~ Notices.

 

It is notified for general informa-
tion that His Excellency has appointed
Mr. C. 8. ROBERTS, Economic and
Financial Adviser, as an official mem-
ber of the General Legislative Council
in place of Mr. P. W. BrckwItH
who resigned his seat, with the
permission of the Governor, on the
termination of his secondment to
this Colony.

The Secretariat,
Antigua.

6th May, 1955.
O. 18/00013,

It is hereby notified for general
information that His Excellency has
appointed Mr. C. 8S. RoBerts, Eco-
nomic and Financial Adviser, as an
Official Member of the Fecleral
Executive Council in place of Mr.
P. W. BECKWITH who resigned his
seat, with the permission of His
Excellency on the termination of his
secondment to this Colony.

The Secretariat,
Antigua.
7th May, 1955.
Ref. No. G. 18/00002.

It is hereby notified that, at a
meeting of the Legislative Council of
Montserrat held on the 30th April,
1955, the Hon. J. C. L. WALL and
Mr. E. T. EDGECOMBE were elected
to be the representative members of
that Presidency on the General
Legislative Council.

2. In consequence of the fore-
going, and in accordance with the
provisions of Clause 14(3) of the
- Royal Instructions, the Hon. R W.
GRIFFITH ceased to be a member of
the Federal Executive Council with
effect from the 30th April, 1955.

The Secretariat,
Antigua.
7th May, 1955.
Ref. No. 18/00031.

 

It is hereby notified for general
information that His Excellency the
Governor has appointed Mr. W.S. R.
HowEs to be a First Lieutenant in
the Montserrat Defence Force, with
effect from the lst May, 1955.

x

The Secretariat,
Antigua.
7th May, 1955.
Ref. No. 53/00018.

« UXAAILIL,

THE LEEWARD IS
GAZETTE.
Bublished by Authoritpr ~ =
THURSDAY, l2ra MAY, 1955. |

It is hereby notified for general
information that His Excellency the
Governor has approved, under section
19(1)(4) of the Pensions Act, No 12
of 1947, that officers who had hitherto
elected to remain under the provi-
sions of Cap. 130 may now revoke
such election and may opt to come
within the provisions of the Pensions
Act, No. 12 of 1947, as amended,
provided that they are under the
age of fifty-five years on the 31st
August, 1955, and that such option ig
exercised in writing not later than
that date.

2. Officers who elect to come
within the provisions of the 1947
Pensions Act, as amended, will be
subject to all the provisions of that
Act, including section 8 under which
an officer may be required to retire
at any time after he attains the age of
fifty-five years.

Colonial Secretary,
Leeward Islands.

6th May, 1955.

 

The Administrator of Antigua has
appointed the undermentioned Mar-
riage Officers for the Presidency of
Antigua:

Reverend FREDERICK GEORGE
IvoR PACKER

Reverend H. L. FRANK BOLSTER

Reverend TREVOR S. BATES

Administrator’s O fice,
Antigua.

Ref. No. A. 8/4.

 

The Administrator of Antigua has
made the following appointment:—

Miss VERA Brown of Newfield to
act as Assistant Registrar of Births,
Deaths and Marriages for the Parish
of Saint Phillips from the 12th
May 1955 until further notice, in
place of Rev. H. LANE on leave.

Administrator's Office,
Antigua.
6th May, 1955.

Ref. No, A. 47/23.

BRS 7297

Lv§7€

  
   
  

 

The Commissioner of Montserrat
has made the following appointment
under section 3 of the Marriage
Ordinance, 1921, (Montserrat No. 6 of
1921):—

The Reverend EDGAR BLANT, B.A.,
to be a Marriage Officer with
effect from the 30th April, 1955.

 

No. 45.

