in the schedule hereto annexed, expenditure having been expended for the services therein respectively in 1924 mentioned beyond the amount sanctioned and appropriated by the in excess of appropri- Appropriation Ordinance, 1924, the same are hereby declared to action have been duly and necessarily paid, laid out and expended for authorized the Service of the Colony in the year 1924, and are hereby by No. 25 of approved, allowed and granted in addition to the amount mentioned an the Ordinance aforesaid. (1924) Supplementary Appropriation Ordinance, 1925. SCHEDULE. o Head of Service. Supplementary No. Head of Service. Appropriation authorized. s. d. 1 Charge on Account of Public Debt 32 9 11 2 Pensions ... ... ... 6,616 10 11 3 Governor ... ... ... 112 2 9 4 Colonial Secretary and Legislature 855 5 7 15 Education Department ... 764 14 7 20 Miscellaneous Services ... 5,445 9 5 22 Public Works Recurrent ... 3,737 18 8 23 Public Works Extraordinary ... 4,174 16 8 21,769 8 6 No. 3 of 1925. Passed in the Legislative Council this third day of December, in. the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. T. 1780o25. War Department Lands Acquisition (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 4. of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this' Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. Cap. 229 AN ORDINANCE to Amend the War Depart- ment Lands Acquisition Ordinance, 1924. Date of Commenoe (11th December, 1925.) ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the War Department Lands Acquisition (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. Amendment 2. Section three of the War Department Lands Acquisition of sec. 3 of Ordinance, 1924, shall be amended- Cap. 229 (a) by the insertion of the words either by name or ex officio" between the word "appoint" and the words "an officer ", and (b) by the addition at ithe end of the section of the following paragraph:- "Where the Secretary of State appoints an officer ex officio, any person who may at any time hold the office, whether he be the, substantive holder thereof or shall have been appointed to act ini :1 of a substantive holder, shall for the time being be deembd to be the officer within the meaning of this Ordinance." No. 4 of War Department Lands Acquisition (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. 3. Section five of the War Department Lands Acquisition Amendment Ordinance, 1924, shall be amended by substituting the words of sec. 5 of "the said officer's hand" for the words "his hand." Cap. 229 Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, ClUrk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M. 1,87/25. Motor Traffic (Amendmient) Ordinance, 1925. i' *r' * COLONY OF 'SIERRA LEONE. No. 5 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this ninth (lay of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. Cap. 130 AN O DnmINAsCE to Amend the Motor Traffic Ordinance, 1924. Date of commence- (1 th December, 1925.) ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Motor Traffic (Amend- ment) Ordinance, 1925. Amendment 2. Section thirteen of the Motor Traffic Ordinance, 1924, shall of Cap. 1f be amended by the insertion between paragraphs (i) and (j) of the following paragraph :- (i 1.) prescribing the precautions to be taken by the drivers of motor vehicles, or of any description of motor vehicle, with a view to the avoidance of accidents, either generally or on any specified highway or p;u't of a highway or at any place." Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed lthe Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, M.P. .529;5. Clerk of Legislative Council. Public Heallh (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 6 of 1925. In His M1.j,-i~'s name I assent to this Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN fIRDINA n CE to Amend the Public Health Cap. 171 Ordinance, 1924. (11th Decembeir, 1925.) Date of commence- ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Health Short title (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 2. For the words Prevention of Epidemic Diseases" occur- Amendment ring immediately before section sixty-six of the Public Health of Cap. 171 Ordinance, 1924 (in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance), there shall be substituted the words Treatment and prevention of certain diseases." 3. Section sixty-six of the Public Health Ordinance, 1'..4, RLeeal and shall be repealed and the following section shall be substituted replacement therefor:- of Cap. 171 66. (1) The Governor in Council may make rules with Power of a view to the treatment of persons affected with Governor in any disease to which this section applies and Council to make rules preventing the spread of such diseases, as well on with a view the seas, rivers and waters of the Colony, and on to the treat- the high seas within three miles of the coast ment and thereof, as on land; and may declare by what prventi f authorities such rules shall be enforced and certain executed. diseases 12 No. 6 of 1925. Public Health (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power of making rule's conferred on the Governor in Council by the preceding sub-section the Governor in Council may, make rules for all or any of the following purposes:- (a) For isolating all persons suffering or suspected ;to be suffering from a disease, or brought into contact with any person so suffering or suspected; (b) For defining infected areas, and for the examination of persons living in any such area; (c) For the removal of persons from any portion of an arealdefined as an infected area; (d) For inspecting and granting permits to persons travelling by sea or land from a place where a disease has occurred, and for disinfecting their clothing and effects; (e) For establishing a cordon around any place where a disease has occurred or otherwise preventing persons departing from or going to any such place; (f) For declaring any building to be an isolation building for the accommodation of labourers and other persons whose services are required in or about ships or for the carriage of goods from an iiifected area; (g) For prohibiting the removal of property from infected houses; (h) For closing, destroying, disinfecting, clean- ing or otherwise rendering harmless, houses, buildings, latrines, wells, dust-bins, dumping- grounds and any place that by reason of the existence of a disease it may be deemed advisable so to deal with; (i) For expediting and prescribing the mode of the burial or disposal of the bodies of persons dying from a disease; (j) For temi)orarily prohibiting building on, or habitation of, or tillage or other disturbance of, the soil in any area, or in any portion of any such area, in which plague has occurred, or in which the bodies of persons who have died of plague, or are suspected to have died of plague, have been buried; (k) For prescribing the reporting of cases of sickness or death; No. 6 of Public Health (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. (1) For requiring persons to be inoculated in the event of a case of plague or of yellow fever ; (in) For the destruction of rats, mice and other kinds of vermin, and of mosquitoes, mosquito larve or pupe, fleas, bugs, or other such parasites as it may be deemed advisable to destroy, and for rendering houses rat- proof ; (nt) For the disposal or destruction of refuse and sewage; (o) For preventing in any place where a disease exists, the holding of public meetings or the performance of funeral or other native customs likely to tend to the dissemination of the disease; (p) For the promotion of cleansing, ventilation and disinfection ; (q) For prescribing the acts or things done under any rule in respect of which compen- sation may be paid; (r) For prescribing.the procedure to be followed by a compensation board constituted under section sixty-seven of this Ordinance. (3) Rules made under this section may apply to the whole or to such part of the Colony as may be specified therein. (4) Any person wilfully neglecting or refusing to obey or carry out or obstructing the execution of any rule made under this section shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a period not exceeding six months. (5) In this section the expressions disease to which this section applies" and disease" mean any of the following diseases, namely, plague, cholera, smallpox, cerebro-spinal meningitis, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, relapsing fever, and any other diseases of an infectious or contagious nature to which the Governor may by Order in Council apply the section. 4. Section sixty-seven of the Principal Ordinance shall be Ueeal o see. 67 of repealed and the following sections shall be inserted in the Cap.171and insertion of Ordinance after section sixty-six :- two neof sections after " 67. (1) Any claim for compensation to which any person seec. 6 may consider himself entitled in virtue of any Compensa- rule made under paragraph (q) of sub-section (2) tion board of the last preceding section shall be heard and 14 No. 6 of 1925. Public Health (Amendnent) Ordinance, 1925. determined by a compensation board which the Governor is hereby empowered to appoint, consist- ing of two persons, one of whom shall be unconnected with the Government Service. (2) The unofficial member of a board shall be entitled to his actual out-of-pocket expenses, and the Governor may, at his discretion, allow to him such further remuneration as he may think fit. (3) In appointing any compensation board the Governor may- (a) define the limits of the jurisdiction of the board ; (b) appoint any member by name or ex-officio: (c) appoint a secretary to the board; (d) in case any person appointed shall be or become unable or unwilling to act, or shall die, appoint; another member in his place. (4) Every appointment made under this section shall be notified in the! Gazette. (5) A compensation board shall have all the powers of the Supreme Court to summon witnesses, and to call for the production of books, plans or documents, and to examine witnesses and parties on oath, and all persons summoned to attend and give evidence or to produce books, plans or documents shall tle bound to obey the summonses served upon them as fully in all respects as witnesses are bond to obey subpoenas from the Supreme Court, 'and shall be entitled to like expenses as if the, had been summoned to attend such court on a criminal trial, if the same shall be allowed by the board, but the board may disallow the whole or any part of such expenses in any case if they think fit. (6) If the two members of a compensation board are unable to agree orl the amount of compensation to be awarded or on iany point of practice or procedure arising before them, the amount of such compen- sation or the point of practice or procedure, as the case may be, shall be referred for decision to a judge of the Supreme Court, who shall for purposes of the reference be deemed to be a member of the compensation board, and whose decision shall be deemed to be the decision of the board. (7) The award of the, compensation board shall be in writing, signed by the members or by the judge, as the case may be, and shall be final, and the amount awarded shall be paid in accordance with the award by the Government of the Colony. No. 6 of Public Health (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. (8) Any witness who shall wilfully give false evidence in any proceedings before a compensation board shall be deemed to be guilty of perjury and shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished accordingly. 67A. (1) Every claim for compensation made in virtue of Claims for any rule made under paragraph (q) of sub-section compensa- (2) of section sixty-six of this Ordinance shall be tion preferred within six months after the happening of the event in respect of which the claim is made. (2) A claim may be sent in the first instance either to the compensation board or to the Colonial Secretary, by whom it shall be referred to the compensation board appointed to deal therewith. (3) No claim shall be entertained of which notice shall not have been received by the compensation board or the Colonial Secretary within, the time specified by this section." 5. Section sixty-eight of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Repealof sec. repealed. 68 of Cap. 1 Passed in the Legislative Council this third day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION ha-; been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. sis/25 No. 7 of Liquor Licence (Amendment) Ordinance. 1925. 1925. 3. Section thirteen of the Principal Ordinance shall be Amendment .amended. of see. 13 of (a) by the insertion of the'words "or Hotel Licence" Cap.111 *between the words no Occasional Licence and the words '" shall be granted," and (b) by the addition of the following:- "Provided further that an Hotel Licence shall only be granted to the holder of a Saloon-bar Licence and in respect of the premises specified in such Saloon-bar Licence." 