Notices, It is hereby notified for general information that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Hon. S. T. CHRIsTrIan, O.B.E., and the Hon. P. E. Ryan, O.B.E., to be Nominated Members, and the Hon. C. 8. ROBERTS and the TIon. J. R. A. McoDonaup, M.B.E., to be Official Members, of the General Legislative Council. The Secretariat, Antigua, 21st December, 1955. It is hereby notified for general information that the tollowing per- sons were, on the undermentioned dates, elected from amongst the elected members of the Presidential Legislative Councils to be representa- tive members of the General Legigla- tive Council:— 8TH DECEMBER, 1955. Antigua. The Hon. V. C. BIRD. The Hon. BE. H. LAKgs. The Hon. E. E. WILLIAMS. L. Hurst, Esq. B. 'T. CARROTT, Esq. 5TH DECEMBER, 1955. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla. The Hon. R. L. BRADSHAW. The Hon. J. N. FRANCE. The Hon. R. J. GoRpoN, M.B.E. D. S. Luoyp, Esq. F. T. WILLIAMS, Esq. 21st DECEMBER, 1955. Montserrat. The Hon. J. C. L. Wau. The Hon. E. T. EDGECOMBE. 2. Notification has not yet been received of the representative mem- ber elected by the British Virgin Islands. and a further Gazette Notice will be issued in this respect in due course. The Secretariat, Antigua. 22nd December, 1955. 18/00031. The Administrator of Antigua has appointed the undermentioned Mar- riage Officer for the Presidency of Antigua: Reverend ALFRED FRANCOIS. Administrator's Office, Antigua. : f Ref. No. A, &/4. 278.7297 Lyé7e VOL. LXXXIIT. THURSDAY, 22nn 219 THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. Published by Authority. No. 128. Appointments and transfers ete., in the public service, with effect from the dates stuted, are published for general information :— Norris, R., Assistant Colonial Secre- tary (Establishment), appointed to act as Colonial Secretary from the 22nd December, 1955 to the 5th January, 1956, inclusive, during the absence in St. Kitts of the Colonial Secretary. The Secretariat, dntigua. 15th December, 1955. Ref. No. P.F. 429, No, 129. The Governor has, this day, been pleased to assent to the undermen- tioned Ordinance: — Montserrat. No. 6 of 1955, °*The Cotton Mar- keting Ordinance, 1955.” The Secretariat, Antigua. 14th December, 1955. M.P. 47/00363. No. 130. The following Ordinances are cir- culated with this Gazette and form part thereof :— Antigua. No. 13 of 1955, ** The Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordi- nance, 1955.” 8 pp. Price I2 cents. Montserrat. No. 6 of 1955, “The Cotton Mar- keting Ordinance, 1955.” 11 pp. Price 13 cents. No. 131. The following Bills which are to be introduced in the General Legislative Council of the Leeward Islands are published with this issue of the Gazette and form part thereof:— “The Interpretation and General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1956.” “The Larceny (Amendment) Act, 1956.” “The Transfer of Sombrero Act, 1956.” “The Promissory Oaths (Amend- ment) Act, 1956.” “he Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1956.” “The Magistrate’s Code of Proce- dure (Amendment) Act, 1956.” “The Overseas Nurses’ Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1956.” DECEMBER, 1935. No. 56. PROVOST MARSHAL’S OFFIOE, ANTIGUA, 8th December, 1955. Notice is hereby given that there will be sold on the various premises in the City of Saint John on Thursday the 29th day of December, 1955 at 12 o’clock noon, the Lands and Tenements belonging to the persons hereinafter named, the same having been levied npon to satisfy the City Rate due thereon for the year 1955, BENNETT STREET W. K. Heath. BISHOPGATE STREET Elizabeth William Parker. Robinson, WAPPING LANE Henry Edwards. MARKET STREET Michael, Anthony John Nascimento. DRAKE STREET Joseph Fernandez. CECcIL O. BYRON, Acting Provost Marshal. TRAFFIC NOTICE. TraFFic IN MARKET STREET, ST. JouN’s, oN 247TH, 27TH AND 3lst DrEcEMBER, 1955 anpD 2np JANUARY, 1956. By virtue of the powers vested in me under Section 78 (1) of the Vehi- cles and Road Traffic Ordinance No. 5 of 1946, I make the following order:— * No traffic by wheeled vehicles wil] be allowed along Market Street, St. John’s, between Tanner and Newgate Streets, from 12 o’clock noon to 12 o’clock midnight on the 24th, 27th and 31st December, 1955 and 2nd January, 1956. “ Wheeled traffic going Kast and West will be allowed to cross Market Street between the points named,” EH. M. V. JAMES, Lt.-Col., Traffic Commissioner. 15th December, 1955. 220 CUSTOMS NOTICE. QUEEN’S WAREHOUSE. Under the provisions of Sections 3 and 13 of the Trade and Revenue Ordinance, No. 8 of 1900, the build- ing known as the Government Cotton Honse, situated at the Western end of Church Street, has been provided for the storage of goods unladen from any vessels arriving in this Presidency and will be a part of the Queen’s Warehouse until further notice. Goods intended to be stored in this warehouse may be landed at the wharf adjacent to it which is popularly known as Dews’ Wharf. ©. McA. STEVENS, Collector of Custums. 8rd December, 1955. CUSTOMS NOTICE. Queen’s Warehouse. Importers are requested to clear goods landing at this port, promptly, to avoid (a) congestion in the Queen’s Warehouse and (#) damage to such goods. The Collector of Customs cannot accept responsibility for dam- age to such goods and prompt delivery cannot be guaranteed on receipt of import warrants (entries) if, through being left in the warehouse for long periods, the packages have been blocked up or covered over by sub- sequent consignments of goods. C. McA. STEVENS, Collector of Customs. 8th November, 1955. THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. Sale of Goods in Queen's Ware- house under the Provisions of the Trade and Revenue Ordinance, No. 8 of 1900. All goods which, at the 60th Nov- ember, 1955, had been over three months in the Queen’s Warehouse will be sold by public auction, unless, within two weeks from the date of this nutice, the owners or consignees thereof pay the duties on such guods and remove them from the Warehouse. The list of goods liable for sale under the terms of this notiee will be published, when completed, by copies thereof being exposed on the main doors of the Customs Office and Queen’s Warehouse. C. McA. STEVENS, Collector of Crusioms. 10th December, 1055. Control of Imports & Exports Notice No. 4 of 1955 Imports of Refrigeration Plant Nearly all types of Commercial Refrigerators. Refrigerated Cabinets and Display Counters and Refrigera- tion Plant, can now be obtained from the United Kingdom and I can furnish the addresses of several United Kingdom manufac- turers of such goods to any importers who may be interested. C. McA. STEVENS, Collector of Customs and Supply Officer. 25th November, 1955. RAINFALL FIGURES. Sentra] Experiment Station, Antigua, Month. 1951, 1952, 1953. 1954. 1955, Jan, 3.60 2.41 1.93 3.04 2.16 Feb, 1.88 1.60 1.02 2,45 63 Mar. 1.09 1,62 5,60 1.08 83 Apr. 216 3.14 2.06 49 1.75 May 10.54 3.07 1.50 3.83 2.81 June 2.74 5.74 131 38382 Laz July 3.28 8.38 3.20 3.47 2.13 Ang. 9.18 8.43 3.15 5.93 8.25 Sept. 12.06 5.55 210 991 559 Oct. 3.90 5.19 85 4.62 4,60 Nov, 3.67 5.19 5.24 154 3.19 to Dec. 17th 5.54 1.52 2,13 1.75 (1.14 59.64 61.84 30.09 41.43 33.60 [22 December, 1955. PROVOST MARSHAL’S OFFICE, ANTIGUA. 7th December, 1955. Notice ig hereby given that there will be sold on the various premises in the City of Saint John on Thursday the 20th day of December, 1955 at 12 o’cloek noon, the Lands and Tenements belonging to the persons hereafter named, the same having been levied upon to satisfy the City Rate due thereon for the year 1955. GEORGES Estate of Sarah Sannders, Isaac J. Hawkins, Alfred Reynolds, Isabella Davis, Edward Terry, Elizabeth Edwards, Lucy Jack, Alice M. Smith, Foster E. L. Matthew, Donald Meade. sv. STREET. ST. JOHN’S STREET. Gladys B. Winter, Igal Winter, Estate of John Punter, George James, Ivy Dench, George Monroe, Heirs of Eliza Stevens, Adelaide Buntin, Samuel Henry. Frances James, Laurel Irene Foey, Heirs of Kerne, Estate of Charles Isaac, Mary Grant, Charles Issac, Alice Adams, state of Samuel Martin, James & Mitchell Charlotte Mathurin, Heirs of Jos. Thibou, Francis Samuel. BISHOPGATE STREET. George H. Joseph, Selina Billing- hurst, Emily Mason, James John, Florence Ramsay, Henrietta John, William John, Heirs of Albert Barnard Jane Ann Wilson, Ellen Gurneg, Theophilus Bird, John Dowe, Louisa Thomas, Estate of Mary Green, Sydney Benjamin, Louisa Semper, David Beazer. NORTH STREET. Mary Samuel, Louisa Semper, Heirs of 8. Daniel, Seamen’s Friendly Society, Dorcas Osborne, Ferdinand Martin, Grace Ann Pelle, Alfred Hunte, Heirs of Daniel Peters. DICKENSONBAY STREET. Kenneth Murdoch, Agatha Hors- ford, Alfred O. Wallace, Bertie Oliver, John Lucas, Edmund Simon, Anthony Jarvis, Rosaline Morgan, Ickford Winter (2), Eric Joseph. CECIL O. BYRON, Acting Provost Marshal. 