local jurisdictions are constituted: the Supreme Court of the Colony of Lagos for the Niger Coast Protectorate; the Gold Coast for the Congo Free State; Bombay for the sphere on the east coast; the Cape of Good Hope for the sphere north of the Zambesi; and Mauritius for Madagascar. A scale of fees is annexed to the instructions to be adopted under the Order. Instructions relating to the place of deportation are given, and direct that such an order should name the place as appears most convenient with regard to the place of birth or domicile of the person to be deported; the previous consent of the Governments of Cape Colony or Natal should be obtained before any deportation made to these two colonies; in determining not merely the place of deportation, but also of the trial and punishment of persons in British possessions, it should be borne in mind that the expenses, as far as practicable, should be defrayed by the government of the possession to which the persons belong. 28 CHAPTER V. THE APPLIED ACTS. UNDER section 5 of the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, power to extend, by Order in Council, the enactments in the first schedule to the Act is given with or without any exceptions, adaptations, or modifications, to any foreign country in which Her Majesty has jurisdiction. Twelve Acts are set out in this schedule, and the whole of eight of these Acts can be applied, while parts and sections only of the other four are extendible. Ten of these enactments have been extended or adapted by the Africa Order in Council of 1889, the two enactments that have not been applied at all being the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, Part X., and the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act, 1874, sect. 51. The provisions of Article 78 of the Order of 1889 are to be deemed adaptations for the purpose of the Order, of the Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1849, the Admiralty Offences (Colonial) Act, 1860, and the Merchant Shipping Act, 1867, sect. 11, and so far as they are repeated and adapted by the Article, but not further or otherwise, are to extend to all places within the limits of each local jurisdiction. The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, is applied to each local jurisdiction as if such were a British possession, subject to conditions, exceptions, and qualifications mentioned in the Article, which are that the Act is only to apply in the case of British subjects; the principal British consular officer is substituted for officers referred to in the Act. The enactment concerning sending a report of the issue of the warrant or certificate of committal or discharge to be given to a fugitive, and enactments as to habeas corpus are excepted. The consular officers are not to be bound to return an offender unless satisfied that proceedings are with the consent of the governor of the British possession. For the purposes of Part II. of the Act, each local jurisdiction constituted, together with Her Majesty's African possessions, is to be deemed one group of British possessions. By Article XCI., The Evidence Act, 1851, sects. 7 and 11, are all completely extended: the first as if the district were a British colony, and the five latter with adaptations substituting the Court for the Supreme Court, or a Judge of a Court in a Colony, or for a Supreme Court in a Colony respectively. Although not one of the Acts in the schedule to the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890, by Article LXXX. of the Order the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1884, is applied to each local jurisdiction as if the same were a British possession, and the principal consular officer is substituted for the governor of a British possession. 30 CHAPTER VI. COLONIAL ORDINANCES HAVING EFFECT IN THE PROTECTORATE. UNDER Article XV. of the Order in Council, 1889, four Ordinances of the Gold Coast Colony, modified and adapted, have effect, and are to be administered in the Protectorate. These are: The Niger Coast Customs Ordinance, 1894; The Customs Ordinance deals with all matters regulating the Customs Department; its commencement, application, and interpretation of terms are provided for in the preliminary sections. The Ordinance is to commence from the date fixed by the Commissioner after the same shall have been publicly exhibited in the (a) It has not been thought necessary to include these Ordinances in this volume, as a supply of each has been separately printed and are obtainable, and the Ordinances are readily at hand in the volume of Laws of the Gold Coast Colony in Force April 7th, 1887, and can be read mutatis mutandis for the Protectorate. consulate, and is to extend to the Niger Coast Protectorate and to the Protectorate waters. Part I.-Relates to the appointment of officers and ports, and powers and duties of officers; the collection and management of duties; drawbacks and allowances; disputes as to duty and complaints; and disputes between merchants and customs officers and the investigation thereof. Part II. Relates to the importation and warehousing of goods. Part III. To exportation. Part IV. To the coasting trade. Part V.-Refers to bonds and securities relating to the customs. Part VI.-To false declarations. Part VII.-To smuggling. Part VIII. To legal proceedings. And there is a schedule of forms to be used. The Post Office Ordinance deals with the establishment and regulations of the postal department. Part I.-The first section, gives the interpretation to be placed on terms used throughout the Ordinance. Part II.-Refers to stamps, duties, revenue and expenditure. Part III. To mail packets. Part IV. To delivery of postal matter. Part V.-To posting. |