. LXXXILT. THE LEEWARD | GAZETTE: Bublished by Authority. THURSDAY, 197m MAY, ‘b@55. 17 (ke oe YS / i ye x ¥ANo. 22. a cage Notices, Empire Day Movement (Non-Party Non-Sectarian Non-Racial) EMPIRE DAY, 1955. A Message from the President THE Rt. Hon. THE KARL OF GOwWRIn, V.C., P.C., G.C.M.G., C.B., D.8.0. It is with sad feelings that I send you my Empire Day Message this year. Sixty-five years ago I was commissioned in the Army by Queen VicToRIA. Ten years ago I returned to this country after completing my final service overseas as Governor- General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Now this, my eleventh Message, must also be my last; because I have regretfully decided that the time has come for me to hand over my work, as President, to someone younger. Ags your President I have tried to show you something of what it means to grow up in the vast family of nations which makes up our Commonwealth and Empire. A fami- ly including ay equal members people of so many different races, I spoke of the travels of our young Queen and her husband and their great happiness in the friendship they found among their peoples overseas. And I know of your delight in seeing for yourselves the Queen who belongs to you, and also this year. the PRINCESS MARGARET during her splendid tour in the Weat Indies. Now, today, in taking leave of you, I remind you that each one of you is important ag a person; you have your own place and your own work wait- ing to be done, if you have not already begun it. There are splen- did opportunities for service. There is outlet for adventure and enterprise, and also room for the quiet courage and determination of those who are not physically strong. 226.7297 LdE7 E I have enjoyed working with you all for our Empire Day Movement, and I shall always think of you on this day in what I hope will be peace- ful end happy years in the future. May God bless you and strengthen our friendship now and always. GOWRIE. BY THE OFFICER FOR THE TIME BEING ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PRESIDENCY OF ANTIGUA. A PROCLAMATION. ALEC LOVELACE, Administrator. WHEREAS by section 6 of the Public Holidays Act 1954 (No. 19/1954) it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time with the advice of the Executive Council of a Presidency to issue a Proclamation appointing a_ special day or part of a day to be reserved as a public holiday in such Presidency as provided in the said section: AND WHEREAS the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council of the Presideney of Antigua considers it desirable that Wednesday the Ist day of June 1955, should be observed ag a Public Holiday in the said Presidency. NOW THEREFORE, I do by this my Proclamation appoint Wednesday the Ist day of June, 1955, as a special day to be reserved as a Public Holiduy in the Presidency of Antigua, under and in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Public Holidays Act, 1954 and command that the said day be so reserved and kept. And All Her Majesty’s loving sub- jects in the said Presidency and all others whom it may ooncern are hereby required to take due notice hereof and to give their ready obedience accordingly. GIVEN at the Administrator’s Office in the City of Saint John, Antigua, this 13th day of May, 1955 and in the. fifth year of Her Majesty’s reign. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Consequent upon the grant of forty (40) days vacation leave to Mr. C. Mc. A. STEVENS, Collector of Custems, Mr. R. L. BLANCHARD, Principal, Customs, has been appointed to act as Collector of Customs from 13th May, 1955. Administrator’s Office, Antigua. 16th May, 1955. Ref. No. A. C. 13/65-II. No. 49. Appointments and transfers etc., in the public service, with effect from the dates stated, are published for general information:— R. NoRRIS, Assistant Colonial Secre- tary (Establishment), appointed to act as Colonial Secretary from the 20th to the 28th May, 1955, inclu- sive, during the absence in St. Kitts- Nevis-Anguilla of the Colonial Secretary. The Secretariat, Antigua. 13th May, 1955. Ref. No. P. F. 429. OONFIRMATION OF ORDINANCLES. No. 50. The Secretary of State for the Colonies has notified the Governor that the power of disallowance will not be exercised in respect of the un- dermentioned Ordinances:— St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla. _ No. 14 of 1954, “The Firearms (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954.” Montserrat. No. 15 of 1954, “The Animals (Diseases and Importation) Ordinance, 1954”. No. 51. The following Statutory Rule and Order is circulated with this Gazette and forms part thereof:— General Government. No. 19 of 1955, “The (Montserrat) Order, 1955.” 2 pp. Price 4 cents. Stamps 78 No. 52. The Governor's Deputy has been pleased to assent to the undermen- tioned Ordinances:— Montserrat. No. 2 of 1955, ‘The Crown Agents (Change of Title) Ordinance, 1955.” 