22 December, 1955. ] THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. 221 TRADE MARKS OFFICE, Antigua, 9th December, 1955. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, of 100 Park Avenue, New York, State of New York, U.S.A. have applied for Registration of one Trade Mark consisting of the followine:— Cigaretiecs PHILIP MORRIS Inc NEW YORK in Class 45 that is to say: Cigarettes The Applicants claim that they have used the said Trade Mark in respect of the said goods for one month before the date of their said Application. Any person may within three months from the date of the first appearance of this Advertise- ment in the Leeward Islands Gazette, give notice in duplicate ut the Trade Marks Office, Antigua, of opposition to registration of the said Trade Mark, CECIL O. BYRON, Acting Registrar of Trade Marks. INVALIDATION OF LEEWARD ISLANDS STAMPS. It is hereby notified for general information that, in accordance with the provisions of the Stamps (Invalida- tion) (No. 2) Order, 1955, (General Government 8.R. & O. No. 36 of 1955), all federal issues of Leeward Islands Stamps. as set out below, will no longer be used for the payment of postage or stamp duties after the 30th June, 1956, in view ot the defederation of the Leeward Islands Colony with effect from the Ist July, 1956:— Order in Council authorising issue. Value of Stamps to be invalidated 9th January, 1922 as hd., 1ld., 2d., 2hd., 3d., 6d., 1-, 2/6, 5/-. 17th May, 1926 — 2/6, 3]-, 4/-. No. 15 of 1928, as amended by No. 16 of 1937— All values No. 31 of 1938 oo ida., 6d., If-, 2)-, 5/-. Nos. 1 and 6 of 1951 (University College = 3c., 12¢. of the West Indies) No. 3 of 1954 — All values. 2. Provision has, however, been made in the above-mentioned Invalidation Order for a period of grace of thres months thereafter, that is on or before the 30th September, 1956, within which holders of Leeward Islands Stamps invalidated by the Order may effect their exchange at any Post Office in the Presidencies of Antigua, St. Kitts- Nevis-Anguilla, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands for a stamp or stamps of equal value authorised for use in those Presidencies. Secretariat, Leeward Islands, Antigua. 10th December, 1955. 222 THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. [22 December, 1955. ANTIGUA IN THE WEST INDIAN COURT OF APPEAL ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND LEEWARD ISLANDS. Betiween: MavuRIcE JEROME MICHAEL doing business as Mrssrs. Anxtuony Micuaer & Sons Plaintitj- Appellant and AnNTIGUA DISTILLERY LIMITED, A DOMESTIC CORPORATION HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN THE City or Saint Joun, ANTIGUA. Dejfendants- Respondents 19538. No. 1—-ANTIGUA Before:— Maruizu Prrez, C.J., Trinidad and Tobayo CottymorE, «© C.J., Barbados JACKSON, C.J., Windward Islands and Leeward Islands 1955. December 7, 12. S. T. Curistian fur the appellant J. Rowan Henry for the respondents JUDGMENT. The appellant is a merchant trading in the naine of Anthony Michael & Sons and the respondent Company are manufacturers of rum and have for some time been selling that commodity over proof to the appellant to be retailed after being mixed and cured. On the 27th March 1951 the appellant’s agent bought from the respondents two casks of white rum containing 108.52 proof gallons at a price of $175.63 and paid excise duty thereon in the sum of $208.35. This ram was mixed and placed in the appellant’s vats under the skilled supervision of his agents, there to remain for some time prior to bottling. Two days after the sale us a result of information received the appellant’s agent took a sample of this rum and on testing it found that it con- tained diesel oil and was unfit for human consumption. On the 29th March, 1951, the respondents’ secretary on receiving a complaint from the appellant’s agent went to the uppellant’s premises; he offered to take back the rum, give a cheque for its price inclusive of the duty paid; he was told to return the next day; on that day the 30th March, 1951, at an interview between the appellant’s solicitor, appellant’s agent and the respondents’ secretary, it was claimed that the rum had contaminated the vats; later that day the respondents wrote to the appellant offering to replace the rum in the same proof gallonage duty paid and to pay reasonable costs for cleaning and recharring the vats or to give him a cheque for $381.98, the cost of the rum and duty and to pay a reasonable price for the vats, subject to his handing them over to the respondents and in any case requir- ing the delivery to them of the contaminated ram. This offer was declined. The relationship between the parties at this time and for some time prior thereto was strained owing as it appeared to the learned Judge “ to a previous campaign by the plaintiff (appellant) to put an imported rum on the local market.’ Further the appellant seems to have suspected that it was not by mere chance that he and one other merchant, who were not shareholders in the respondent Company, were the sole dealers in liquor supplied with this contarainated rum. This suspicion was found to be unjustified. Several letters followed and protracted negotiations ensued without any agreement being reached as to the amount, of the respondents’ ability. On the 27th June 1951 the appellant filed a writ claiming damages for breach of contract, including costs of replacement of two vats contaminated $300 and a further $300 for loss and use of the said vats until replaced. The respondents in their defence admitted liability in the following terms:— “to the extent of $432.62 being the cost rum duty paid, the cost of bitters, the porterage charges and the time lost for such cleansing (3 days) plus one week’s compensa- tion and will cleanse and transport the vats at their own expense.” This amount $482.62 was paid into Court on 14th August 1951. The case was heard on the 15th and 16th of June 1953 and judgment given on the Lst October in that year. At that time the contaminated rum was still in the vats and it was admitted that the longer the rum remained therein the greater would be the damage. The learned Judge gave judgment in the 22 December, 1955. ] THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. 223 sum of $300 without stating the method of computation. He however indicated that he had taken all things into consideration save that “this does not take into account any refund by Government of the excise duty paid on the contaminated rum still in the plaintiff’s possession. If such duty or any portion of it is recoverable at this late date, it will be for the plaintiff’s benefit. The defendant must pay one half of the plaintiff's costs in these proceedings ”’. The following are the grounds of appeal:— 1. The learned Judge misdirected himself on the question of damages by awarding a lump sum of $300.00 notwithstanding that by its defence the defendant-respondent admitted a liability to the plaintiff-appellant in a sum of $432.62 and had deposited said sum into Court. Said lump sum of $300.00 does not detail what items of damage are therein included. 2. The learned judge misdirected himself by omitting to award to the plaintiff-appellant a sum of $208.35 paid by the plaintiff-appellant as excise tax on the rum purchased by him and this notwithstanding that its liability for the said sum of $208.35 was admitted by the defendant-respondent in the defence. 3. That the learned judge erred in admitting the report of Mr. Warren the Chemist except for the purpose of identification and not for the purpose of admission of its contents as binding as to the opinions therein stated without giving the plaintiff-appellant’s Solicitor the opportunity of cross-examining Mr. Warren. 4, That the learned judge was wrong in law in exercising his discretion as to costs by awarding to the plaintiff-appellant only one-half of his taxed costs. 