Appointinents and transfers ete.,
in the public service, with effect from
the dates stated, are published for
general information :—

ABBOTT, S. H., Agricuitural Officer,
Nevis, to be Agricultural Superin-
tendent, Department of Agriculture,
Antigua. May 7

Dyer, N. A., Junior Clerk, Munici-
pal, to be House Property Manager,

Central Housing and Planning
Authority, Antigua. Jan. 1
THomaAs, Mrs. A., Junior Clerk,

Customs, Mxcise and Port, to be
Senior Clerk, Post Office, Antigua.
May 1
No. 46.
OONFIRMATION OF ORDINANCES.

 

 

The Secretary of State for the
Colonies has informed the Governor
that the power of disallowance will
not be exercised in respect of the un-
dermentioned Acts and Ordinances:—

ACTS.
Leeward Islands.
No. 1 of 1955 “The
(Amendment) Act, 1955.”

No. 6 of 1955, “The Evidence
(Amendment) Act. 1955.”

Stamp

No. 7 of 1945, “The Elementary
Education (Repeal) Act, 1955.”

No. 11 of 1955, “The Supreme
Court (Amendment) Act, 1955.”

No. 18 of 1955, “The Magistrate’s
Code of Procedure (Amendment) Act,
1955.”

ORDINANCES,
St. Kitts-Nevis-Angialla.

No. 13 of 1954, ‘‘The Fruit Trees
(Destruction Prohibition) Ordinance,
1954”.

No. 19 of 1954, “The Crown
Agents (Change of Title) Ordinance,
1955”.
76

Virgin Islands.
No. 7 of 1954, “ The Virgin Islands
Constitution and Election Ordinance
1952”.

No. 1 of 1955, The Midwifery
(Amendment) Ordinance, 1955”.

Antigua.
No. 14 of 1954, “The
Registration Ordinance, 1954.”

Nurses

 

No. 47.

The Governor has, this day, been
pleased to assent to the undermen-
tioned Ordinances of the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands:—

No. 4 of 1955 “The Crown Pro-
ceedings Ordinance, 1955”.
May 4.
No. 5 of 1955 “* The Appropriation
Ordinance, 1955”.

May 5.
47/001 14.
No. 48.
The following Ordinance and

Statutory Rules and Orders are circu-
lated with this Gazette and form
part thereof:—

ORDINANCE.

Virgin Islands.
No. 5 of 1955, “ The Appropriation
Ordinance, 1955.”
2 pp. Price 4 cents.

STATUTORY RULES & ORDERS.

Antigua.

No. 7 of 1955, “ Resolution of the
Legislative Council re deletion of
item 9 in the First Schedule to the
Customs Duties Ordinance, 1927.

1 pp. Price 3 cents.

Montserrat.

No. 11 of 1955, ‘The Legislative
Council (Elections) Regulations,
1955.” 1 pp. Price 3 cents,

REGISTRAR GENERAL’S OFFICH,
ANTIGUA.

 

Tn accordance with the provisions
of Section 16 of the Marriage Ordi-
nance, 1923, the following Building
has been registered in the Presidency
of Antigua asa Building where Banns
of Marriage may be published.

Advent Sabbath Church, at Ottos
Villsge.

Dated this 4th day of May, 1955.

O. M. BROWNE,
Registrar General.

Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E.

THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE.

TRAFFIC NOTICE.

The Vehicle & Road Traffic Ordi-
nance 1946.

By virtue of the powers conferred
on me in section 2 of the Vehicles
and Road ‘Traffic Ordinance, 1946
(No. 5 of 1946), I hereby fix the
period hereunder for the lighting of
vehicles.

Until further notice, the lighting
of vehicles shall be from 6.45 p.m.
to 5.30 a.m.

Dated this 4th day of May, 1955.

E. M. V. JamEs, Lt.-Col.,
Traffic Commissioner.

36/00004

 

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

The Inspector of Weights and
Measures shall attend for the purpose
of examining, weighing and stamping
Weights and Measures and Weighing
Instruments at the following timas
and places:—

(1) At the Police Station, Parham,
on Tuesday the 7th June, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.

(2) At the Police Station, Willikies,
on Friday the 10th June, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.

(3) At the Police Station, Bolans,
on Tuesday the 14th June, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.

