CORPS COMPOSED WHOLLY OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY OF LONDON, MILITIA, YEOMANRY, AND Volunteers.

All soldiers of the Regular Forces attached to the Permanent Staff of any of the undermentioned Corp, will be included in the Corps in Schedules A and B, to which they may respectively belong.

(St. R. & O. Revised to December 31, 1903.)

ASHANTI.

THE ASHANTI ORDER IN COUNCIL, 1901.

At the Court at St. James's the 26th day of September, 1901.

PRESENT:

The King's Most Excellent Majesty.

Lord George Hamilton.

Mr. Chamberlain.

Mr. St. John Broderick.
Sir Charles Scott.

Whereas the territories in West Africa situate within the limits of this Order, heretofore known as Ashanti, have been conquered by His Majesty's forces, and it has seemed expedient to His Majesty that the said territories should be annexed to and should henceforth form part of His Majesty's dominions, and that provision should be made for the peace, order, and good government of the said territories in manner hereinafter provided:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the power in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

I. This Order may be cited as the Ashanti Order in Council 1901.

II. Until further provision be made in respect thereof the limits of this Order are the territories which are bounded as follows:-On the south by the Colony of the Gold Coast; on the west by the line of the frontier between the British and French possessions from a point on that frontier 1,000 metres to the south of Aburuferasi to the point where the frontier cuts the eight parallel of north latitude; on the north by the eighth parallel of north latitude; and on the east by the line of the frontier between the British and German possessions from the point where that frontier cuts the eighth parallel of north latitude to a point on the left bank of the Volta River due west of the village of Krobo.

III. In this Order, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,

"His Majesty" includes His Majesty's heirs and successors. "Secretary of State" means one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

Treaty" includes any existing or future Treaty, Convention, Agreement or Arrangement, made by or on behalf of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria or His Majesty with any civilised Power or with any native tribe, people, Chief, or King, and any Regulation appended to any such Treaty, Convention, Agreement, and Arrangement.

Gazette means the Gold Coast Government Gazette. "Governor" includes the Officer for the time being ad

ministering the Government of the Gold Coast Colony.

IV. From and after the coming into operation of this Order the aforesaid territories shall be annexed to and form part of His Majesty's dominions and shall be known as Ashanti.

V. The Governor of the Gold Coast Colony may, on His Majesty's behalf, exercise all powers and jurisdiction of His Majesty within Ashanti, and to that end may take or cause to be taken all such measures, and may do or cause to be done all such matters and things therein as are lawful, and as in the interest of His Majesty's service he may think expedient, subject to such instructions as he may from time to time receive from His Majesty, or through a Secretary of State.

VI. Subject to the approval of a Secretary of State, the Governor may appoint a Chief Commissioner and so many fit persons as, in the interest of His Majesty's service, he may think necessary to be Commissioners, Judges, Magistrates, or other Officers, and may define from time to time the districts within which such Officers shall respectively discharge their functions.

Every such Officer may exercise such powers and authorities as the Governor may, with the like approval, assign to him, subject nevertheless to such directions and instructions as the Governor may from time to time think fit to give him. The appointment of such Officers shall not abridge, alter, or affect the right of the Governor to execute and discharge ali the powers and authorities hereby conferred upon him.

The Governor may, subject to confirmation by a Secretary of State, remove any Officer so appointed.

VII. In the exercise of the powers and authorities hereby confered upon him, the Governor may, amongst other things, from time to time by Ordinance provide for the administration of justice, the raising of revenue, and generally for the peace, order, and good government of Ashanti, and of all persons therein, including the prohibition and punishment of acts tending to disturb the public peace.

The Governor, in issuing such Ordinances, shall respect any native laws by which the civil relations of any native chiefs. tribes, or populations under His Majesty's protection are now