4. Section nineteen of the Principal Ordinance shall be Amendment, amended by the substitution of the following sub-section for of sec. 19 of sub-section (1) :- Cap. 111 "(1) On the payment of the sum of one pound the Treasurer shall (a) in the case of an A Licence, a Saloon-bar Licence or a Wine and Beer Licence, on the production of the proper certificate, transfer such licence to the person or premises named in such certificate : (b) in the case of B and C Licences, transfer the licence to the person or premises to whom or to which the applicant may desire to have such licence transferred, provided that a C Licence shall only be transferred to the holder of a B Licence; (c) in the case of an Hotel Licence, on the production of the proper certificate for the transfer of the Saloon-bar Licence with which the Hotel Licence is held, trans- fer the Hotel Licence to the person or premises named in such certificate. 5. Sub-ection (1) of section twenty-one of the Principal Amendment Ordinance shall be amended by the insertion of the words or of sec. 21 of otherwise than in accordance with his licence" between the Cap. 111 words by his licence to sell and the words shall be guilty." 6. Section twenty-five of the Principal Ordinance shall be Amendment amended by the omission of the proviso at the end of sub-section of sec. 25 of (3) of the said section and by the addition of the following sub- Cap. 111 section :- (4) Nothing in this Ordinance shall preclude (a) a person licensed to sell any intoxicating liquor to be consumed on the premises from selling such liquor at any tite to p. sos lodging in his house or (b) the older of an I hotel Licence from ope ing his hotel for the sale of, or from selling intoxicating liquor in accordance with paragraph (dd) of sub- section (1) of section six of this Ordinance." 1Zu.. Liquor Licence (Ametndment) Ordinance, 1925. Amendment 7. Schedule C to the Principal Ordinance shall be amended of Schedule by the insertion of the following paragraph between paragraphs C to Cap. 111 (4) and (5):- "4a. Hotel Licence for a year or any part of a year, 5." Amendment 8. Schedule D to the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended of Schedule by the insertion of the form set out in the schedule hereto D toCap between the form of Saloon-b)r Licence and the form of Wine and Beer Licence. SCHEDULE. Sec. 6 (1) HOTEL LICENCE. (dd) No. Colony of Sierra Leone. Licence is hereby granted to who is the holder of a Saloon-bar Licence in respect of to sell intoxicating liquor by retail to persons taking meals in the said premises to be consumed therein with the meals on Christmas day, Good Friday or Sunday, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2. 3)(1 p.m. and between the honors of 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. This licence is granted subject to tlhe provisions of the Liquor Licence Ordinance, 1924. This Licence expires on the day ,192 , or at such earlier time as the person hereby licensed ceases to hold a Saloon-bar Licence in respect of the aforesaid premises, On expiration this licence is to be returned to this Office, Given under my hand at, Sierra Leone,, this day of 1 Colonial Ti -..i. i '. Passed in tile Legislative Council this second lay of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN. Clerk of Legislative Council. THis PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by nmi with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 2950/124. Protectorate Native Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1924. *: 4 -. COLONY OF SIEUtRA LEONE. No. 8 of 1.925. SIn HiS Majesty's name I assnt to this Ordinance this ninth day of( Ieceinber. 1925. A. R. SLATEII, Governor. A.N, O( DI NANCE to Amendl the Protectorate cap. 170 Native Law Ordinance. 1924. (1fh .eemhber, 1925.) Date of o(11th commence- ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor olt the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent ol. the legislative Council thereof, as follows.:-- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protectorate Short title Native Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 2. Section thirty-nine of the Protectorate Native Law Repeal and Ordinance, 1924, shall be repealed and the following section Replace- shall be substituted therefor:- merit of section 39 "39. It shall be lawful for any paramount chief inof Cap170 Establish- whose chiefdom a considerable number of non- meant of natives have settled or are residing, to apply to the court district commissioner to appoint.. one of such consisting of .paramount non-natives to sit as joint judge with him in chief and disputes which may arise between any of such nominated non-natives and any natives. It shall be lawful non-native for any district commissioner to whom such application is made, if satisfied that the non-native mentioned in the application is, by his.position and education, likely to. command the support of the other non-natives settled or residing in the said chiefdom, and subject to confirmation by the No. 8 of 1925. Protectorate Native Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. Governor, to appoint the non-native nominated by the chief to sit as joint judge as aforesaid for one year from the date of such appointment. Every such appointment shall be subject to cancellation at any time by the Governor, and every appointment and cancellation shall be notified in the GraIzette." Repeal and 8. Sections forty-eight and forty-nine of the Protectorate replacement Native Law Ordinance, 1924, shall be repealed and the follow- 48 and 49 of ing sections shall be substituted therefor:- Cap. 170 .Service of all 48. Every sentence of imprisonment exceeding but short fourteen days inflicted by any of the courts of sentences in district native chiefs shall be served in a district prison. " procedure 49. (1) Whenever a native is sentenced by such court on part of to a term of imprisonment exceeding fourteen days, paramount the paramount chief shall cause such native to be conveyed without delay to the district commissioner and shall transmit to the district commissioner a statement setting forth the offence charged against such native, thei sentence inflicted and the reasons for the measure of such sentence. Automatic (2) Such statement shall be deemed to operate appealto as an appeal to the district commissioner in so far commis- as may be needed to enable the latter to satisfy stoner himself that the offence for which the native has been convicted was committed by the prisoner and was of a nature to justify imprisonment with hard labour; and in pursuance of the powers vested in him by such automatic appeal it shall be lawful for the district commissioner to diminish the period of imprisonment. Committal (3) If such sentence is, under the last preceding on confirma- sub-section, wholly or in part confirmed, the tion ce district commissioner shall thereupon by warrant under his hand commit such native to prison for such period as he shall determine, with or without hard labour as the case may be. Provided that such period of imprisonment shall not exceed six months from the date of the sentence by the court of native chiefs. Offences and (4) Any chief, headman or other person exercising penalties jurisdiction, and failing to notify the paramount chief of the infliction of a sentence of imprison- ment exceeding fourteen days, and any para- No. 8 of Protectorate Native Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. mount chief failing to cause a prisoner so sentenced to be conveyed without delay to the district commissioner, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction thereof in the court of the district commissioner, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. (5) The Governor may from time to time by Order Power to provide for the regulation of all matters dealt regulate by with in the last three preceding sub-sections, and Governor' may by such Order prescribe what payment, if any, shall be made by a paramount chief towards meeting the expenses of keeping such native prisoner in a district prison. " Passed in the Legislative Council this third day of December, in the year iof our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared.by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 1484121. Concessions (A nmeidmnnt) Ordinance, 192;. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 9 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this nintl day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor'. Cap. 36 AN ORDINANCE to AImen(l the (Concessions Ordinance, 1924. Date of (11th DIecen her, 1925.) commence- ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be tited as the Concessions (Amend- ment) Ordinance, 1925. Amendment 2. Section six of the Concessions Ordinance, 1924, shall he of sec. 6 armerded by the insertion of the following sub-section immediately of Cap. 36 hef4ore sub-section (5) :- 4A Except in so far as imay be other wise expressly provided therein, such grant or disposition shall be deemed to confer on the person to whom the same is made the right to clear the land of all timber or other products of the soil with a view to cultivating the land, with the exception of palm trees, kola trees, rubber vines and rubber trees, which may not be cleared from the land unless the grant or disposition expressly so provides." Amendment 3. Section six of the Concessions Ordinance, 1924, shall be of sec. 6 amended by the omission of sub-section ((;). of Cap. 36 Passed in the Legislative Council this third day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk' of Legislativ (Oincil. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 3793124 Stevens Annual Allowance Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 10 of 1925. O In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this ninth (lay of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Provide for the Payment of an Annual Allowance to Miss Isobel Stevens, until lately in the Service of the Government of the Colony as a Nursing Sister. (4th July, 1925.) Date of commence IE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, ment with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Stevens Annual Short title Allowance Ordinance, 1925. 2. As from the fourth day of July, nineteen hundred and Graet of an twenty-five, there shall be charged on and paid out of the revenues annual..,, , of the Colony an annual allowance to Miss Isobel Stevens at the aMiss sl1el rate of One hundred pounds, two shillings and sixpence per Stevens annum. Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clork of Legislative Council. MP. 3672124. Arms and Anmmunition (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 11 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. Cap. 1 AN ORDINT NCE to Amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1924. Date of (11th December, 1925.) commence- ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Arms and Ammunition and (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925, and shall apply to the Colony and application the Protectorate. Amendment 2. Section seventeen of the Arms and Amnmunition Ordinance, of sec. 17 of 1924 (in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance) Cap. 11 shall be amended (u) by the insertion of the words or shall require such gunpowder for specified blasting operations" between the words "bear a flint-lock gun" and the words "and who shall account," and (b) by the substitution of the word own for the word personal." Repeal and replacement 3. Schedule 1 of the Principal Ordinance shall be repealed of and the following shall be substituted therefore :-Schedule of Cap. al and the following shall be substituted therefore Ai'r's and Ammunition (Amendment) Ordinance. 1925. Schedule I. Permit to Purchase Common Gunpowder. Permission is hereby granted to of being a holder of a licence to bear a flint-lock gun, to purchase of common gunpowder for the following blasting operations, namely,. Dated at day of Commissioner of Police (in the Freetown Police District) District Commissioner (elsewhere in the Colony or Protectorate.) Delete fhe first or second group of words in italics as the circumstances may require. Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN. Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 494/25. No. 11 of 1925. Bush Fire Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 12 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent .to this Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Amend the Bush Fire Prevention Ordinance, 1921. Date of (11th December, 1925.) commence- menit ment E IT ENAOTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Bush Fire Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. Amendment 2. In section eight of the Bush Fire Prevention Ordinance, of sec. 8 of 1924, the expression Paramount Chief" means, and shall be Cap. 22 deemed always to have meant, a chief who is not subordinate in his ordinary jurisdiction to any other chief. Passed in the Legislative Council this second day of December, in the year of our Lord One thous:ind nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk qf Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 3919124. Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ord'an4nce, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 13 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this ninth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Amend the Protectorate Cap. 16o Courts Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1924. Date of (11th December, 1925.) commence- ment BJE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protectorate Courts Short title Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 2. The Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1924, shall Amendment be amended as follows :-- of Cap. 169 (i) by the insertion after section eight of the following sections:- "8A. (1) The Governor in Council may subject to the Power of approval of the Legislative Council make Rules with Governor in respect to the following matters :- Council to make rules (a) The fees to be charged in the courts of the regulating native chiefs; fees, etc., in courts of (b) The disposal and application of fines and fees native chiefs inflicted Or received by the said courts; (c) The rendition to a provincial commissioner or a district commissioner of returns of cases tried by the said courts; and (d) Generally, the regulation of the practice and procedure of the courts of the native chiefs. No. 13 of 1925. Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925 (2) Such Rules may apply generally to the whole of the Protectorate or to certain courts therein or to courts within defined areas thereof. (3) Any clerk or member of any such court- (a) who shall knowingly render a false return of the cases tried. by such court, or (b) who takes or is a party to the taking of any fee other than that prescribed by such Rules, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall, on summary conviction thereof, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such imprisonment and fine." '-8B. (1) Where it appears to the court, of a district Power of commissioner that iin any cause or matter which is the court of' ahi ctrt o to be determined in :a court of native chiefs- commis- (a) the defendant in such cause or matter, being secre tho a native of the Protectorate, is within the attendance Colony and should be present at the hearing at a court of thereof, or native* chiefs (b) any person, being a native of the Protectorate, of native is within the Colony and can give material defendants evidence or produce some material document and at the hearing of such cause or matter, witnesses who are in the court of the district commissioner may, if it thinks fit, the Colony issue a summons or a warrant as provided in this section for the purpose of securing the attendance of such defendant or person at the court of native chiefs. (2) With respect to the issue of such a summons or warrant the following provisions shall apply :- (a) If it appears to the court of the district commis- sioner that the cause or matter is of a criminal Character, and that the defendant should be brought before the court of native chiefs on a warrant of arrest, the court of the district commissioner may issue such a warrant, and the provisions of section two of the Service of Process Cap- 188 Ordinance, 1924, shall apply : provided that the warrant shall be deemed to be sufficient authority to convey the defendant direct to the court of native chiefs, or in the first instance to the court of the district commissioner and then to the court of native chiefs, as the warrant may direct. (b) If it appears to the court of the district commissioner that the cause or matter is of a criminal character, and that the attendance of a person is required at the court of native chiefs as No. 13 of Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. a witness, the provisions of section three of the Cap. 188 Service of Process Ordinance, 1924, shall apply, with the modification that the summons issued by the court of the district commissioner shall require the attendance of such person at the court of native chiefs instead of at the court of the district commissioner. (c) If it appears to the court of the district commissioner that the cause or matter is of a civil character, the provisions of the Process Extension Cap. 165 Ordinance, 1924, relating to the issue and service of a summons on a defendant in respect of proceedings in the court of the district commission- er shall apply to the issue and service of a summons on the defendant to. such cause or matter, with the modification that the summons issued by the court of the district commissioner shall require the attendance of the party at the court of native chiefs instead of at the court of the district commissioner. (d) If it appears to the court of the district commissioner that the cause or matter is of a civil character and that the attendance of a person is required as a witness or to produce any document, the provisions of the Process Extension Ordinance, Cap. 165 I924, relating to the service of a summons on, or the issue of a warrant for the arrest of, any person required to give evidence as a witness or to produce any document at the court of the district commis- sioner. and to penalties for non-attendance, shall apply; provided that the summons or warrant issued by the court of the district commissioner shall require the attendance of such person at the court of native chiefs instead of at the court of the district commissioner, unless in the case of a warrant the court of the district commissioner Stinks fit to direct that such person shall be brought in the first instance before the court of the district commissioner and then be taken to the court of the native chiefs; provided further that in the application of the said provisions the word "court" in sub-section (3) of section thirteen of the said Ordinance shall be deemed to mean the court of the district commissioner." (ii) by the insertion of the following section between sections twenty-t wo and twenty-three :- "22A. (1) Where any charge or complaint is made Procedure in the court of a district commissioner against in the case a company in respect of a criminal offence the of corpora- following provisions shall apply tigedwith charged with (a) the summons may be served on the officer offences of the company who is for the time being No. 13 of 1925. Protectorate Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. in charge of the branch or station which is indicated in the summons as being responsible for the commission of the offence, and such service shall be deemed to be service on the company ; (b) the company may appear at the hearing of the case by counsel or solicitor or by the officer who is for the time being in charge of such branch or station, by any officer of the company appointed in that behalf in writing by the person who is for the time being the manager or other head officer of the company in the Colony or the Protectorate; "(2) Where in any summons issued from the court of a district commissioner in respect of a criminal offence the defendant is indicated as being a company, the defendant shall be deemed to be a company unless the contrary is proved. (3) In this section the expression "company" shall be deemed to include any corporation aggregate." Amendment (iii) by the substitution in sub-section (1) of section twenty- of Cap. 169 four of the words of section eighteen for the words sec. 24 (1.) of the last preceding section." Passed in the Legislative Council this third day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty- five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. Tifs PRIBNtED IMPRE'l-ION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. S.P. 562/24. ,' / Native Produce (Amendment) Ordia'mii -. 1925. \ ." / COLONY OF SIERRA/ LEONE. No. 14 of 19 5. \} In IEis Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this thirtieth day of December, 1925. / A, R. SLATER, / Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Amend the Native Produce Cap. 134 Ordinance, 1924. D Date of (30th December, 1925.) commence- I meant BE IT ENACTED by the Govlrnor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice. and Consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Native Produce Short title (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 2. Subsection (2) of action three of the Native Produce Amendment Ordinance, 1924 (in this ordinance referred to as the Principal of sec. 3 (2) Ordinance) shall be amended by the insertion after the word of Cap. 134 "apply" of the words 'unless the same shall be expressly provided therein." 3. Section eleven of the Native Produce Ordinance, 1924, shall Repeal and be repealed and the following two sections shall be added to the rpace.men said Ordinance :- Cap. 134 11. (1) The G vernor in Council may make rules for all Power of or any of the follow ing purposes ;- Governor in Council to (a) Prescribing the manner in which produce in make rules transit by water, and intended for export or for sale for export, shall be protected; (b) Prescribing the manner in which buildings for storin produce shall be constructed, and the manner in which produce intended for export or for sale for export shall be stored; (c) Prescribing the standard of purity and quality (including the amount of moisture which produce may Contain) for produce which is offered for sale or delivered in pursuance of an agreement to sell; 32 No. 14 of 1925. Native Produce (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. (d) Prescribing with regard to matters incidental to the foregoing, and (e) Generally for the carrying out of the purposes of this Ordinance. /I "(2) Any rules made under the foregoing sub-section may apply to produce generally or to produce of a specified kind, and may apply to the Colony/and Protectorate or to any part thereof. (3) Any person who contravenes any rule made under this section shall be guilty of an' offence, and on summary conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds." Approval of "12. (1) No rules mad by the Governor in Council under rules by this Ordinance shall come into' force before the same have Legislative been approved by the Legi lative Council. Council I (2) The Legislative Council may amend any rules made by the Governor in Council under this Ordinance or may substitute other rules instead thereof. Rules so amended or substituted shall be deemed to have been made by the Governor in Council and to have been approved by the Legislative Council." Passed in the Legislative; Council this twenty-ninth day of December, in the year of ouir Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. J. L. JOHN, (lerlk qf Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 215M24. Protectorate (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 15 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent L.S. to this Ordinance this thirtieth day of December. 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Amend the Protectorate Cap. 167 Ordinance. 1924.; Date of (30th December, 1925.) commence ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Protectorate (Amend- Short title ment) Ordinance 1925. 2. Section twenty-four of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1924, Amendment shall be amended by the repeal of sub-section two and the of sec. 24(2) substitution therefore of the following sub-section :- of Cap. 167 (2) The Governor in Council may from time to time by Order :- (a) prescribe the fees payable for store licences and hawkers' licences; and (b) provide for the issue of store licences and hawkers' licences without the payment of any fee. Any such Order may apply to the whole or to any part of the Protectorate and may extend to store licences or to hawkers' licences or to both. Unless and until any such Order is made the fees set forth in Schedule C shall be in force in the whole of the Protectorate. Protectorate (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-ninth day of December, in the year' of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. .P. 999i22.. No. 15 of 1925. 35 ,Y Post Office (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. ^^)l COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 16 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this thirtieth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE, to Amend the Post Office Cap. 158 Ordinance, 1924. Date of (30th December, 1925.) commence- ment BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice ard consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows :- 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Post Office (Amend- Short title ment) Ordinance, 1925, and shall apply to the Colony and and the Protectorate. application 2. Section ten of the Post Office Ordinance, 1924, (in this Amendment Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance) shall be amended of sec. 10 of by the substitution of the words one pound twelve shillings for Cap. 158 the words "twenty shillings." 