(4) At the Police Station, All
Saints, on Friday the 17th June, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

(5) In the City of St. John at the
Police Station on the 20th, 21st, 22nd,
93rd and 24th June from 10 am.
to 4 p.m.

Provided that should any of the
days prescribed above for the Inspec-
tor’s attendance at Parham, Willikies,
Bolans and All Saints fall on a Bank
Holiday, the Inspector shall attend
on the following day instead.

G. M. ROBERTS,
Inspector of Weights & Measures.
Police Headquarters,
Antigua.
3rd May, 1955.
Ref, No. A. 82/1.

 

ANTIGUA.

Government Printer.—By Authority,
1955,

[12 May, 1955,

Statement of Currency Notes
Circulation in the British
Caribbean Territories (East-
ern Group) on ist April,
1955.

Average circulation during February,
1955:—

 

Br. Caribbean Cur- $
rency Notes 54,066,172.00
Demonetized Gov't.
Notes (outstanding) 1,606,992.00
55,673,164.00

 

 

Br. Caribbean Currency Notes in
circulation on Ist April, 1955:

Trinidad & Tobago

(including $

Montserrat) ... 27,431,768.00
Barbados ... 5,552,625.00
British Guiana --» 13,836,786.00
Grenada 1,939,100-00
St. Vincent 529,400.00
St. Lucia 862,000.00
Dominica 1,091,400.00
Antigua 1,543,300.00
St. Kitts

1,519,500.00

 

Total Br. Caribbean

Currency Notes — --- 54,305,879.00

 

Demonetized Trinidad
and Tobago Gov't.

Notes outstanding --- 1,049,082.00
Demonetized Br.

Guiana Gov't.

Notes outstanding --- 360,955.00

Demonetized Barbados
Gov't. Notes
outstanding 100.176.00

Total Government

Notes outstanding --- 1,510,213.00

... 59,816,092.00

Total circulation

L. SPENCE,
Haecutive Commissioner,
British Caribbean
Currency Board.
British Caribbean Currency Board,
Treasury Chambers,
Port of Spain,
Trinidad, B.W.I.
Ref. No. 24/00044.

RAINFALL FIGURES.

Centra] “xperiment 3tation,

 

Antigua.
1951, 1952. 1953. 1954. 1955
Jan. 3.60 3.10 2.55 3.44 2.16
Feb. 1.88 1.60 1.02 2.45 68
Mar. 1.09 1.62 5.60 1.08 .83
Apr. 2.16 3.14 206 49 1.75
May 7th 28 184 26 2.36 1.18
9.01 11.30 11.49 9.82 6.60

 

 

M BLACKMAN,

[Price 14 cents]
No. 5 of 1985. Appropriation (1956).

[L.S.]
I AssEnr,
K. W. Bracksourne,
Governor.
5th May, 1955.

VIRGIN ISLANDS.
No. 5 of 1955.

An Ordinance to provide for the services of the
Presidency of the Virgin Islands for the year
ending on the thirty-first day of December,
1955. :

ENACTED by the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the
Appropriation Ordinance, 1955.

2. There shall be and there is hereby granted
‘to Her Majesty the Queen, for the services of the
Presidency of the Virgin Islands for the year
ending on the thirty-first day of December, 1955,
the sum of five hundred and sixty-three thousand,
one hundred and thirty five dollars, to be applied
and expended in the manner and for the services
set forth in the Schedule hereto.

8.. Such part of the said sum of five
hundred and sixty-three thousand, one hundred
and thirty-five dollars as is payable by the said
Presidency shati be and the same is hereby declared
to be charged upon and made payable from and out
of the General Revenue and other funds of the
said Presidency.

4. The Treasurer of the said Presidency is
hereby authorised and required from time to time
upon the order or warrant of the Governor to pay
the, several sums appropriated by and in the said
Schedule to the several services therein mentioned,
as the said order or warrant shall direct, out of the
General Revenue and other funds of the said
Presidency ont further order or formality.