12th May, 1955. Virgin Islands. No. 6 of 1955, “The Land and House Tax Ordinance, 1955.” llth May, 1955. Notice is hereby given that a copy of the list of the original assessments of the City Rate for 1955 to which objections have been taken and alterations made thereto by the Central Board of Health has this day been posted up on the outer door of the Treasury and may be seen at the Central Board of Health Office. Notice is also hereby given that all the amounts for City Rate for the year 1955 must be paid into the Treasury by the 3lst August 1955. THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. GAZETTE INDEX. The Index to Vol. LXXXII of the Leeward Islands Gazette for the year 1954 is circulated with this issue. 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. H. M. V. Jamus, Lt.-Col., Trafic 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 [19 May, 1955, (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, 23rd and 24th June from 10 a.m. 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 Tnspector 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. RAINFALL FIGURES. Centra] Experiment Station, Antigua. 1951. 1952. 1953. 1954, 1956, A. M. TAYLOR, Instruments at the following timas Je oe ae ae Le a ih Paes ‘ab, i 1.60 .0 2.45 ‘ Secretary, Central Board of Health. and places: ae toe ee. eg ge ea Central Board of Health Office, (1) At the Police Station, Parham, AP" Foe oe ep a oe Antigua. on Tuesday the 7th June, from 10 ee ie Se ne Mine 16th May, 1955. a.m. to 4 p.m. 15,80 11.88 12.18 10.10 7.13 BANKING STATISTICS: LEEWARD ISLANDS. All figures in British West Indian dollars. Number of reporting banks: 2 (Barclays Bank D.C. & O.) and (Royal Bank of Canada). Figures for end of quarter 31st March, 1955. LIABILITIES. ASSETS. . $ $ 1. Notes in circulation 9,125.00 1. Cash 935,011.93 2. Balances due by other banks in Colony 5,692.43 2. Deposits 10,129,095.65 3. Balances due from banks abroad (i) Demand 3,779,907.35 and other short claims due by 6,611,156.34 (ii) Time 312,045.64 4. Loans and Advances 2,415,919.22 (iii) Savings 6,037,142.66 To:—(i) Primary production (inclu- ding processing of primary 3. Balances due to products) 11,254.16 (a) Other banks in Colony 151,173.29 (ii) Other industries (inclu- (2) Banks abroad 250,524.61 ding Commerce, Trans- portation and Distribu- 4. Other Liabilities, ete. 219,491.76 tion) 1,339,889.75 (iii) Other advances 1,064,775.31 5. Investments (a) Local — (v) Other = 6. Other Assets 791,630.39 Total Liabilities 10,759,410.31 Total Assets 10,759,410.31 ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E. M Brackman, Government Printer—By Authority 1955, [Price 8 cents] Ben ~ LEEWARD ISLANDS. GENERAL GOVERNMENT. STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1955, No. 19. STAMPS. THe Stamps (Montserrat) Orper, 1955, patep May 18, 1955, MADE BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL UNDER SECTIONS 4 AND 5 OF THE Stamp Act (Cap. 135), aS AMENDED. 1. Snorr ‘Trrte. This Order may be cited as the Stamps (Montserrat) Order, 1955. 2. Derinirion. In this Order the term ‘“ stamps” means adhesive stamps for postage and revenue. 3. Sramps. There shall be used in the Presidency of Montserrat concurrently with the uniform stamps for use throughout the Colony, stamps of the values specified in the first column and of the designs respectively specified in the case of each such value in the Schedule to this Order. 4, Diss. The several dies and other implements required to give effect. to this Order shall be provided. ; 5. Revocarion. The Stamps (Montserrat) Order, 1951 (S. R. & O. 1951 No. 22) in so far as it now has effect, is hereby revoked. 6. ComMENcEMENT. This Order shall come into force on the Ist day of June, 1955. Made by the Governor in Council this 18th day of May, 1955. Hexen H. Betror, Acting Clerk of the Council. 7 328.7297 L467 ae i ey i} a SCHEDULE. The design of each stamp includes a picture which covers the greater part of the face of the stamp, representing either an important feature of, or an industry connected with, the Presidency with the word ‘ Montserrat” in capitals at the top, and the portrait of Her Majesty Queen ELIZABETH II inset in an oval sur- mounted by the Royal Crown. The denomination is shown boldly in words at the bottom centre and in figures in one of the bottom corners. The subject of the picture is shown in fine letters. The value and colour in each case shall be as indicated in the first and third columus hereunder respectively. The stamps feature the following subjects: — Denomina- Picrake.ot Guigae tion. | 4 cents Picking Tornatoes | Red | 5 cents St. Anthony’s Church | Lilac 6 cents Badge of the Presidency | Sepia 8 cents Sea Island Cotton GinnIng Blue 12 cents St. Anthony’s Church | Brown border/Blue vignette 24 cents Picking Tomatoes | Green border] Black vignette 60 cents Sea Island Cotton Ginning | Red border/Black | vignette $1.20 | Sea Island Cotton Cultivation Blue border/Green | vignette $2.40 | Government House | Green border/Black | vignette | $4.80 Badge of the Presidency Purple border] Black . : vignette ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by —. M. Buackman, Government Printer.—By Authority. 1955. 62/00002-—480— 5.35. {Price 4 cents!