3. The following section shall be substituted for section Repeal and nineteen of the Principal Ordinance :- replacement of sec. 19 of "19. The following postal matter shall not be liable to Cap. 158 postage. (a) Postal matter sent by a public department in connection with the business of such depart- ment for transmission within the Colony and franked by the signature of the head of such department or some officer authorized to frank by the Governor. (b) Correspondence for or despatched by prisoners of war. (c) Correspondence concerning prisoners of war despatched or received either directly by or through the agency of Information Bureaux No. 16 of 1925. Post Otfice (Amendment) Ordinance. 1925. established on behalf of such persons in belligerent countries or in neutral countries which have received belligerents on their territories. For the purpose of this section belligerents received and interned in a neutral country shall be deemed to be prisoners of war." Amendment 4. Section thirty-seven of the Principal Ordinance shall be of sec. 37 of amended by the insertion before the words "postage stamp " Cap. 15 wherever these words occur of the words "international reply coupon." Amendment 5. Section thirty-eight of the Principal Ordinance shall be of see. 38 amended by the insertion after the words "fictitious stamp" () of Cap. wherever these words occur in sub-sections (a), (b) and (c) of the 156 words or international reply coupon." Amendment 6. Section thirty-nine of the Principal Ordinance shall be of sec. 39 amended by the insertion in sub-section (a) after the words (a) and (. "living creature of the words ("except bees and silkworms") and ap by the insertion in sub-section (d) after the words fictitious postage stamp of the words or international reply coupon." Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-ninth day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed the Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN. Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 30a725. * Weights and Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 1985. COLONY OF SIERRA LEONE. No. 17 of 1925. In His Majesty's name I assent to this Ordinance this thirtieth day of December, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. AN ORDINANCE to Amend the W\eights and cap.233 Measures Ordinance, 1924. Date of (30th December, 1925.) commence ment 'BE IT ENACTED by the Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows,:- 1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Weights and Short title, Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925; it shall be read as one construction with the Weights and Measures Ordinance, 1924 (in this Ordinance and referred to as the Principal Ordinance), and shall apply to the Cap. 233 Colony and the Protectorate. (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first Commence- day of March, 1926. ment 2. Section two of the Principal Ordinance shall be amended Amendnent by the omission of the definition of weighing-machine" of sec. 2 of occurring therein and by the addition of the following Cap. 233 definitions :- Weighing machine includes balance, scale, beam, steel- yard, spring-balance, and every other machine or instrument for determining weight, and any such machine or instrument constructed also to calculate and indicate the price in money ;" "'Prescribe' means prescribe by rule." No. 17 of 1925. Weghts and Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. Stamping of 8. (1) Every weighing machine used for trade shall be verified weighing and stamped by an inspector with such a stamp of verification as machines the Governor may prescribe. (2) Every person who uses, or has in his possession for use, for trade any weighing machine not stamped as required by this Ordinance shall be guilty of'an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds, or in the case of a subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. Weighing 4. No weighing machine shall be stamped which is not in the machines of opinion of the inspector examining the same sufficiently strong to insufficient , strength withstand the wear and tear of ordinary use in trade. Power of 5. An inspector may refuse to stamp a weighing-machine inspector to refu setosmp unless the same is provided with a plug or stud of soft metal weighing on which to place the stamp, such plug or stud being made machine not provided with irremovable by undercutting or in some other suitable manner. stud of soft metal Obliteration 6. Where an inspector finds that a weighing machine which of stamps on has been stamped under section three of this Ordinance is no weighing longer true he shall obliterate the stamp with such a mark as the machines Governor may prescribe, and thereupon such weighing machine shall be deemed not to have been stamped within the meaning of the said section; provided that where in the opinion of the inspector the circumstances are not such as to require the immediate obliteration of the stamp, he may give the person who has the weighing machine a written notice calling on him to correct the same within a stated period, and he shall obliterate the stamp if the correction has not been made within such period. Application of 7. Section forty-one of the Principal Ordinance shall apply to sec. 41 of Cap. 233to weighing machines in like manner as it applies to weights and weighing measures. machines Amendment 8. Section forty-nine of the Principal Ordinance shall be of sec. 49 amended by the insertion in the paragraph numbered (1) of the of Cap. 233 words "and weighing machines" between the word measures" and the words "under this Ordinance." Prohibition 9. (1) Any person who, without the written permission of of the the Inspector of Weights and M.I-.ui'--, importation. (a) imports or causes to be imported, or etc., of spring- (b) uses or has in his possession for use for trade, balances graded any spring-balance which is graded with any denomination of otherwise weights other than avoidupois or troy weights shall be than in guilty of an offence, and on summary conviction thereof avoidupois shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds. or troy weights (2) Any permission granted by the Inspector of Weights and Measures under this section rmay be subject to such conditions as he may think fit. No. 17 of Weights and Measures (Amendment) Ordinance, 1925. 1925. 10. If any difference arises between any inspector and any Determina- other person as to the method of testing or verifying any weight, tion by measure, weighing or measuring instrument, such difference shall, Governor of difference. on the request of either party, be determined by the Governor between whose decision shall be final. Inspector and any other person Passed in the Legislative Council this twenty-ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and twenty-five. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Cooncil. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed tht Legislative Council and found by me to be a true and correct copy of the said Bill. J. L. JOHN, Clerk of Legislative Council. M.P. 192125. r- ,. -, : * Gazetted 28th Febriary, 1925. Order No. 1 of 1925. RDER IN COUNCIL. By irtue and in exercise of the powers vested Ordinance- in the Gov rnor in Council by section sixty-five of the no1 of 1'912 Public Hea th Ordinance, 1905, His Excellency the Governor is leased, by and with the advice of the Executive Co x cil, to ORDER AND DECLARE AND IT IS HEREBY OR D EED AND DECLARED as follows:- 1. This Order may be cited as the Sherbro Judicial short title and District (Sanitary authority) Order, 1925, and shall metnte't come into operation t the first day of March, "'.'." The Sherbro 2. The Sherbro Jt icial District as set forth in Judicil Di- Schedule A to the Sher -o Judicial District Ordinance, trictdeclareda sanitary dls- 1923, shall be a sanitary lis(rict. trict. Ordin- ance No. 28 of 1923 ;3. The following perts ns shall represent the The Siniiary Sanitary Authority in the Sherbro Judicial District, ,',: ,,.'',,..." and shall be known as the Saitary Authority in the udic~lt said district, namely, the Medic a Officer for the time being stationed at Bonthe, and tre three Tribal Rulers Charles Taylor, Lamnina Gbapp and\ Gbanna Lewis ; Provided that in the event f the death or Ordinances resignation of any of the said person the remaining a of 1 persons shall, pending the making another Order in Council under section sixty-five o the Public Health Ordinance, 1905, represent t e Sanitary Authority in the Sherbro Judicial Distr t and be known as the Sanitary Authority in the said strict. Made by the Governor in Council this 20t day of February, 1925. T. N. GODD RD, Acting Clerk of Executiiv Council. M.P. 322)2-1. .L \' Gazetted 28th Febr'uary, 1925. Order No. 2 of 1925. ORDER TN COUNCIL. Ordinance By virt e of the power in that behalf vested in the No. 10 of Governor iln council by section 3 of the Public Health (Protectorate) Ordinance, 1915, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as fo :-- Short title 1. This Order ry be cited as the Kaiyima Sanitary District Order, 1925. Declaration 2. The town of Kaiy na (which for the purpose of of Kaiyima this Order shall be deen ed to extend to the area tobea sanitary comprised within a circle of quarter of a mile radius district with its centre at the public brri in the centre of the said town) in the Konnro Distric is hereby declared to b)e a sanitary district. Made by the Governor in Council this 20th d v of February, 1925. T. N. GODDARD\ Clerk of Executive Council. M.P. 2310124. :. .' ,. ..' *4" :6 Gazetted 11th April, 1925. Order No. 3 of 1925. O DER IN COUNCIL. By virtue at in exercise of the power vested in the Ordinance Governor in Co ncil by section 3 of the Exports and No. 12 of Imports Prohibiti n Ordinance, 1920, His Excellency 1920 is pleased, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, TO ORDER ND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows :- 1. This Order may e cited as the Gold Coins Short title (United Kingdom) Impor Prohibition Order, 1925. and applica- and shall apply to the Colon.- and Protectorate. tion 2. Gold coins current in the United Kingdom shall Prohibition not be imported into the Co ony or Protectorate of importa- except in cases in which a li ence issued by the conns cGrrnt Governor authorising such import ion has been first in the obtained. United Kingdom Made by the Governor in Council this 9t day of Alpril, 1.925. T. N. GODDARD, Clerk of Executive Council. M.P. 989:23. Gazetted 16th May, 195.. Order Wo. 4 of 1926. ORDER IN COUNCIL. Ordinances By virtue and in exe _se of the power vested in the Nos. 20 of 1901 and 2 Governor in Council by section four of the Public of 1924 Holidays Ordinance, 190i, as amended by section three of the Statute Law Revision Ordinance, 1924, His Honour the Governor's Deputy is pleased, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, to ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows :- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Public Holiday (Empire Day) Order, 1925. May 25 a 2. The twenty-fifth day of May, 1925, shall be a pul;lic hol- Iay instead public holiday instead of the twenty-fourth day of of May 24, May, 1925. 1925 Made by the Governor's Deputy in Council this 16th day of May, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. 9L.P. 1079 23. Guzettd 20th June, 1923. Order No. 5 of 1926. OR ER IN COUNCIL By virtue and in exercise of the power in that Ordinance behalf vested i' the Governor in Council by section 12 of three of the exports and Imports Prohibition Ordinance, 1920, His Excellency is pleased, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY O DERED as follows :- 1. This Order man be cited as the Methylated Short title cole ioand corn- Spirits Order, 1''.'., an 1 shall come into operation nomenut on the 1st day of July, 19 5. 2. No methylated spirit s shall be imported into Prohibition of importa- the Colony or the Protectorat except- tion of Smethylated (a) mineralised methylat d spirits mixed as spirits not pyridinised follows :- and other- wise treated To every ninety parts y volume of spiritsise treated nine and one-half parts I v volume of wood naptha and one-half of o e part of crude pyridine, and to every one hi dried gallons of the mixture three-eighths o one gallon of mineral napltha or petroleum il and not less than one-fortieth of an ounce )y weight of powdered aniline dye (methyl vi< let) ; and (b) in cases in which a licence issn d by the Governor authorizing importation ias been first obtained, industrial mothylatet spirits mixed as 'oliows :- To every iinety-five parts by volume of spirits five parts b volume of wood naphtha, and also one-half of nle part of crude pyridine to every one hundred )arts of the volume ofthemixture. Revocation 3. The Methylated Spirits Order, 1922, is hereby of Np. 7 of of 1922 revoked. Male by the Governor in Counc 1 this 15th (lay of June, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, for Clerk o Executive Council. C \rko .P C. .]63 24, ' 4V t2 A' Gazetted 1st August, 1925. Order No. 6 of 1925. SRDER IN COUNCIL. By vi tue and in exercise of the power in that behalf vested i the Governor in Council by section three of the Pu lic Health (Protectorate) Ordinance, 1915, His Excelle cy is pleased by and with the advice of the Executive. C-min.lil TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows :- 1. This Order\ may be cited as the Sumbuya Short title Sanitary District Order, 1925. 