not be liable for negligence, or that he shall be relieved from any responsibility to which he would otherwise be subject as such pleader, shall be wholly void. 14. On the admission of a pleader he will be granted a certificate to practise up to the 31st December next following the date of his admission; and every pleader desirous of practising thereafter shall renew his certificate on the 1st January in every subsequent year, and shall pay the prescribed fee upon the renewal of his certificate. No pleader shall be entitled to practise in any year until he shall have taken out a certificate to practise during that year; and any pleader who shall infringe this Regulation shall be liable to be struck off the roll, and to pay a penalty of 100 rupees for each separate occasion on which he may practise without having obtained such certificate. 15. These Rules may be cited as "The East Africa Legal Practitioners' Rules, 1901." Approved: R. W. HAMILTON, Acting Judge of His Majesty's G. BETTESWORTH PIGGOTT, Acting Judge of Approved: LANSDOWNE, His Britannic Majesty's Principal RULES relative to the Constitution of the Native Courts in the British East Africa Protectorate.-Mombasa, July 1, 1901. Notice. THE following Rules and Orders made by His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General, and allowed by the Secretary of State, are published for general information. Mombasa, July 1, 1901. C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner. Rules and Orders under Article 52 of "The East Africa Order in Council, 1897.* [No. 12 of 1901.] Native Courts. 1. EVERY Sub-Commissioner, in relation to his judicial powers under Part IV of "The Native Courts Regulations, 1897,"† shall be designated "Provincial Judge ;" and every Collector, in relation to his judicial powers under Part V of the said Regulations, shall be designated "District Judge." 2. The Commissioner may appoint any fit person or persons to be Assistant Judge or Judges in any Provincial or District Court established under "The Native Courts Regulations, 1897;" and every person so appointed shall, subject to the directions of the Provincial or District Judge as to the conduct of business, exercise the judicial powers of the Provincial Judge or District Judge, as the case may be. 3. A Provincial Judge under Article 22, and a District Judge under Article 33, of "The Native Courts Regulations, 1897," shall not be required to suminon Native Assessors except in cases appearing to involve questions of native law and custom. 4. An appeal shall lie from the decision of any Cadi's Court to the Court of the Sheikh-ul-Islam. 5. These Rules may be cited as "The Native Courts Rules and Orders, 1901." Mombasa, July 1, 1901. Allowed: C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General. LANSDOWNE, His Britannic Majesty's Principal RULES amending the Native Courts Regulations for the British East Africa Protectorate.-Mombasa, October 28, 1901. Notice. THE following Rules and Orders, made by His Majesty's Commissioner, with the consent of the Secretary of State, are published for general information. Mombasa, October 28, 1901. C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner. * Vol. LXXXIX, page 357. + Vol. LXXXIX, page 422. Rules and Orders under Article 52 of" The East Africa Order in Council, 1897." [No. 19 of 1901.] Chief Native Court. 1. IN Regulation 10 of "The Native Courts Regulations, 1897,"+ the words "which shall be presided over by the judicial officer " are hereby repealed, and the following provisions shall have effect: (1.) The Protectorate Judge shall be the Judge of the Chief Native Court, but the Commissioner may from time to time appoint additional Judges. (2.) Subject to the directions of the Judge as to the distribution of business, an additional Judge shall have all the powers of the Court. 2. These Rules and Orders may be cited as "The Native Courts Rules and Orders (No. 2), 1901." Allowed: C. ELIOT, His Majesty's Commissioner. LANSDOWNE, His Majesty's Principal Secretary BRITISHI NOTIFICATION respecting Claims of British Subjects against China.-London, March 15, 1901.‡ Foreign Office, March 15, 1901. THE question of the indemnities to be demanded from China in respect of recent events being now under discussion by the foreign Representatives at Peking, Societies and others, who have not already done so, should now forward particulars of their claims to the Foreign Office for transmission to Peking. BRITISH NOTIFICATION relative to the Introduction of Fire-arms into Spain.-London, March 16, 1901.‡ WITH a view to obviating the inconvenience caused to British travellers entering Spain by ignorance of the Regulations governing the introduction of fire-arms into that country, His Majesty's + Vol. LXXXIX, page 429. "London Gazette," March 19, 1901. * Vol. LXXXIX, page 357. Ambassador at Madrid has forwarded the following information on the subject to His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Travellers entering Spain with fire-arms must in all cases obtain a permit from the Governor of the province of the place of entry. These permits are obtainable on application through one of His Majesty's Consular officers. On receipt of the permit the duties, as stated under Nos. 69, 70, and 71 of the Custom-house Tariff, have to be paid. As, however, under Royal Orders of the 23rd June, 1900, and the 26th January, 1901, exception is made in favour of guns temporarily imported by sportsmen, travellers in possession of permits whose stay in Spain does not exceed six months, can obtain passes at the custom-houses which hold good for that time, by registering the full description of their weapons. BRITISH NOTIFICATION relative to the Claims of Foreigners arising out of their Deportation from South Africa by the British Military Authorities. London, April 8, 1901.* Foreign Office, April 8, 1901. Ir is hereby notified for public information that the Marquess of Lansdowne, K.G., His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has appointed a Commission for the purpose of investigating the claims to compensation which have been or may be made by persons the subjects of various friendly Powers in consequence of their deportation to Europe by the British military authorities in South Africa. The following gentlemen have been appointed Commissioners:Thomas Milvain, Esq., K.C., Chancellor of the County Palatine of Durham; Major-General J. Upton Prior; Major-General the Honourable H. F. Eaton; C. A. Wilkins, Esq., late Judge of the High Court, Calcutta ; R. K. Loveday, Esq., formerly a member of the Volksraad of the late South African Republic. The Commission will consider the various claims which have been already brought to the notice of His Majesty's Government together with such others as may be presented to them hereafter by or on behalf of the claimants. They will meet in London, * "London Gazette," April 9, 1901. and after hearing the cases submitted to them, will proceed to South Africa with a view to continuing their investigations on the spot, and on their return to London will take any further evidence which these investigations may have shown to be necessary. Due notice will be given in the "London Gazette" of the date on which the Commission will open its sittings.* It will be competent for the claimants to appear either in person or by counsel, and also for their respective Governments to be represented if they think fit before the Commission. All claims should be filed at the Foreign Office on or before the 25th instant. BRITISH NOTIFICATION relative to Foreigners in Norway. -London, July 11, 1901.† Regulations applying to Travellers and Foreigners in Norway. A NEW Law came into force in Norway on the 1st instant, under which (a.) Lodging-house keepers must record in a book the name, address, and occupation of any traveller residing with them, the place at which he last stayed, his destination, and the date of his arrival and departure; (b.) Foreigners wishing to take up their residence or seek a livelihood in Norway must report their intention on arrival, and, if required, present themselves before the local head of the police or the district Magistrate. If either before or immediately after arrival a foreigner obtains regular employment he may delay so reporting himself for eight days. Any traveller refusing to furnish the information referred to in paragraph (a) or giving such information falsely, and any foreigner failing to report himself as required in paragraph (b), is liable to the punishment of a fine. Whitehall, July 11, 1901. *The date of meeting (April 30, 1901) was notified in the "London Gazette" of April 19, 1901. +"London Gazette," July 12, 1901. |