5. That the judgment of the learned judge was wrong and ought to be modified as herein requested and if this Court shall decide to modify said judgment it permit the evidence of experts to be adduced by both parties in coming to its decision or in the alternative that a new trial be ordered with costs of this appeal to be paid to the plaintiff-appellant. _ On behalf of the appellant the argument before us was confined to the quantum of damages and the costs, the other points raised in the grounds of appeal being abandoned. Where a wrongful act has been followed by damage which is the direct consequence of the wrong the extent of the damage can often be considerably lessened by well advised action, It is settled law that the plaintiff is under a duty to take all reasonable steps to mitigate loss consequent on the defendant’s wrongdving and he cannot recover compensation for any part of the damage which is due to his neglect to take such steps. It is manifest that these principles were well in the mind of the Judge in his consideration of the quantum of damages, but it is beyond dispute that he excluded from his assessment the sum of $208.85 the amount of duty paid by the appellant. Before us counsel for the appellant made no complaint as to the assessment of $300.00, the burden of his contention being that there should have been an additional award of the $208.35 paid as excise duty irrespective of whether it is or is not now recoverable. There is no evidence whatever to show that the sum was or is now recoverable, but if it be, it will enure for the respondents’ benefit. We are therefore of opinion that this sum should have ‘been included in the damages awarded. The appeal succeeds and the judgment varied. There will be judgment for the appellant in the sum of $508.35, and in the circumstances the appellant is entitled to his costs here and in the Court ‘below. J. Marnizu PEREZ, Chief Justice, Trinidad & Tobago. E. A. CoLtityMoreE, Chief Justice, Barbados. DonaLp JACKSON, Chief Justice, Windward Is!ands and Leeward Islands. 412th December, 1935. 224, THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTE. [22 December, 1955. ANTIGUA. Control of Imports and Exports Notice No. 4 of 1955 TENDER FOR FLOUR Tenders are invited for the supply of 5,000 half bags of 100 lb each “EE” grade flour from Local Commission Agents of Canadian Flour Mills. Quotations should be C.I.F. Antigua and should include agents’ commission, 2. The “EK” grade flour must be milled solely from Canadian Hard Spring Wheat not lower: in grade than No. 3 northern and must be of the following minimum standard:— Maximui moisture a 14.00% Maximum ash ae 52% Minimum protein nee 12.00% All flour to be enriched in accordance with the following :— Minimum. Maximum. Thiamine 2.0 2.5 milligrams for «ch Ib. flour Riboflavine 1.2 1.5 » 7 2 Niacine 16.0 20.0 ” 3 » Tron 13.0 16.5 ” 7 With Calcium Car- bonate 500 600 7 ” ” The name of the miller, analysis of the flour, the enrichment standard and brand name should’ be stated in the tender. Chemist’s certificate showing analysis of the flour, enrichment standard and duly notarised must accompany documents. The Supply Officer, however, exercises the right to arrange for samples to be drawn and analysed on his behalf. Shipping documents must include date of shipment of all flour and must indicate that it is en- riched and “ Vitamin Enriched Flour” must be indicated on each bag. 3. Flour to be loaded at Montreal, Halifax or St. John and shipped to arrive in Antigua during the month of February, 1956. 4, Tenders should bein sealed envelopes marked “ Tenders for flour” and should be addressed to His Honour the Administrator and should reach the Administrator’s Office not later than 12.00 noon on 3let December, 1955. 5. Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender. Administrator's Office, Antigua, B.W.T., 16th December, 1955. Ref. No. A. 40/18, ‘22 December, 1955. ] THE LEEWARD ISLANDS GAZETTR. 235 CONTROL OF IMPORT AND EXPORTS. Notice No. 6 of 1955. IMPORTS IN 1956 UNDER 1955 LICENCES. Importers are hereby notified that no further licences will be issued for the importation of goods for 1955, except in special circumstances. All goods subject to import quotas which arrive in the Colony after 3st December, 1955, or which are paid for after that date, will count against quotas for 1956, although such goods may have been ordered against 1955 quotas. Importers are therefore advised to reserve a sufficient portion of their 1956 quotas to cover expected arrivals in 1956 under 1985 licences. To ensure continuity of supplies, steps ure being taken to issue quotas for 1956 immediately, and importers may submit applications for importation in 1956. Import licences against 1955 Token Import Scheme quotas will be granted up to the 81st December, 1955; these licences will be valid for goods arriving in the Colony not later than 31st March, 1956. C. McA. STEVENS, Collector of Customs and Supply Officer. CONTROL OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Notice No. 7 of 1955. IMPORT QUOTA ALLOCATIONS. Importers are requested to submit applications for 1956 quota allocations under the following heads not later than the 29th December, 1955. (a) Cotton Textiles from U.S.A. or Canada. (6) U.S. Token Scheme. (c) Japanese Textiles. C. McA. STEvENs, Collector of Customs and Supply Officer. ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E, M, BLACKMAN, : Government Printer—By Authority, 1955, [Price 34 cents.] No, 13 of 1955, Vehicles and Roal Traffic ANTIGUA, (Amendment). [L.S.] 1 ASSENT, Kk. W. BLackBuURNE, Governor. 9th December, 1955. ' ANTIGUA. es No. 13 of 1955. An Ordinance to. amend further the Vehicles and Road Traffic Ordinance, 1946. ENACTED by the Legislature of Antigua as follows:— 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Short title. Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordi- nance, 1955 and shall be read as one with the Vehicles and Road Traffic Ordinance, 1946 5/1946. as amended, hereinafter called the Principal erase Ordinance. 2. The long title to the Principal Ordinance Asusuinent ot : , ro : , _ long title to is hereby amended by the insertion of the words principal “restricting the importation of certain types of Ordinance. motor vehicles,” between the words “for” and “the” in the second line thereof. 3. The following section is hereby substi- Section 3 of tuted for section 8 of the Principal Ordinance— a. A 2%8. 1047 nae ANTIGUA. 2 - Vehicles 1nd Road Traffic = No. 13 of 1955 (Amendment). Eransport 3. (1) There shal) be established a Board. : _ body called the Antigua Transport Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board) consisting of the ‘Traffic Commissioner as Chairman and four other members to be appointed by the Administrator. (2) The Administrator may appoint any person to act. in the place of the Chairman or any other member of the Board in the cuse of his absence or inability to act as such Chairman or other member. (8) The Board may act by any three of its members, and may so act notwithstanding any vacancy in the number of members constituting the Board. (4) The Board shall have power to regulate its own procedure. (5) The Board shull act in an advisory capacity and shall advise the Administrator on all matters appertaining to road transport and traffic and in particular as to the following matters: (a) transport, rates, fares, tolls, dues or other charges; (6) licence duties and fees in respect of motor and other vehicles; (c) the regulation and control of traffic; (d) any other matter affecting traffic or transport that the Admin- istrator may refer to the Board. (6) The Board shall hear and determine any appeal submitted by an aggrieved party against any order or decision of the Traffic Commissioner, the Licensing Officer or an Examining Officer and the decision of the Board thereon shall be conclusive: ae No», 13 of 1955. Vehicles and Roa! Traffie 3 (Amendment). Provided that on the hearing of any such appeal the Traffic Commissioner shall not act as Chairman or as a member of the Bourd. (7) The Board shall perform such other duties as are assigned to it by this Ordinance and the regulations made there- under or by an order of the Governor in Council. 4. The heading to Part IT of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended bv the insertion of the words “CONTROL OF IMPORTATION ” before the word “REGISTRATION.” 