2. The town of iSui buya is hereby declared to be a Sumbuya sanitary district. declared to be a sanitary district 3. For the purpose ot this Order the town ofDefinition Sumbuya shall be deemed to include the area comprised within a circle of a radius of one mile from the Matakong bridge. \ Made by the Governor in 'Council this 20th day of July, 1925. T. N. GODDARD, Clerk of Executive Council. L..P 169623. JI Gazetted 26th Septenm r. 1925. Order No. 7 of 1925. DER IN COUNCIL. Section 13of By virtie and ii exercise of the power vested in No. 48 of the Goverirr in Col~ucil by section thirteen of the 1924 Customs Tar Ordiince, .1924. subject to the approval of the Legisatve Council, His Excellency is pleased by and ith te vic of the Executive Council TO ORDER AND IT I HEREBY ORDERED as follows:- Short little 1. This Order .ay cited as the Customs Tariff Order, 1(25. Amendment 2. The Second i l, 1i. i. to t the Cistoins Tariff of Second Ordinance, 192-4, shfa be amended by the insertion Schedule to 1 , No. 48 of between items 24 and 2 s of the following item :- 192- ".i 4 24 A. Fire 1engi es and fire-extinguishing implements and apliances, including acces- sories and spare partn, and uniforms, imported by the City Council Hf Freetown for the use of the FreetoEsn Fire BR gade." Made b theby Governor in Council thii10th day of August, 1925. S T. N. ODDARD, Clerk of Ex- Itive Council. Approved by the Legislative Cbuncil this 23rd da l of September, 1925. J. L. J TN, C'lr i of Legislative Council. M.P. 1728'25. . 4 i. ^ L,.L Gazetted 10t1t October, 1925. Order No. 8 of 1925. ORDE IN COUNCIL. By virtue and ii exercise of the powers in that Section 6 (1) behalf vested in th\ Governor in Council bv sub- of No. 33 of section (1) of section six of the Protectorate Ordinalnce, 1901 as amended bv 1901, His Excellency ipleased by and with the advice section 3 od of the Executive Coi cil TO ORDER AND IT IS No. 4 of 1920 HEREBY ORDERED as fol|ows:- 1. This Order may b) cited as the Protectorate Short title (Ronietta District) Order, 1,925. and shall come into and cor- operation on the twelfth d(iy of October, nineteen nmencement hundred and twenty-five. \ 2. Schedule B to the Orde\made by the Governor Amendment in Council on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1920, shall of Orders in be amended:- of 1920, 2 of 1923 and 24 of 1924 (a) by deleting the following por'ions- Province. Districts. THERN Port Lokk. VINCE Bombali. 0. Chiefdom. Sapu, Gbille, Dixing, Mag- 1..-11, ,'.Ak .. 1.., Bure, Makonte, Kasse\Bakke-Lokko, Katfu Bul- lom, I)kko Massama, Mafoki, Marampa and Mange, Masimera, Koya., Biriwa L'nba, Safroko Limba. Mapaki, B mbali Makari, Bom- bali Sebu it, Bombali Siari, Bombali Massabong, Bombali Gbanti, Malh E., Malal W., Kolifa Rowalla, Kolifa Ma- munta, Kolifa ,Maiosso, Kohfa. Mabang, Tenne,\Kuniki Barina, Kuniki Fuluwusd Kuniki Sanda, Bonkalenken Yel. Bonkalenken Maioppo, Bonkal, ken Massa- kong, Bonkalenken\ Poli, Yonni Mamila, Yonni Mabnta. k NOR PRO (b) by substituting therefore the' following:- \ I Province. NORTHERN PROVINCE SDistricts. tort Lokko. \ Bo rqbali. \ R iea. \ Ronietta. Chiefdoms. Samu, Gbille, Dixing, Mag- bema. Mamrbolo, Bure, Makonte, Kasse, Bakke-Lokko. Kafu Bullom, Lokko Massama. Mafoki, Marampa and Mange. Biriwa Limba, Safroko Limba, Mapaki, Bombali Makari, Bombali Sebura, Bombali Siari, Bombali Massabong, Bombali Gbauti, Malal E., Malal W., Kolifa Rowalla, Kolifa Ma- munta, Kolifa Maiosso, Kolifa Mabang, Tenne, Kuniki Barinai Kuniki Fuluwusu, Kunik- Sanda, Bonkalenken Yele, Bonkalenken Maioppo, Bonka, leuken Massakong, Bonkalenken Poli. \ Koya, Masimera, Yonni lamila, Yonni Mabanta. Made-by the Governor in Council this 5t day of October, 1925. T. N. bODDARD, Clerk of Exeutive Council. M.P. C.86/25; Gazetted 10th October, 1925. Order No. 9 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. By vi ne and in exercise of the power in that behalf vested in the Governor in Council by section three of the\Public Health (Protectorate) Ordinance, 1915, His Ex llency is pleased by and with the advice of the Exe utive Council TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED a follows :- 1. This Order my be cited as the Sumbaria Short title Sanitary District Order, 1 '.. 2. The town of Sumbar in the Nienni Chiefdom Sumbaria S.declared to is hereby declared to be a san ry district, be a sanitary district 3. For the purpose of this Order the town of Definitioh Sumbaria shall be deemed to include the area comprised within a circle of a radi s of half-a-mile from the gravestone of Sumbu. Made by the Governor in Council this 5t day of October, 1925. T. N. GODDARD, Clerk of Executive Council. M.P. 1759/25. i mj Gazetted 10th October, 1925. SOrder No. 10 of 1926. ORDERR IN COUNCIL. By vir te of the power in that behalf vested in the Governor Council by section three of the Public Health (Pro ctorate) Ordinance, 1915, His Excellency is pleased 1)y iud with the advice of the Executive Council TO OR4 IR AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED aS follows:- Short title 1. This Order nay be cited as the Boadgibu Sanitary District Ord r, 1925. Declaration of 2. The town of Boa gibul is hereby declared to be Boadgibu to be a sanitary dis- a Sallitary district. trict Definition 3. For the purpose of \ his Order the town of Boa(lgibn shall be deemed to include the area com- prised within a circle of a radinu of one mile with its centre at the store of the African and Eastern Trade Corporation, Limited, on the Konno Road. Made by the Governor in Council this 5th day of 0 tober, 1925. T. N. GODDARD, Clerk of Executive Council. M.P. 1567/25. Gazetted 26th October, 1925. OrdeJr No. 11 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. By virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in Section 4 of Schedule the Governor in Council bv section four of the Public No. 20 of 1901 Holidays Ordinance, 1901, His Excellency is pleased by and with the advice of the Executive Council to ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Public Holiday Short title (Freetown City Council Election Day) Order in Council, 1925. 2. Sunday the first day of November nineteen November 2nd ap- hundred and twenty-five shall not be a public holiday, pointed a public and Monday the second (lay of November nineteen holiday hundred and twenty-five shall be a public holiday instead of the aforesaid date. Made by the Governor in Council this 26th day of October, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. 54 Gazetted 26th October, 1925. Order No. 12 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. Ordinance By rtue and in exercise of the power vested in Nos. 12 of 1902 and 25 him by section ninety-two of the Customs Ordinance, of 1924 1902, Hi Excellency is pleased by and with,the advice of t e Executive Council TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY O DERED as follows:- Short title 1. This Ordelmay be cited as the Customs Inland Port (Gene) Order, 925, and shall come into operation on the first day of N member, 1925. Gene 2. Gene on the Man River shall be an inland port. declared an inland port Made by the Governor in Council t is 26th day of October, 1925. D. C. T OMPSON, Acting Clerk of Exeu tive Council, M.P. 231424. Gazetted 28th November, 1925. Order No. 13 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. By virtue and in exercise of the power in that Section 8 of Cap. 191 behalf vested in the .Governor in Council by section Cap. 191 eight of the Sheriffs Ordinance, 1924, His Excellency is pleased by and with the advice of the Executive Council TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:- 1. This Order may be cited as the Sheriffs Order, Short title 1925. 2. The fee for a Sheriff attending on trial at bar Fee for Sheri trial at bar or or before the Court, per diem, shall be ten shillings before the Court and sixpence instead of seven shillings and six pence as provided by the Schedule to the Sheriffs Ordinance, Cap. 191 1924. Made ,bythe Governor in Council this .16th day of November, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of E.rC.,-ti'. Council. M.P. 2956124i Gazetted 25th December, 1925. Order No. 14 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. Section 22 of By virtue and in exercise of the power in that Cap. 49. b C. behalf vested in the Governor in Council by section twenty-two of the Customs Ordinance, 1924, His Excellency is pleased by and with the advice of the Executive Council TO ORDER AND TT TS IIEREBY ORDERED as follows - Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Customs Il i (Jamaica Sufferance Wharf) Order in Council, 1925. Appoint- 2. The wharf atl Jamaica Plantation on Sherbro ment of wharf at Island is hereby appointed a Sufferance Wharf for the Jamaica as Sufferance lading of produce and for the unlading of duty-paid Wharf I ar goods brought coastwise from some port in the Colony. Made by the Governor in Council this 21st day of December 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. M.P. 3307/25. Gazetted 26th December, 1925. Order No. 15 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL/ BY virtue and in exercise of the pow r in that Sec. 5 of behalf vested in the Governor in Counci by section Cap. 225 five of the Vaccination Ordinance, 1924, Is Excellency is pleased by and with the advice of/he Executive Council To ORDER AND IT IS H tEBY ORDERED as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited/as the Vaccination Short title. (Sherbro Judicial District) Orde in Council, 1925. 2, All persons within the herbro Judicial District Vaccination who do not produce satisfac ry evidence of successful in Sherbro vaccination, or of having suffered from smallpox, Judicial District. shall be vaccinated by apublic vaccinator, unless in the opinion of any sucfi public vaccinator vaccination would be injurious tohealth. 3. All persons/ having attained the age of sixteen Liability to years shall be li, le, on failure to comply with this penalties. Order, to the p ralties prescribed by section fifteen of Cap. 225, the Vaccinati i Ordinance, 1924, and in the case of a sec. 15. child not ha ing attained that age the parent, guardian or person having the custody of such child, or with whom s h child may be residing, shall be so liable. Made by the Governor in Council this 21st day of December, D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. 9 M:P. .107125. Gazetted 26th December, 1925. Order No. 16 of 1925. O DER IN COUNCIL Cap. 167. By virtu and in exercise of the power vested in the Governor ii Council by sub-section (1) of section four of the Prote 'orate Ordinance, 1924, His Excellency is pleased by a d with the advice of the Executive Council TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:- Short title 1. This Orde may be cited as the Protectorate and cor- (Administrative divisions) (Amendment) Order in mencement Council, 1925, and shall ,come into operation on the first day of January, 1926. Amendment 2. Schedule B of he Protectorate (Administrative of Order Divisions) Order in Co'ucil, 1924, shall be amended- No. 11 of 1920. (a) by the transfer I the Timdale Chiefdom from the Bonthe Dstrict to the Gbangbama District; and (b) by the transfer o the Jong Chiefdom from the Gbangbama D strict to the Sumbuya District. Made by the Governor in Council this lst day of December, 1925. D. C. T MPSON, Acting Clerk of Ex cutive Council. M.P. 1697125. Gazetted 26th December, 1925. Order No. 17 of 1925. ORDER IN COUNCIL. By virtue and in exercise of the power in that behalf Section 3 of vested in the Governor in Council by section three of Cap. 63 the Exports and Imports Prohibition Ordinance, 1924, His Excellency is pleased by and with the advice of the Executive Council TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Import Prohibi- Short title tion (Amendment) Order in Council, 1925. 