325. FRITZ
L£yvée7e

VIRGIN ©
ISLANDS,

Short title

Appropriation

Sums charged
on. General
Revenue,

Payments
how made.
Approprianon (1495). No. 5 of 1955.

VIRGIN gy

ISLANDS.

Oommence- '®. This Ordinance shall be deemed to have
ee come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1955.

H. A. C. Howanrn,

President.

Passed the Legislative Council this 29th day
of March, 1955.

XIII.

H. O. Crequse,

Clerk of the Council.

SCHEDULE.

Service.

Pensions

Federal Contribution
Administration, Treasury & Customs
Agriculture

Primary & Adult Education & Library
Secondary Education

Medical & Health

Miscellaneous

Police & Prison

Post Office

Public Works

Public Works Recurrent

Public Works Extraordinary

XIII A. Deferred Maintenance

XIV.

Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands,

Colonial Development & Welfare
Schemes

Total

 

ANTIQUA.

by E.M. BLacKMAN, Government Printer.— By Authority.

47/00114—480—5.55.

1955,

Amount.

$
6,784
24,521
91,119
32,665
72,079
19,782
59,227
38,584
6,024
10,019
8,710
37,165
43,790
9,066

103,600
563,133

 

Price 4 oents.

 
LEEWARD ISLANDS.
ANTIGUA.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS.
1955, No. 7.

CUSTOMS DUTIES.

ResoLurIoN OF THE LEGISLATIVE CouNcIL or ANTIGUA DATED
May 5, 1955, MADE UNDER sEcTIon 15 or THE CusTOMS
Dorins OrvINANCE, 1927 (No. 11 or 1927).

BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislative Council of

Antigua as follows:—

1. The First Schedule to the Customs Duties Ordinance,
1927, is hereby altered by the deletion of item 9 and the
substitution therefor of the following item—

Rates of Duties.

Article. Full. Preferential.

9. Beer, Ale Stout & Porter: Whether 84c. per 60c. per
in bottles, tins or wood Imp. gal. Imp. gal.
Passed the Legislative Council the 5th day of May, 1955.

J..L. Ropiyson,
Clerk of the Council.

 

ANTIGUA
Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands,
by E. M, BLAcKMAN, Government Printer.—By Authority.
¥ 1955, /
480—5.55. mS [Price 3 cents.]

39S) 72F7
— Joprxr€
+

LEEWARD ISLANDS.
MONTSERRAT.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS.
1955, No. 11.

Tux Leeisiative Counciy (Evections) ReGuiations, 1955, DATED
Aprit 15, 1955, Mapr BY THE GOVERNOR IN CoUNCIL UNDER
SEcTIoN 103 oF THE MontTsERRAT ConstTITUTION AND ELECTIONS
Orpinancr, 1952 (No. 1 or 1952).

 

 

1. Snort Titi. These Regulations may be cited as the Legis-
lative Council (Elections) Regulations, 1955.

2. Rares or Pay. The following amounts shall be paid to the
officers hereinafter mentioned for their services in connection with the
general election held in the year 1955:—

(a) To the Supervisor of Elections see seventy dollars;

(b) To every returning officer of an elec-
toral district in which the election
was contested x. forty dollars;

(¢) To every returning officer of an elec-
toral district in which the election

was uncontested see fifteen dollars;
(d) To every presiding officer ... fifteen dollars;
(e) To every poll clerk ... ten dollars;

(7) To every poll clerk and every witness
tallying at the count of the votes... four dollars;

(g) To every messenger appointed to col-
~ lect a ballot box and election docu-
ments ... one dollar.

3. Travetuine. For travelling in connection with any election
- Officers shall be paid at the rate prescribed for public officers by any
Travelling Allowance Regulations in force.

Made by the Governor in Council this 15th day of April, 1955.

Js. H. Carrort,
Clerk of the Council,

ANTIGUA.

Printed at the Government Printing Office. Leeward Islands,
y by E. M. BhAacKMAN, Government Printer.—By Authority.
/ 1955, . ;
18/00004—480—5.55, [Price 3 cents, |

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