5. The following new section shall be inserted in Part JI of the Principal Ordinance immediately after the heading thereof:— “74. (1) No motor vehicle or trailer all the wheels of which are not fitted with pneumatic tyres, shall be used upon any road. (2) No motor vehicle or trailer which exceeds @ maximum gross weight of five tons shall be imported for use upon any route or road: Provided that in the case of motor vehicles, the Transport Board may, subject to any regulations made under paragraph (w) of section 77 of this Ordinance, grant licences for the importation of any motor vehicle in excess of the maximum gross weight of five tons but not exceeding a .' maximum gross weight of nine tons for the operation of such motor vehicle on any such route or road as the Transport Board may approve.” 6. The following paragraph 1s hereby substituted for paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 11 of the Principal Ordinance-—- ANTIGUA. Amendment to heading of Part II of the Principal Ordinance. Addition of new section to Part II of the Principal Ordinance. Reatrictions on use and importation of certain motor vehicles. Amendment to section 11 of the Principal Ordinance. ANTIGUA, 4 Vehicles and Road Traffic No. 13 of 1955. (Amendment). “(d) which is the property of a Consular Officer or employee of the United States Consulate in the Presidency, who is (i) not a British subject (ii) not engaged in private occupa- tion for gain in the Presidency, and (iii) a permanent employee of the United States Consulate in the Presidency or, if not a permanent employee thereof was not resident in the Presi- dency at the commencement of his employment in the Consulate of the United States of America and which is used by him for his official or personal duties. ” Amendment of . Section 14 of the Principal Ordinance is : I section 14 of ~— hereby amended as follows:— the Principal Ordinance. (a) by the deletion of subsection (1) and the marginal note thereto; (6) by the substitution of the words “ Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 7A of this Ordinance the” for the word “The” at the commencement of subsection (2) and by inserting the following marginal note to the said subsection: “ Special permits. ”; (c) by substituting the bracketed figures “(1)” and “(2)” for the bracketed figures “(2)” and “(3)” in subsection (5) thereof; and d) by the renumbering of subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5) thereof as subsections (1), (2), (8) and (4) respectively. Amendment to 8. Section 36 of the Principal Ordinance is section 36 of hereby amended by the deletion of the words e Prinoipa: ; . : : ; Ordinance “and section 334.” in the fifth line thereof. No. 13 of 1955. Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment). ANTIGUA. DI 9. The following section is hereby. substi- Section 50 of tuted for section 50 of the Principal Ordinance— {te Principal repealed and replaced. “50, (1) No person shall drive a motor Speed. vehicle of such cliss or description as is specified in the Second Schedule to this Ordi- nance ata speed greater than the speed therein specified as the maximum speed at which a vehicle of that class or description may be driven on a road or any portion thereof within the limits of the City of Saint John or which ix declared to be within a speed limit area in the manner hereinafter provided or otherwise than as specified in the said Schedule. Any person who acts in contravention of the provisions of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence. (2) A person charged under this section with the offence of driving a motor vehicle of such class or deseription on a road at a speed greater than the maximum speed allowed in the case of a vehicle of that class or description travelling on # road as defined in subsection (1) shall not be liable to be convicted of the offence solely on the evidence of one witness to the effect that in the opinion of the witness the person charged was driving the vehicle at such greater speed. (3) Any person being the owner of a motor vehicle, who ids, abets, counsels or procures any person who is employed by him to drive such motor vehicle on such a road to commit an offence under this section shall be guilty of an offence. (4) The Traffic Commissioner may, ‘by order tinder his hand, prohibit the driving of motor vehicles over any bridge at a speed greater than that specified by him in such order. Any such or AG shall be published in the Gucett?, and the limit of speed to be observed shall be indicated on notice bourds to be fixed at such bridge. Antigua. 6 Vehicles snd Road Traffic No. 13 of 1955 (Amendment). (5) ‘Phe Traffic Commissioner may by order published in the Gagelfe and in a newspaper published in the Presidency probi- bit the driving of motor vehicles generally or of a particular class of motor vehicle above a specified speed over any specified road or portion of a specified road for a specified time: Provided that so long as such prohibition remains in force the Traffic Commissioner shall erect and maintain traflic signs which shall state the substance of the order published in the Gazette and which shall be placed in such position as shall give adequate notice thereof to drivers of vehicles. (6) The Governor in Couneil may by order published in the (uceéfe and in one or more newspapers circulating in the Presidency, declare any road or portion thereof to be within « speed limit are: Provided that an order under this sub- section shall be of no effect unless and until it has been approved by the Legislative Council; Provided further that as soon as practi- cable after the coming into cffect of such order the Traffic Commissioner shall erect or cause to be erected, both at the commencement and at the termination of such area, traffic signs indicating the limits of such area and the maximum speed fixed in relation thereto, (7) Any person who (a) drives « motor vehicle on a road at a speed exceeding 2 speed limit imposed by or under this section; or (6) 33 guilty of an offence under subsection (3) of this section, shall be lable on suuimary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one hundred and twenty dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding four months and in addition in the case of «a second No. 13 of 1955. Vehicles and Road Traffic 7 (Amendment), or subsequent conviction to be disqualitied for holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for such period as the Court shall think fit.” 10. Section 75 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: (a) by the substitution of the following for subsection (1)— ‘““(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of section 50 of this Ordinance the Traffic Commissioner may cause or permit traffic signs to be placed on or near any road and may authorise the retention of any traffic signs erected prior to the passing of the Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Ordinance 1954.” (6) by the substitution of the following for subsection (7)— (7) Subject to the provisions of subsection (6) of section 50 of — this Ordinance, that area or road or portion of wu road to which a traffic sign applies shall be deemed to be determined for the purpose of this Ordinance when the indication given by the sign is sufficiently clear from the sign itself as being in a forin commonly understood by drivers or others to whom it is directed or when the indication of the portion of the road to which the traffic sign is to apply is given by the erection of signs at each end of tht, portion of the road: Provided that in the case of any sign prohibiting the passage of vehicles ou any road, signs shall be erected at ench end of the road or portion of the road to which the prohibition is to apply and at such other points as the Traffic Commissioner may determine.” ANTIGUA. Amendment to section 75 of the Principal Ordinance, Antigua, 8 Vehicles tid Road Traffic No. 18 of 1955 (Amendment). (¢) by the deletion of subsection (4) and the renumbering of subsections (5) (6) (7) 6 (8) (9) and (10) as (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) and (9) respectively. Amendment to 11. Paragraph (1) of section 77 «of the section 77 of Ae wi oe. the Principal Principal Ordinance is amended as follows:— Ordinance, (a) by the relettering of sub-paragraph (w) thereof as sub-paragraph (#); and (5) by the insertion of the following sub-paragraph immediately after sub-paragraph (v) thereof as sub-paragraph (w):— “(w) the restriction on the importa- tion of motor vehicles,”’ 2 Amendment to 12. Subsection (3) of section 77A of the | section 77A of eee e : . the Principal Principal Ordinance is hereby amended by the Ordinance. deletion of the words “any part of” appearing therein. Amendment of 13. ‘The Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amend- eae ment) Ordinance, 1954 is hereby amended by the 1954, deletion of the bracketed figure “(11)” and the substitution therefor of the figure “‘11” as the number of section 11 of that Ordinance (which provides for the insertion of section 77A of the Principal Ordinance). Avec Lovetace, President. Passed the Legislative Council the 17th day of October, 1955. F. A. CrarKe, Acting Clerk of the Council. ANTIQUA. : Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E, M. Buackman, Government Printer.