2. The Import Prohibition Order in Council, 1924, Amendment shall be amended by the addition at the end thereof of of Import Prohibition the following section: Order, 1924 "8. The importation into the Colony or Protec- Prohibition torate of motor vehicles of all descriptions of import of motor vehi- with a left hand steering control is hereby cles with left prohibited." hand drive Made by the Governor in Council this 21st day of December, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. M.P 2604125, 60 Gazetted 31st December, 1925. Order No. 18 of 1925. ORDER I COUNCIL. See. 24 By virtue and in ex reise of the power in that behalf (2) of Cap. 167 vested in the Goverr in Council by sub-section 2 of section 24 of the rotectorate Ordinance, 1924, His Excellency is ple ed by and with the advice of the Executive Couicil TO ORDER AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Protectorate and com- f mencemet (Store and Hawkers' Licences) Order in Council, 1925, and shall come into operation on the Ist (lay of I January, 1926. Exemption 2. .rel licences and hawkers' licences in the of licences from fee in Ka 'on- and Koinadugu Districts of the Northern Karene and Koinadugu Province shall be exempted from the payment of any Districts. fee. Made by the Governor in Council this 30th day of December, 1925. D. C. THOMPSON, Acting Clerk of Executive Council. M'P. 999122. Order No. 1 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section Section5u) of No. 33 *-.*----;'- fifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I (f 901 HEREBY ORDER aS follows:- 1. This Order may be cited as the Kamabai House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The town of Kainabai in the Biriwa Chiefdoui. Bombali District, Northern Province, part of which has been destroyed by fire, shall be exempt from payment of house tax in respect of the year 1925. Dated this 22nd day of Jannary, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor VT'. 22912'.7% Gazetted 14th February, iO925. Order No. 2 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 59 of By virtue of the powers vested in me by section No. 33 of 1901 fifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance. 1901, 1 HEREBY ORDER as follows :-- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Dawumbn House Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The village of Dawumbu in the Magbaiama Chiefdom, Karene District, Northern Province, which has been destroyed by fire, shall be exempt from payment of house tax in respect of the year 1925. Dated this 9th day of February, 19!5. 1. C. LUKE, Governor's D,'pioti. I.P. 398:25, : .'. . c--- Gazetted 21st February, 1925. Order No. 3 of 1926. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vestdl in me by section Section 59of No. 33 of fifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, 1901 I HEREBY ORDER as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Jenneh House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The seven houses in the town of Jennel in Exemption of certain the Kongbora Chiefdom, Moyamba District, Central houses in Jenneh from Province, which have been destroyed by fire, shall be house tax in respect of exempt from the payment of house tax in respect of 1925 the year 1925. Dated this 13th day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. MI?. 48/25-. 4- (azetted 21st F february, 192). Order No. 4 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 59 of B1v virtue of the powers v'esteu in me by section No. 33 of 1901 Iifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, 1 HER iEBY ORDER as follows :- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Serabu House Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. Exemption 2. The fifty-five houses in the town of Serabu, in of certain lhonue t in the Small Bo Chiefdoml, Kennenma District, Central Serahu from house tax in Province, which have been destroyed by fire, shall he respect of 1925 exempt fromn the payment of house tax in respect of the year l' '.. Dated this 14th day of February, '192'. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. L.P. 5 125. '. n . S- -- ; ; Gazetted 21st Febru'ary, 1925. Order No. 5 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section Section 59 of No. 33 of fifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I i9ol HEREBY ORDER as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the laburuka House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The seventeen houses in the town of Maburuka, Exemption of certain in the Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, Bonibali District, houses in Maburuka Northern Province, which have been destroyed by fire, from house tax in res- shall be exempt from the payment of house tax in pect of 1925 respect of the year I '..5. Dated this 16th day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. mI'S "I2. Gazetted 21st Februa y, 1925. Order No. 6 of 1925 GOVERN OR'S ORDER. Section 3 (3) By virtue of the powers vested in me by sub-section of No. 12 of 1921 (3) of section three of the Headmen Ordinance, 1921. I HEREBY ORDER as follows:- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Regent (Removal of Member of Committee) Order, 1925. emal of 2. The removal of Silvanus Jonathan Samuel member of Committee Alorgan from the Committee of Regent Village is hereby directed. Direction to 3. The election of another pee son to be a member elect a new member of the Committee of Regent Village in place of the said Silvanus Jonathan Samuel Morgan is hereby directed. Dated this 17th day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. M.P. 422)25. ^-^ Gazetted 21st February, 1925. Order No. 7 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS by virtue of the power vested in me by Section 2 of No. 16 of section 2 of the Quarantine Ordinance, 1914, 1 lid, by 1914 an Order bearing date the 27th day of August, 1924, declare that, until the said Order was revoked. Lagos, Nigeria, was declared to be an infected place within the meaning of the said Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY ORDER as follows:- 1. This Order may be cited as the Lagos, Nigeria Short title (Revocation) Order, 1925. 2. The above recited Order declaring Lagos Revocation of Order Nigeria, to be an infected place is hereby revoked. No. 20 of 1924 Dated this 18th day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputly. 31.1' 214'2 . Pantlttp 28th Feb' uary, 1925. Order No. 8 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 59 of Bv vi tue of the powers vested in me by section No. 33 of 1 1901 fifty-nin of the Protectorate Ordinarce, 1901. 1 HEREBY OcDER as follows :- Short title 1. This C order may be cited as the Yendema House Tax (Exempti n) Order, 1925. Exemption 2. The twe ity-eight houses in the town of of certain houses in Yendema in th Jalluahun Chiefdom. Pendembu Yendema from house District, Centrai ovince, which have been destroyed tax in respect of by fire shall be ex mpt from the payment of bouse 192-F tax, in respect of the, iear 1925. Dated this 21st day of February', 125. C. LUKE. Governor's Deputy. M ,P. Q(3:1,25, Gazetted 28th February, 1925. Order No. 9 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section Section 59 of No. 33 of fifty-nine of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I 1901 HEREBY ORDER as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Saiama House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The town of Saiama, in the Lay Chiefdom, Exemption of town of Konno District, Central Province, which has been Saiamafrom destroyed by fire, shall be exempt from the payment house tax in respect of of house tax, in respect of the year 1925. 1925 Dated this 21st day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. M.P. 602125. Gazetted 28th February, 1925. Order No. 10 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 2 of WHEREAs lb virtue of the power vested in me by No. 16 of 1 6 of section 2 of the Quarantine Ordinance, 1914, I did by an Order bearing date the 22nd day of November, 1924 declare that, until the. said Order was revoked, Coomarsie, Gold Coast Colony, was declared to be an infected place within the meaning of the said Ordinance. NOW. ITHEREFOIRE, I HEREBY ORDER as follows:- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Coomassie, Gold Coast Colony (Revocation) Order, 1925. Revocation 2. The above-recited Order declaring Coomassie, 2of f19o. Gold Coast Colony, to be an infected place is hereby revoked. Dated this 25th day of February, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. M.P. 156024. -r Gazetted 7th March, 1925. Order l o. 11 of 1925, GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS the Tribal Authority of the Upper Bambarra 0hiefdom in the Protectorale has requested that certain\lands situate in the said chiefdon and specified in the schedule hereto should be constituted a forest reserve ; AND WHEREAS an enquii'y was held at Pendembu in the Upper Bambarra Ch'-t'ii. .i in the Central Province of the \Protectorate on- the 30(th day of August, 1924. by tlh Reserve Settlement Comnissioner, with the assistance of Paramount Chief Lamin of Pejeh East, Paramo nt Chief Musa of Jaluahun and Paramount Chief For ba Kuntub of Upper Bambarra; AND WHEREAS by Ihis judgment dated the 30th day of August, 1924, the Re rve Settlement Commissioner determined the limits f the said lands to be as specified in the schedule 1 reto; NOW, THEREFORE, I HE EBY ORDER as follows :- 1. This Order may be cite as the Forest Reserve Short title (Gboi Hills) Order, 1925. 2. The lands situated in t e Upper Bambarra Constitution Chiefdom in the Pendembu Dis\rict in the Central of reserve Province of the Protectorate .1.1 specified in the schedule hereto shall be constituted forest reserve. 3. The natives of the Upper Bar arra Chiefdom Rights shall be entitled at all times to enter lpon the lands reserved hereinbefore described without fee, let o hindrance for the purpose of hunting and fishing and (.t 'IN for their own use building material, iron \re, and of collecting palm products, rattan cane, fruit or honey. SCHEDULE. Comme cing from boundary stone No. 1 on the Nyandahu\-Dodeh road at a distance of 789 yards from the former village the boundary runs as follows :-\ From boundary stone No. 1 on a magnetic bearing of 2230.30' for 233 yards to boundary stone No. 2, thence on a magnetic bearing! of 2490 for 1,722 yards to boundary stone No. 3, thence on a magnetic bearing of 244 for 89 yardss to Iboundary stone No. 4, thence on a magnetic bearing of 2210 for 55 yards to boundary stone No. 5, thelpe on a' magnetic bearing of 2430 for 94 yards to boundary stone No. 6, thence on a magnetic bearing yf 328 for 400 yards to boundary stone No. 7, thence from boundary stone No. 7 the boundary follows the Faiyah stream downwards on the left bank for 510 yards to boundary stone No. 8, thence on a magnetic bearing of 3450 for 300 yards to boundary stone No. 9, thence n a magnetic bearing of 490 for 185 yards to boundary stone No. 10, thence on a magnetic bearing of V6 for 510 yards to boundary stone No. 11, thence o a magnetic bearing of 770 for 413 yards to boundary stone No. 12, thence on a magnetic bearing of 62 for 230 yards to boundary stone No. 13, thence on\a magnetic bearing of 500 for 800 yards to boundary \stone No. 14, thence on a magnetic bearing of 80.3:' for 260 yards to boundary stone No. 15, thence on a magnetic bearing of 770 for 128 yards to boundary Istne No. 16, thence on a magnetic bearing of 45.30' or 105 yards to boundary stone No. 17, thence on a magnetic bearing of 520 for 260 yards to boundary store No. 18, thence on a magnetic bearing of 630 for 33 yards to boundary stone No. 19, thence on a inagne ic bearing of 162 for 1,100 yards to boundary ston No. 20, thence on a magnetic bearing of 2450 for 708 yards to boundary stone No. 21, thence on a magne ic bearing of 3390 for 337 yards to boundary stone o. 22, thence on a magnetic bearing of 2400 for 57 yards to boundary stone No. 23, thence on a magn tic bearing of 2330 for 170 yards to boundary stone No. 24, thence on a magnetic bearing of 1620, for 202 ards to boundary stone No. 1. Dated this 27th day of February, 1925. A. R. SbATER, governor . M.P. 160323, Gazetted 14th March, 1925. Order No. 12 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 Section 59 of of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I HERIRBY ORDER o. 33 of 1901 as follows:- 1. This Order may be cited as the Port Lokko Short title House Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The fourteen houses in the town of Port Lokko, Exemption of ceritin in the Lower Lokko Chiefdom, Port Lokko District, houses in Northern Province, which have been destroyed by fire, Port Lokko from house shall be exempt from the payment of house tax in tax in res- respect of the year 1925. pect of 1925 Dated this 8th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P. 723/26. Order No. 13 of 1926. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 59 of By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 No. 33 of 1'01 of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I HEREBY ORDER as follows:- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Magbele House Tax (Exemption) Order. 1925. Exemption 2. The twenty-one houses in the town of Magbele, of certain houses in in the Marampa Chiefdom, Port Lokko District, Magbele from hose Northern Province, which have been destroyed by lire, tax in res- pect of 1925 shall be exempt front the payment of house tax in respect of the year 1925. Dated this 8th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P. 723/25. Gazetted 14th lMarch, 1925. Order No. 14 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 Section 59 of No. 33 of of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I HEREBY ORDER 19 01 as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Lungi House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The thirty-cne houses in the town of Lungi, in Exemption the Kaffn Bullom Chiefdom, Port Lokko District, houes ain Northern Province, which have been destroyed by fire, Lungi from house tax shall be exempt from the payment of house tax in in respect of respect of the year 1925. 1925 Dated this 8th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P 72315, Gazetted 14th March, 4925. Order No. 15 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS the Triba Authorities of the Makpelli, Tunkia, Barri and the Koya Chiefdoms in the Southern Province of the Protectorate, have requested that certain lands situate in the said chiefdoms and specified in the schedule hereto should be constituted a forest reserve ; ,Ordinance AND WHEREAS an enquiry was held under the No. 8 of Forestry Ordinance, 1912, at Zimmi in the Makpelli 1912 Chiefdom on the twenty-second day of October, 1924, by the Reserve Settlement Commissioner with the assistance of Paramount Chief Sheakka Massaquoi of the Gbemma Chiefdom, Paramount Chief Vandi Ngunya of the Perri Chiefdom, Paramount Chief Pessima Kori of the Makpelli Chiefdom, Paramount Chief Javumbo of the Tunkia Chiefdom, Paramount Chief Vandi Kong of the Barri Chiefdom and Regent Chief Madam Kula of the Koya Chiefdom, duly appointed by Paramount Chief Saidu of the said Chiefdom to be present at the said enquiry in his stead ; AND WHEREAS by his judgment dated the twenty- second day of October, 1924, the Reserve Settlement Commissioner determined the limits of the said lands to be as specified in the schedule hereto; NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY ORDER as follows :- Short title 1. This Order may Le cited as the Forest Reserve (Gola Forest, West) Order, 1925. Constitution 2. The lands specified in the schedule hereto shall of reserve be a forest reserve. Rights 3. The natives of tne Makpelli, Tunkia, Barri and reserved Koya Chiefdoms in the Southern Province of the Protectorate shall be entitled at all times to enter the forest reserve without fee, let or hindrance, for the purpose of hunting and fishing, gathering fruits, palm products and honey, collecting building material and on licence to fell timber, SCHEDULE. Starting from boundary stone No. 1, which is situated on the Zimmi-Gorahun road in the Makpelli Chiefdom in the Mano River District of the Southern Province and distant 22,311 feet from the District Commissioner's house, Zimmi ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 308 degrees to boundary stone No. 2, distant 709 feet : thence on a magnetic bearing of 275 degrees to boundary stone No. 3, distant S,.:I, feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 360 degrees to boundary stone No. 4, distant 9,084 feet thence on a magnetic bearing of 59 degrees to boundary stone No. 4a, distant 4,746 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 360 degrees to boundary stone No. 4b, distant 1,140 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 58 degrees to boundary stone No. 5, distant 4,000 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 360 degrees to boundary stone No. 6, distant 11,100 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 14 degrees to boundary stone No. 7, distant 3,031 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 360 degress to boundary stone No. 8, distant .:,1.;'! feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 310 degrees to boundary stone No. 9, distant 2,933 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 308 degrees to boundary stone No. 10, distant 8,784 feet, which is on the left bank ,f tihe river Moa; thence upstream along the left bank of the river M\'.. to boundary stone No. 11, distant approximately 3,500 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 70 degrees to boundary stone No. 12, distant 8,070 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 90 degrees to boundary stone No. 13, distant 6,322 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 135 degrees to boundary stone No. 14, distant 7,906 feet: thence on a magnetic bearing of 200 degrees to boundary stone No. 15, distant 951 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 180 degrees to boundary stone No. 16, distant 10,232 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 270J degrees to boundary stone No. 17, distant 2,820 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 2111 degrees to boundary stone No. 18, distant 1,246 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 176 degrees to boundary stone No. 19, distant 4,750 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 90 degrees to boundary stone No. 20, distant 4,452 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 2021 degrees to boundary stone No. 21, distant 8,407 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 90 degrees to boundary stone No. 22, distant 576 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 111 degrees to boundary stone No. 23, distant 3,544 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 180 degrees to boundary stone No. 24, distant 823 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 140 degrees to boundary stone No. 25, distant 2,488 feet, which is situated on the Gorahun- Zimmi road, distant 18,450 feet from Gorahun ; thence along the Gorahun-Zinmmi road for a distance of "2I i,.Is1 feet to boundary stone No. 1, which is described above. The lands within the following boundaries are excluded from the reserve, that is to say beginning from boundary stone No. 26, which is situated on the Gobeoma-Golawoma road, about one mile south of boundary stone No. 13 ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 80 degrees to boundary stone No. 27, distant 289 feet ; thence on a magnetic! bearing of 360 degrees to boundary stone No. 28, distant 186 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 80 degrees to boundary stone No. 29, distant 283 feet : thence on a magnetic bearing of 190 degrees to boundary stone No. 30, distant 71 feet; thence on a magnetic Ibearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 31, distant 288 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 180 degrees to boundary stone No. 32, distant 138 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 260 degrees to boundary stone No. 33, distant 181 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 34, distant 291 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 255 degrees to boundary stone No. 35, distant 1,084 feet : thence on a magnetic bearing of 260 degrees to boundary stone No. 36, distant 892 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 310 degrees to boundary stone No. 37, distant 210 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 260 degrees to boundary stone No. 38, distant 417 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 360 degrees to boundary stone No. 39, distant 1,300 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 100 degrees !to boundary stone No. 40, distant 1,388 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 20 degrees to boundary stone No. 41, distant 500 feet; thence on a, magnetic !l..lll, of 126 degrees for 1,083 feet to boundary stone No. 26, which is described above; thence on a magnetic bearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 39, distant 2,349 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 290 degrees to boundary stone No. 40, distant 2,730 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 240 degrees to boundary stone No. 41,. distant 3,246 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 245 degrees to bound ry stone No. 42, distant 6,564 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 307 degrees to boundary stone No. 43, distant 7,728 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of .12'. degrees to boundary stone No. 44, distant 6,864 feet; thence along the Tigwema-La road to boundary stone No. 45, distant 3,855 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 46, distant 4,788 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 273 degrees to boundary stone No. 47, distant 13,356 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 236 degrees to boundary stone No. 48, distant 4,200 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 303 degrees to boundary stone No. 49, distant 5,073 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 255 degrees to boundary stone No. 50, distant 2,400 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 311 degrees to boundary stone No. 51, distant 13,467 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 237-l degrees to boundary stone No. 52, distant 3,129 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 335 degrees to boundary stone No. 53, distant 7,245 feet ; thence along the Goramhn-Zimmi road for 21,048 feet to boundary stone No. 1. which is described above. The land within the following boundaries is excluded from the reserve, that is to say, beginning from boundary stone No.54 which is situated on the 3unjeima- Hanguihlin road (;,(i90 feet south of the point where the road crosses the reserve boundary between boundary stone Nos. 48 and 49 thence on a magnetic hearing of 344 degrees to boundary stone No. 55, distant 1,..e. feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 22(; degrees to boundary stone No. 56, distant .',.:i., feet; thence 'upstream along the right bank of the Mahu river to boundary stone No. 57, distant 4,950 feet, and thence on a magnetic bearing of 29(; degrees to boundary stone No. 54, which is described above. Dated this 8th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P'. (86823. Gazetted 14 th Mlrch, 19"5. Order No. 16 /' 19)5. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS the tribal authorities of the Tunkia and Makpelli chieldoms in the Mano River District in the Southern Province of the Protectorate, have requested that certain lands situat( in the said chiefdoms and specified in the d.I .lI l. I,.. I.. should be constituted a forest reserve; AND VWHREAS an enquiry was held under the Ordinance 8 2Foestry Ordinance, 1912, at Zimmi in the Makpelli Chiefdom on the twenty-second day of October, 1)924, by the Reserve Settlemennt Commissioner, with the assistance of Paramount Chief Sheakka Massaquoi of the Gbemma Chiefdoin, Paramount Chief Vandi Ngunya of the Perri Chiefdom, Paramount Chief .lavtmbo of the Tunkia Chiefdom and Paramount ChIief Pessinia Korf of the Makpelli Chiefdom ; AND WHEREAS by hi' ', I- in Il dated the twenty- second day of October, l'.: I, I. IReserve Settlement Commissioner determined the limits of the said lands to be as specified in the schedule hereto; NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY ORDER as follows:- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Forest Reserve (Gola Forest, East) Order, ,I7.",. Constitution 2.. The lands specified in the schedule hereto shall of reserve he a forest reserve. Rights re- 3. The natives of the Tunkia and M .1q.. III served chiefdoms in the Mano River District in the Southern Province of the Protectorate shall be entitled at all times to enter the forest reserve without fee, let or hinderance, for the purpose of hunting and fishing, gathering fruits, palm products and honey, collecting building material, and on licence to fell timber, SCHEDULE. Beginning from boundary stone No. 1, which is situated on the Zimmi-Gorahun road in the Makpelli Chiefdom of the Mano River District of the Southern Province, and distant about 14,000 yards from the District Comnuissioner's house at Ziini ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 125 degrees to boundary stone No. 2, distant 2,070 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 165 degrees to boundary stone No. 3, distant 3,990 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 130 degrees to boundary stone No. 4, distant 1,304 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 1391 degrees to boundary stone No. 5, distant 490 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 100 degrees to boundary stone No. 6, distant 2,610 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 1';. degrees to boundary stone No. 7, distant 1,316 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 122 degrees to boundary stone No. 8, distant 2,388 feet : thence on a magnetic bearing of 180 degrees to boundary stone No. 9, distant 7,212 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 123' degrees to boundary stone No. 10; distant 3,200 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 200 degrees to boundary stone No. 11, distant 625 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 123. degrees to boundary stone No. 12, distant 12,384 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 149 degrees to boundary stone No. 13, distant 1,857 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 240 degrees to boundary stone No. 14, distant .,'.'; feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 158' degrees to boundary stone No. 15, distant 7,.,'.; feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 113, degrees to boundary stone No. 16, distant 4,485 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 110 degrees to boundary stone No. 17, distant 3,916 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 170 degrees to boundary stone No. 18, distant 459 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 110 degrees to boundary stone No. 19, distant 2,438 feet; thence upstream along the right bank of the Mano River to boundary stone No. 19a, distant ..,i'5 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 343 degrees to boundary stone No. 19b, distant 3,354 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 5 degrees to boundary stone No. 19c, distant 150 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 32 degrees to boundary stone No. 19d, distant 3,660 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 345 degrees to boundary stone No. 19e, distant 926 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 59 degrees to boundary stone No. 19f, distant 2,005 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 120 degrees to boundary stone No. 19g, distant 2,086 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 80 degrees to boundary stone No. 19h, distant 2,700 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of ;..;; degrees to boundary stone No.