—By Authority. 19565, A 78/24—525—12,55, [Price 12 cents.) No, 6 of 1955. Cotlon Marketing. MONTSERRAT, [L.s.] T Assen'r, IK. W. BrackBurNeE, Governor. 14th December, 1955, . MONTSERRAT. No. 6 of 1955. An Ordinance to create a body corporate to market cotton and to regulate and control the export thereof. ENACTED by the Legislature of Montserrat. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Cotton Short title. Marketing Ordinance, 1955. 2. In this Ordinance, unless the context Interpretation. otherwise requires— “ Acsociation”’ means the Montserrat Cotton Growers Association incorporated under the Montserrat’ Gotton Growers Associa- tion Ordinanee, 1936; “ Board” means the Cotton Marketing Board established under Section 3 of this Ordinance; “ Chairman’? means the Chairman of the Board ; “cotton ’’ means cotton lint; MONTSERRAT. Establishment and constitn- tion of Board. Constitution and proceed- ings of the Board. Proceedings on default of Board, 2 Sotton Marketing. No. 6 of 1955. “member”? means a» member of the Board; “person” includes any body of persons corporate or unincorporate ; “ Secretary’? means the Secretary of the Board. 3. (1) For the purpose of marketing all cotton produced in Montserrat and for the other purposes of this Ordinance, there shall be established a Board which shall be a body corporate by the name of the Cotton Marketing Board with perpetual succession and a common seal, which body shall be entitled to negotiate sales of cotton, to sign contracts therefor, and to control the export of cotton for the purposes of this Ordinance. (2) The common seal of the Board shall not be affixed to any instrument whatsoever except by~ the authority of a resolution of the board and in the presence of the Chairman and the Secretary who shall sign their names to the instrument in token of their presence. (3) The seal shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary or, in his absence from the Presidency, by the Agricultural Superintendent. 4. The Board shall be constituted and its proceedings shall be determined in accordance with the provisions contained in the first Schedule to this Ordinance. 5. (1) If the Board, in the judgment of the Governor in Council, makes default in the per- formance of the duties, by this Ordinance or by any other law of this Colony, imposed upon it or exceeds or nbuses its powers, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, by an order, published in the Gazette, to dissolve the Board. (2) In case of such dissolution the following _congsequences shall ensue, namely:— (a) All members of the Board shall, from the date of such order, vacate their offices. No. 6 of 1955. Cotton Marleting. 3. Montsenrar. (6) All the powers and duties of the Board shall until the formation of a new ‘ Board under this Ordinance be exercised by such person as the Governor may appoint in that behalf, and any payment made to such person for his service shall be a charge upon the funds of the Board hereinafter mentioned. (c) Any contracts or other obligations lawfully entered into by the Board before its dissolution shall be carried out, as far as possible, by such person aforesaid who shall, for such purposes, be deemed to be the agent of the Board. (d) If such order for dissolution shall be made the person appointed by the Governor as aforesaid shall perform the duties of the Board until a new Board is constituted under the provisions of this Ordinance, which event shall take place not later than two months after the date of the said order. 6. A minute made of proceedings at a Minutes to meeting of the Board and copies of any ordefs >: cvidenee. made or resolutions passed at such meeting, if purporting to be signed by the Chairman of the meeting at which such preceedings took place or such orders were made or resolutions passed, or by a Chairman of the next ensuing meeting, shall be received as evidence in all legal proceedings; and, unless the contrary is shown, every meeting where minutes of the proceedings have been so made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held, and all the proceedings thereat to have been duly transacted. , 7. (1) All cotton produced in the Presidency Control of and intended to be exported therefrom shall be cotton exported by the Board or such person or persons export. as may be authorised by them under licence, in the Form in the Second Schedule hereto. (2) All licences granted under the preceding sub-section shall be revocable at the discretion of the Board. MonTSERRAT, Funds of the Board. Inspection and Audit. Secretary of the Board to be appointed. 4 Collon Marketing. No. 6 of 1955. (3) Any person exporting cotton in contra- vention of the provisions of this section shall be liable on summary conviction toa fine not exceeding two hundred and forty doll: wus, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and imprisonment. 8. (1) The funds of the Board shall consist of a yearly contribution by the Association and of any moneys voted for th: nut purpose and granted to _the Board by the Levislative Council or by any body authorized by cee Majesty's Gov ernment in the United Kingdom to make grants for the development. of Beitisli eae and all moneys donated or bequeathed to and all moneys raised by or payable to the Board under the provisions of this Ordinance or otherwise. (2) The Board may, with the consent of the Governor in Council borrow money for the carrying out of its purposes and muy charge in any manner all property of the Board of every nature “and kind whatsoever and all its funds and all the revenues of the Board present and future with the repayment of the money borrowed for such purposex. 9. All books of accounts of the Board and all moneys, documents and things pertaining to the Board in the custody of or under the control of the Board, or of any officer or servant of the Board shall at all times be subject to inspection and audit by the Auditor of the Leeward Islands or by any Clerk of the Audit Department in like manner as though such books of account, moneys, documents and things were in the custody or under the control of a Public Officer in his official capacity. 10. (1) The Board may, with the approval of the Governor— (a) appoint a fit and proper person to be Secretary ; (6) from time to time fix or alter the salary to be paid to such officer from the funds of the Board, and (¢) suspend or dismiss such officer. No. 6 of 1955, Cotton Marketing. 5 Provided that notwithstanding the dissolution or other determination of the Board the Secretary shall continue to held office until his employment as such shall be terminated by the Governor. (2) The Secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Board and shall have all such powers and perform all such duties as are or may be conferred upou him by this or avy other Ordinance, or by any regulation or order of the Board. He shall xttend fhe meetings of the Board and shall keep the minutes of the proceedings at every such meeting. (3) The Sceretary shall be ex-officio Treasurer of the Board. (4) In the ease of the illness, or absence of the Secretary, the Board may, with the consent of the Governor, ‘ppoint some fit and proper person to be Assistant Secretary. (5) The Assistant Secretary shall hold office during ¢.e pleasure of the Governor and of the Board. (6) All things required or authorised by law or any regulation of order of the Board to be done by the Secretary may be done by the Assistant Secretary. (7) An Assistant Secretary, while acting for a Seeretary, may receive remuneration to be paid from the funds of the Board as the Board may determine. li. (1) The Board may from time to time AY POLT each) otuer officers and servants a6 May be required for the efficient administration of the affairs of the Board. (2) Evers such officer or servant shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board. (3) “ory such officer or servant shall receive euch remoneration and shall perform such duties as may, from time to time be assigned to him by the Board. MONTSHRRAT. Appointment of subordinate officers and servants, MONTSERRAT. Officers and servants may be required to ‘furnish security. Officers and servants to account, 6° Cotton Marketing. No. 6 of 1955. 