- 19i, distant 1,057 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 80 degrees to boundary stone No. 19j, distant 3,718 feet; thence upstream along the right bank of the Mano River to boundary stone No. 20, distant 23,655 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 335 degrees to boundary stone No. 21, distant 625 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 40 degrees to boundary stone No. 22 distant 1,548 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 332 degrees to boundary stone No. 23, distant 2,715 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 340 degrees to boundary stone No. 24 distant 496 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 12 degrees to, boundary stone No. 25, distant 2,924 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 90 degrees to boundary stone No. 26, distant 5,212 feet: thence on a magnetic bearing of 122- degrees to boundary stone No. 27, distant 11,561.feet; thence upstream along the right bank of the Alano River to its junction with the Morro River, distant 8,715 feet from boundary stone No. 27; and thence upstream along the right bank of the Morro River to boundary stone No. 28, distant 37,245 feet from boundary stone No. 27 ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 328 degrees t. I'...l.ii ,., stone No. 29, distant 3,600 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 55 degrees to boundary stone No. 30, distant 8341 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 9 degrees to boundary stone No. 31, distant 397 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of ,-'.; degrees to boundary stone No. 32, distant 240 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 250 degrees to boundary stone No. 33, distant 161 feet ; thence on a nmgnetic bearing of 9 degrees to boundary stone No. 34, distant 593 feet thence on a magnetic bearing of ;>5 degrees to boundary Stone No. 35, distant 824 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 328 degrees to boundary stone No. 36, distant 6,790 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 271 degrees to boundary stone No. 37,-distant 19,417 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 180 degrees to boundary stone No. 38, distant 4,698 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 39, distant 2,349 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 290 degrees to boundary stone No. 40, distant 2,730 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 240 degrees to boundary stone No. 41, distant 3,246 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 245 degrees to boundary stone No. 42, distant 6,564 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 307 degrees to boundary stone No. 43, distant 7,728 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 326 degrees to boundary stone No. 44, distant 6,864 feet; thence along the Tigwema-La road to'boundary stone No. 45, distant 3,855 feet; thence or a magnetic bearing of 220 degrees to boundary stone No. 46, distant 4,788 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 273 degrees to boundary stone No. 47, distant 13,356 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 236 degrees to boundary stone No. 48, distant 4,200 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 303 degrees to boundary stone No. 49, distant 5,073 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 255 degrees to boundary stone No. 50, distant ', Ill feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 311 degrees to boundary stone No. 51 distant 13,467 feet; thence on a magnetic bearing of 237 degrees to boundary stone No. 52, distant 3,129 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 335 degrees to boundary stone No. 53, distant 7,245 feet ; thence along the Gorahun-Zimmi road for 21,048 feet to boundary stone No. 1, which is described above. The land within the following boundaries is excluded from the Reserve, that is to say, beginning from boundary stone No. 54, which is situated on the Bunjeima-Banguihun road, 6,690 feet south of the point where the road crosses the Reserve boundary between boundary stone No. 48 and boundary stone No. 49; thence on a magnetic bearing of 344 degrees to boundary stone No. 55, distant 1,586 feet ; thence on a magnetic bearing of 226 degrees to boundary stone No. 56, distant 2,565 feet ; thence upstream along the right bank of the Mamu River to boundary stone No. 57, distant 4,950 feet; and thence on a magnetic bearing of 296 degrees to boundary stone No. 54, which is described above. Dated this 8th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P. 686123. Gazetted 21sl .11l,, .., 1925. Order, No. 17 oq 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 59 of By .virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 o. 33 of of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I HEREBY ORDER as follows :- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Boiama House Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. Exemption 2. The forty-eight houses in the town of Boiama, of certain houses in in the Malain Chiefdom, Sumbuya District, Southern Boiamafrom Province, which have been destroyed by fire, shall be house tax in respect of exempt from the payment of house tax in respect of 1925 192 the year 1925. Dated this 12th day of March. 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P. 885125. Gazetted 28th .March, 1925. Order No. 18 of 1926. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 Section 59 of of the Protectorate Ordinance, 1901, I HIEREBY ORDER .133 of1 as follows :- 1. This Order may be cited as the Mando House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The fourteen houses in the town of Mando, in Exemption the Sogbini Chiefdom, Snubuya District, Sonthern of certain houses in Province, which have been destroyed by tire, shall be Mando from house tax in exempt from the payment of house tax in respect of respect of the year 1925. 1925 Dated this 18th day of March, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Gov'rnor. M P. 836125. 86 A. < Gazellrd 11th April, 1925. Order No. 19 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 5, By1 virtue of the powers vested in me by section 59 of No. :33 of 1901 of the Protectorate O',linance, 1901, I H11EREBY ORDER is follows:- Short title 1. This Order may he cited as the Pelahnn House Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. Exemption 2. The fourteen houses in the town of Pelahun of certain ouses in Nongowa Chiefidom, Kennema District, Central Pro- Pelahun vince, which have been destroyed by fire, shall be from house tax in res- exempt from the payment of house tax in respect of peet of 1925 tlhe year 1925. Dated this 5th dlay of April, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. .LP. 101825, Gazetted 11th April, 1925. Order No. 20 r' 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. By virtue of the power vested in me by section Section, 5 of 5) of the Protectorate Ordinance, 19i01, 1 HnREBY ii;'1 ORDER as follows :-- 1. This Order may be cited as the Tengema House Short title Tax (Exemption) Order, 1925. 2. The nineteen houses in the town of Tengema, Exemption Nongoba Bullom Chiefdom, Boothe )District, which of certain houses inl the have beeni destroyed by fire, shall be exempt from towll of Tcn~gema the payment of house tax in respect of the year 1925. from house tax in res- pect of 1 925 Dated this 4th day of April, 1925. A, R. SLATER, Governor. .P. 972/25. Gazetted 14th April,! 1925. Order No. 21 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. Section 2 of WHEREAS in the Canary Islands there exist more No. 16 of 1914. than a single case of infections or contagious disease, to wit, plague. NOW, THEREFORIE, by virtue of the powers vested in me by section two of the Quarantine Ordinance, 1914, I I HEREBY ORDERi as fVolhws :- Short title 1. This Order may be cited as the Canary Island Quarantine Order, 12I'.. Declaration 2. The Canary Islands are hereby declared to be that the Canr"y snde (until this Order is evoked) infected places within lace the meaning of the said Ordinance. Dated this 9th day of April, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. M.P. 53525, Gazetted 14th April, 1925. Order No. 22 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS at Lagos, Nigeria Colony, there exist Section 2 of No. 16 of more than a single non-imported case of infectious or 191- contagious disease, to wit, Bubonic plague. NoW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the powers vested in me by section two of the Quarantine Ordinance, 1914, I HEREBY ORDER as follows :- 1. This Order nimy be cited as the Lagos, Nigeria, Short title Quarantine Order, 1!)925. 2. Lagos, Nigeria, is hereby declared to be (until Declaration that Lagos, this Order is revoked) an infected place within the Nigeria, is an infected meaning of the said Ordinance. place Dated this 11th day of April, 1925. A. R. SLATER, Governor. i.P. 2442L. nettedd 9th _11,/. 1925. Order io. 33 of 1925. G VERNOR'S ORDER. Ordinance By virtue of the lIower vested in me by sub-section No. 25 of (0 of seei n twelve of the Interpretation Ordinance, 190(i, I JIE BY DIRECT AND ORDER as follows:- Short title 1. This 0ler may be cited as the Documentary Evidence Ordei 1I',. Matter 2. Matter prii ed lor the Government by Waterlow printed b and Son Limited, avrying on the business of printers Waterlo b and Sons. in London, Englant shall bIe deemed to be printed by Itd. the Government IPr'iit\r. Dated this 3rd day of May, Il:'.;. R. SLATER, Governor. m.. 3486/23. Gazetted 9th May, 1925. Order No. 24 of 1925. GOVERNOR'S ORDER. WHEREAS by virtue of the power vested in me by Section 2 of No. 1(W of section 2 of the Quarantine Ordinance, 1914, I did, by 4 of an Order bearing date the 9th of April, li .', declare that, until the said Order was revoked, the Canary Islands were declared to be infected places within the meaning of the said Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, I HEREBY ORDER as follows : 1. This Order may be cited as the Canary Islands Short title (Revocation) Order, 1925. 2. The above recited Order declaring the Canary Revocation of Order No,. Islands to be infected places is hereby revoked. 21 of 1925 Dated this 6th day of May, 1925. H. C. LUKE, Governor's Deputy. M.P. 535/25. Province and Chiefdom. District. * CENTRAL PROVINCE. P INDIEMPU D ISTRTCT. Bougre Onld. Portion of ro d from Mamboma t Pen- dembu Tpper Bambarra). Portion of roa from Miamboma to eka (Jahn). SPortion of roadom Mamboma to Bunumbu (P je West). Portion of road fro Mamboma t Manowa (Pej East). Portion (,f road from Mamboma to Baiima (Mando). ! 1 Area. Extending to a distance of sixty-six feet on each side of the road and along the whole length of the road as far as it lies within the chief- do m. I I ~6 ! / 92 6 zetted 30th May, 1925. Order No. 25 of 1925. G VERNOR'S ORDER. Short title 1. This rder Lty be cited as the Bush Fire Prevention protective Belts) (Amendment) Order, 1925. Amendment 2. The four i paragraph of the preamble to the of preamble Bush Fire Prevettion (Protective Belts) Order, 1924, to Order shall be amended y the insertion of the word "rivers" o. 17 between the wor the roads and the words and streams." Amendment 3. The Bush Fir~ Prevention (Protective Belts) of schedule Order, 1924, shall be\amended by the addition to the to Order First Schedule thereto of the following:- No. 17 of 1924. ROADS. |