12. (1) The Board may require any, officer or servant appointed hereunder to give such security as may be thought proper for the une and faithful performance of the duties of bis office, and for the due accounting for, paying over, * and delivering all moneys, woods and chattels ‘which may come into his hands in virtue of such office. (2) No officer or servant of the Board shall be entitled to more than a month’s notice of the termination of his employment, and the Board shall have no power to make any agreement for service involving any longer period of such notice or any claim for pension or compassionate allowance unless authorised by the Governor with the approval of the Legislative Council, to make such agreement. ° (3) If the Secretary or any other officer or any servant appointed by the Bourd shall, directly or indirectly, have any pecuniaty interest in any agreement or contract which shall be entered into by the Board, or any matter affecting the Board, the Secretary, officer or servant shall report the circumstances of such interest to the Board through the Secretary as soon as prac:icable after he becomes uware of his having such interest; and in default of his so reporting, he shall be hable to summary dismissal from the service of the Board. 18. (1) Every officer or servant appointed by the Board shall give, at such umes during the continuance of his office or within ten days after ceasing to hold it, and in such manner as the Board may direct, a true account in writing of all matters comnitted.to his charge and of his receipts and payments with vouchers therefor. (2) Every such officer or servant shall pay all moneys due from him to the Secretary or as the Board may otherwise direct. (3) If any such officer or servant-— (a) refuses or neglects to deliver any account which he ought to deliver or any voucher relating thereto, or to make any payment which he ought to m: uke; or No. 6 of 1955. | Cotton Marketing. 7 (6) after three days’ notice in writing signed by the Chairman and given to him refuses or neglects to deliver to the Secretary, anything whatsoever which he ought to deliver or in respect of which he ought to give satisfaction to the Secretary or to the Board, as the case may be, a Magistrate may, on the complaint of the Secretary, by summary order require the said officer or servant to make such delivery or payments or to give such satisfaction. (4) Any such officer or servant who fails to comply with the order of the Magistrate shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance. (5) Nothing in this section shull affect any remedy by civil action against any officer or servant but so that an officer or servant shall not be liable to he procceded against both summarily and by civil action for the same cause. (6) In paragraph (6) of section (3) of this section the reference to the giving of a notice shall be construed as including the leaving of such notice at the usual or last known place of abode of the officer or servant to whom such notice is to be given and the reference to the Secretary shall be construed as including any other person whom the Board may direct for the purpose of receiving the delivery or payment or the satisfaction mentioned in the said paragraph. : 14. (1) Subject to the provisions of the succeeding sub-xections of this section, the Board may mike regulations with respect to all or any of the following matters, that 1s to say:— (a) the handling and export of cotton by the Board and the marketing of the same; (b) the manner in which the accounts of the Board shall be kept; (c) the finances of the Board and the time at and the terms under which payments to suppliers of cotton and other persons shall be made; MONTSERRAT. Regulations. MontTsrrpat. Penalty for offences. 8 Cotion Marketing. No. 6 of 1955. (d) for regulating une controlling every matter within the seape of the Board’s operations whether the same shall be of the same kind as any of the matters hereinbefore particularly mentioned or otherwise. 2) No regulation shall be made, or, when made, shall be altered or revoked, unless special notice of such intended making, alteration, or revocation has been given at a meeting of the Board held at least seven days before that at which such making, alteration, or revocation, is proposed, and unless special notice in writing thereof has also been given to the members at least three days before such latter meeting. (3) All regulations made by the Board under this Ordinance shall be submitted for confirmation of any regulation and thereupon such regulation shall cease to have force and cffect. Every such revocation shall be published in the G'acette. 15. (1) Any person who is guilty of an offence against this Ordinance for which no special penalty is provided by this Ordinance shall be liable on summury conviction to a fine not exceed- ing fifty dollars or to imprisonment. for a term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment, (2) Where an offence against this Ordinance or any regulations made thereunder committed by acompany or other body of persous is proved to have been committed with the consent or con- nivance of, or to have been facilitated by any neglect on the part of, any director, president, chairman, manager, secretary or other officer of the company or other body of persons, he as well as the company or body of persons shall be deemed to be guilty Of the offence ee shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. (3) Every proceeding instituted in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be taken in the name and at the instance of the Secretary or in the name and at the instance of the Gazetted Police Officer in charge of the Police Division in the Presidency. No. 6 of 1955. Cotton Marketing. 9 MoNTSsERRAT. 16. This Ordinance shall come Into operation Commence. on a day to be appointed by the Governor by ™™* Proclamation published in the Gazette. CHARLESWworRTH Ross, President. Passed the Legislative Council this 6th day of September, 1955. Jas. H. Carrort, Clerk of the Council. FIRST SCHEDULE. (1) The Board shall consist, of— () five members of the Committee of Management of the Association (hereinafter exlled the “ Cotton Growers representatives.”). (6) one member who shall be one of the elected meinbers of the Legislative Council serving on the Executive Council of the Presidency and exercising the functions of Member for Trade and Production (herein- after called the ‘‘ Member for Trade and Production "ys Provided that where, for any reason, a vacancy exists in respect of the seat of such member, the Governor may appoint a person, not being an officer in the public service, to be a member of the Board until such time as the aforesaid vacancy shall cease to exist; and (c) one member appointed by the Governor who shall be an officer in the public service. (2) Within twenty-one days after the coming into force of this Ordinance and thereafter within fourteen days before the expiration of the term of office of the Cotton Growers’ representatives, the Cotton ‘srowers’ representatives shall be elected by secret ballot of the members of the Association and shall serve for a term of office of the members of the Board. (3) Every member shall, unless elected or appointed for a shorter term, hold his seat on the Board for a term of three years. MONTSERRAT. 1() Colton Marketing. No. 6 of 1955, (4) If by reason of the dissolution of the Legislative Council, or for any other cause, the member serving on the Board by reason of his office us Member for Trade and Production, ceases to hold such a he shall not on that account vacate his seat usa member the Board until such time as his successor in the office «: ae for Trade and Production shall be appointed. (5) Any member of the Board who— (a) not being an officer in the public service, by writing addressed to the Governor, resigns from the Board; or (6) departs from the Presidency without leave of the Commissioner ; or (c) remains out of the Presidency after the expiration of his leave without reasonable excuse; or (a) fails without reasonable excuse -to attend four meetings of the Board shall cease to be a member of the Board. (6) The appointment of any member of the Board - appointed by the Governor may be revoked by the Governor. (7) The Chairman shall be such member as shall be elected by a majority of votes of the members at the first meeting of the Board after its establishment and shall remain in office until the appointinent of his successor unless he has previously resigned his office or become disqualified for membership of the Board. (8) If the Chairman, from any cause whatsoever, ceases to be Chairman during the period fer which he has bean elected, the Board shall proceed to elect another member to be Chairman and such other Chairmin, when elected, shall hold office for the remainder of the time for which his predecessor would have held office if he had not ceased to be Chairman. (9) A retiring Chairman shall be eligible for re-election, (10) The Chairman shall preside at every meeting of the- Board and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the rules. No. 6 of 1955. Cotton Markcting. 11 Montsurrar. (11) The Chairman shall not have an original vote but in case of an equal division of votes on any question before the Board he shall have a casting vote. (12) The Board may from time to time, appoint any member thereof to act as Deputy-Chairman during the illness . or absence of the Chairman or during any temporary vacancy in the office of Chairman. A Deputy-Cheirman shall, while acting as such have all the powers and perform all the duties of the Chairman. (18) Subject to the provisions of paragraph 11 of this Schedule every question before the Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes of members present and voting. Every member shall have one vote. (14) The Board may make rules relating -to all or any of the following matters:— (a) the time and place of the meeting of the Board; (6) the mode of convening the members of the Board; (c) the attendance of members; (d) the form and order of the debates of the Board; (e) the powers and duties of the officers and servants of the Board; and (7) the general regulation of the proceedings (including the quorum) of the Board and the mode of conducting the business of the Board. SECOND SCHEDULE. Licence is hereby granted (name of seller) of to sell (address) pounds of cotton to (purchaser) . Dated this day of lo (Signature of Officer issuing licences) ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Otlice, Leeward Islands, by E. M. Brackman, Government Printor.—By Authority. : 1955. 47/00363—500—12.55. Price 13 cents. No. of 1956, Interpretation and General Clauses (Amendment). LEEKWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to amend the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1955. ENACTED by the Legislature of the Leeward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Interpre- tation and General Clauses (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read as one with the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, 1955. 2. Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for the definition of “ British possession ”— ‘““ “British possession” means any part of Her Majesty’s dominions other than the United Kingdom, and ‘shall be deemed to include India, South West Africa; any territory under Her Maj- esty’s protection, or any territory administered by the Government of any part of Her Majesty’s dominions under the trusteeship system of the United x Nations; ”’, LEEWARD IsLANDS, Short title. 12/1955. Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act. Lezewarp 2 Interpretation and General No. of 1956. IsLaANDS. Clauses (Amendment). Amendment of 8. Section 47 of the Principal Act is tho Princieal hereby amended by the substitution of the word Act. “rights”? for the word+-“ right” appearing in the second line of the section. President. Passed the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. OBJECTS AND REASONS. The object of this Bill is-as a result of a suggestion of the Secretary of State to replace the definition of “ British possession” in section 2 of the Principal Act by a more suitable definition, 2. The opportunity is also taken to correct a typographical error in section 47 of the Act. Ranpatt H. Lockuart, Acting Attorney General. 16th September, 1955. ANTIQUA, Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by R. M. Buaoxman, Government Printer.—By Authority. 1956. 47/00202—352—12.55. (Price 4 cents} _ No. of 1956. Larceny (Amendment). ee LEEWARD ISLANDS. : No. of 1956. An Act to amend further the Larceny Act. ENACTED by the Legislature of the Leeward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Larceny short title. (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read as one with the Larceny Act, as amended, herein- after called the Principal Act. Cap. 38. 2. Section 105 of the Principal Act is Repeal. hereby repealed, Fresident. Passed the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. Laewarp = 2 Larceny (Amendment). No. of 1956. ISLANDS. OBJECTS AND REASONS. The object of this Bill is to repeal section 105 of the Larceny Act (Cap. 38) which contains provisions regulating dealings in the purchase of old marine stores of any description. 2. The regulation of the purchase, sale tnd export of old metal and marine stores is the subject of Presidential legislation already. enacted or shortly to be introduced, and as this Presi- dential legislation is more comprehensive and modern in form than the federal enactment which dates back to 1878 it is thought desirable to repeal section 105 of the federal Act to obviate the danger that any of the Presidential Ordinances may be repugnant to the provisions of the federal legislation. Ranpatt H. Locxnart, Acting Attorney General. 19th October, 1955. * ANTIGT A. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E. M. BLACKMAN, Government Printer.—By Authority. 1955. 47/00015—352—12,55 [ Price 4 cents. ] No. of 1956. Transfer of Sombrero. LEEWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to provide that the [sland of Sombrero shall cease to form part of the Presidency of the Virgin Islands and shall be included in and form part of the Presidency of Saint Christopher Nevis and Anguilla. ENACTED by the Legislature of the Lee- ward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Transfer of Sombrero Act, 1956. 2. From and after the coming into operation of this Act the Island of Sombrero shall cease to form part of the Presidency of the Virgin Islands and -shall be included in and form part of the Presidency of Saint Christopher Nevis and An- guilla. 3. The Sombrero Act is hereby repealed. LREWARD IsLANDs, Short title. Transfer of Sombrero from the Presidency of the Virgin Islands to the Presidency of Saint Christopher Nevis and Anguilla. Repeal. Cap. 81. LeewarD 9 Transfer of Sombrero. No. of 1956. IsLaNps. Commence- 4. This Act shall come into operation on a ment. day to be appointed by the Governor by proclama- tion published in the Gazetée. President. Passed by the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. ANTIQUA. Printed at the Government Printing Offive, Leeward Islands, by E..M. BLhaokman, Government Printer—By Authority, 1965. 47/00357—352—12.55. Price 4 cents. No. of 1956, Promissory Oaths ( Amendmeni). LEEWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to amend the Promissory Oaths Act and to substitute a new form of Oath to be taken by Members of Hxecutive Councils. ENACTED by the Legislature of the Leeward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Promissory Oaths (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read - as one with the Promissory Oaths Act, hereinafter called the Principal Act. 2. The Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for the form of ‘Oath of Executive Councillor in the Schedule to the Principal Act:— “T, , being chosen and admitted to Her Majesty’s Exeoutive Council in this Colony, do swear that except with the authority of His Excel- lency the Governor I LegewarRD IsLANDS, Short title, Cap. 120. Substitution of form of Oath of Exeoutive Councillor in Schedule to Principal Act. Liewarp No. of 1956. Promissory Oaths. ISLANDS. (Amendment). will not directly or indirectly reveal the business or proceedings of the Executive Council or the nature or contents of any document communicated to me as a Member of the Council or any matter coming to my knowledge in my capacity asa Member of the Council, and that in all things I will be a true and faithful Councillor. So Help Me God ”. President. Passed the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. OBJECTS AND REASONS. On a strict interpretation of the wording of the form of Oath of an Executive Councillor currently in use, the only matters which are covered are such as are actuully debated in Executive Council and as are committed to the secrecy of Executive Councillors. The present Oath falls short. of what iy required, especially with regard to the documents circalated to Members which, while not intended to be dealt with at a meeting of the Council, are nevertheless of a secret or confidential nature. Such documents are certainly within the spirit, although they may not not be within the letter, of the Oath. 2. The Bill seeks to replace the existing form of Oath by a new form which is designed to cover ull contingencies and will leave no doubt as to the obligations of Executive Councillors in relation to the degree of secrecy to be observed by them in carrying out their duties. RanpatL H. Locxuart, Acting Attorney General. 8th September, 1955. ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands by E. M. BhackmAn, Government Printer.—By Authority. 1955, ©. 18/00021 —352 —12.55. Price 4 cents. No. of 1956. Pensions (Amendment) LEEWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to amend further the Pensions Act, 1947. ENACTED by the Legislature’ of the Lee- ward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read as one with the Pensions Act, 1947, as amended, herein- after called the Principal Act. 2. (1) Subsection (1) of section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (a) of the definition of the expression “ pensionable emoluments ”— (a) in respect of service in the Colony, includes salary, personal allowance, house allowance, and, in the case of a teacher, any charge pay that may be paid to such teacher when in charge of a government elementary school,. but does not include duty allowance, entertainment allowance or any other emolu- ments whatever; ”’ LeewaRpD I@LANDS. Short title. 12/1947. 12/1948, 7/1963. 4f1955, Amendment of section 2(1) of the Principal Act. LEEWARD ISLANDS. Amendment of. section 161) of the Princi- pal Act. % Amendment of section 17 of the Principal Act. 2 Pensions (Amendment) No. of 1956. (2) The foregoing amendment shall be deemed to have had effect from the Ist day of January, 1952. (3). Subsection (1) of section 16 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the words “ For the purposes of this section” for the words “ For the purposes of this subsection ” _ appearing in the first line of paragraph (6) of the subsection. 4. The following amendments are hereby made to section 17 of the Principal Act:— (1) Subsection (1) is amended by— (a) inserting after the words “legal personal representative ’’ the words “or in addition to the pay- ment, if any, made to his dependant or dependants’; and (6) deleting the words “ para- graphs (ii) and (ii)” in paragraph (vii), the words “ paragraph (i1)” in proviso (a), and the words “ para- graph (ii) or paragraph (ili)” in # proviso (6), and substituting in each case the words ‘paragraphs (il), (ili) or (iv)”. (2) Subsection 3 is amended by— (a) substituting a colon for the full-stop at the end thereof; and (6) adding thereto the follow- ing proviso— “Provided that this subsection. shall not apply in the case of an officer who is eligible to receive an award under subsection (4) of this section”. (3) Subsection (6) is amended by— (a) relettering paragraphs (a) and (¢) of tie subsection as para- graphs (e) and (/) respectively; and No. of 1956. Pensions (.4mendment) 3 Leewanp IgLANDS8. (6) inserting next after para- . graph (c) the following— “(d) the word ‘father’ in- cludes, in relation to a person, his stepfather and a male person by whom he has been adopted;”’. President. Passed the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. OBJECTS AND REASONS. The objects of this Bill are:— (a) to amend the Principal Act to include in the definition of “ pensionable emoluments ” a reference to the charge pay of teachers in charge of Government Element- ary Schools; and (b) to remedy a number of lacune which have been observed in the amending Act of 1955. 29. The amendment relating to ‘‘charge pay” is conse- quent on a recommendation made by Mr. Hammond. It seeks in those Presidencies where it has not been found desirable to amalgamate charge pay with salary to enable the allowance to count for purposes of pension. It is made retrospective to the Ist January 1952 in order to accommodate Head Teachers of Government Elementary Schools in those Presidencies who have retired since the date when the salary revision took effect. 3. The amendments mentioned in paragraph 1 (0) above are the result of recommendations of the Secretary of Svate in Leeward Islands despatch No. 508 of the 18th September, 195). RanpaLt H. Locxwarr, Acting Attorney General. 18th October, 1955. ANTIGUA Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands, by E. M. BLACKMAN, Government Printer.—By Authority. 1955. 47/00075—352—12.55. Price 5 cents. No. of 1956. Mayistrate’s Code of Pro- cedure (Amendment). LEEWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to amend further the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Act, (Cap. 61). ENACTED by the Legislature of the Leeward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read as one with the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Act, as amended, hereinafter called the Principal Act. 2. Subsection (3) of section 172 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitu- tion of a comma for the full-stop at the end of subsection (3) and the addition thereatter of the following words “and in a matter relating to salvaye or the title to wreck where the sum in dispute exceeds ninety-six dollars”. President. LEEWARD ISLANDS. Short title. Cap. 61. Amendment of section 172(3) of the Principal Act 9 Leewarn 2 Magistrate's Code of Pro- No. of 1956. IsLaNDs. cedure (Amendment). Passed the General Legislative Council this day of ~ 1956. Clerk of the Couneil. OBJECTS AND REASONS. ome ee a The object of this Bill is to amend the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Act to cure an omission in the amending Act of 1954. Ranpatt H. Locxuart, Acting Attorney General. 3rd October, 1955. . ANTIQUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islands by E, M. Buackm an. Government Printer-—-By Authority, 1955, 47/00026-—352—12.55 Price 4 cents, 4 No. of 1956. Overseas Nurses’ Pensions (Amendment), LEEWARD ISLANDS. No. of 1956. An Act to amend the Overseas Nurses’ Pensions Act. ENACTED by the Legislature of the Lee- ward Islands. 1. This Act may be cited as the Overseas Nurses’ Pensions (Amendment) Act, 1956, and shall be read as one with the Overseas Nurses’ Pensions Act, hereinafter called the Principal Act. 2. Section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the words “ four dollars and eighty cents”? for the words “ eight shillings and four pence” appearing therein. 3. his Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the Ist day of January, 1956. President. Passed the General Legislative Council this day of 1956. Clerk of the Council. LEEWARD IsLanps, Short title. Cap. 129, Amendment of section 3 of the Principal Act. Commence- ment. Lrewarp 2 Overseas Nurses’ Pensions No. of 1956. IsLANDs. (Amendment). OBJECTS AND REASONS. The object of this Bill is to increase the rate of the Nurses’ Retiring Allowance provided by law from 8/4 a year for each month of service to $4.80 a yeur for each month of service. The present rate of allowance which came into force in 1926 bears little resemblance to the corresponding rate of a present day pension under the Pensions and Pensions (Increase) Acts and parallel legislation in other territories. Ranpatt H. Lockuart, Actiny Atiorney General. 4th November, 1955. _. ANTIGUA. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Leeward Islanda, by E. M. BLACKMAN, Government Printer.—By Authority. : 19565, . 13/00098—852—19.55 ° [Price 4 oents.1 tS en omen