SAINT V1INCENT. THURSDAY, 27 DECEMBER, 1951.-(No. 67). 408


 No. 623.
 TOKEN IMPORTS INTO BRITISH WEST
 INDIES AND BAHAMAS FROM
 CANADA AND UNITED
 STATES. *

 Following discussions between the
 United Kingdom and Canadian Govern-
 ient and representatives of the British
 West Indies which started early last
 .Slnmmer, arrangements have now been
 worked out for extending ant amending
 existing scheme Token Imports" into
 British West Indies and Bahamas from
 Canada and United States.
 2. So far as Canada's side is concern-
 ed, as from 1st January, 1952, the list of
 items covered by the scheme has been
 expanded to include a much wider range
 of commodities including food products,
 leather, metal and textile manufactures
 etc. Also percentage for exporters'
 quotas for most of these commodities
 will be raised from 33J% to 40%.
 3. The expanding trade liberalisation
 .arrangements will as from 1st January
 1952 operate differently for the British
 West Indies and Bahamas trade with
 United States. Instead of the system
 -of commodity quotas based on percent-
 age of past trade, the West Indies and
 Bahamas will be able to license addition-
 al imports up to a specified total value.
 4. North American exporters should
 .also benefit from authority recently
 given by Colonial Governments to intro-
 duet a system of world open general
 licence for certain commodities. These
 -are mainly of a kind essential to Colo-
 nial Development. The list of goods to
 which open general licence may be ap-
 plied cover for example a wide range of
 finished steel items and semi-manufac-
 tnred copper zinc and nickel but also
 include dried, pickled and smoked fish,
 onions, potatoes, certain animal feed
 *stu(fs and jute goods.
 5. In spite of grave balance of pay-
 ment position in the sterling area it has
 been thonuht right to recognize in these
 ar'nt!gemnents the great importance of
 -g'ol) commercial relations between the
 BPtich West Indies and North America
 and they represent a substantial easing
 of imports restrictions on goods export-
 ed by Canada and the United States.
 27th December, 1951.
(C. 47/1948).

No. 624.
 LEGISLATION.

 The following documents are publish-
 ed with this issue of the Gazette :-
 S.R. & 0. No. 119.-The Export
 Duties (Amendment No. 3) Or-
 der, 1951.
(J. 1611948).


 SS.R & O. No. 120.-Proclaiming the
 coming into force of the Hydro-
 Electric Ordinance, 1951, on the
 27th day of December, 1951.
 (P. 2/1951).
 S.R. & O. No. 121.-The Villa Airport
 (Amendment) Regulations. 1951.
 (S. 23/1951).
 S.R. & O. No. 122.--The Prices Con-
 trol (Amendment No. 46) Notice,
 1951.
 (T. 20/1949).
 S.R. & O. No. 123.- The Colonial
 Hospital ( Amendment) Rules,
 1951.
 (J. 9/1943).
 27th December, 1951.

 No. 625.
 The under-mentioned Bill is pub-
 lished with this issue of the Gazette and
 may be seen at the Governient Office
 Kingstown Library, District Post Offices
 Police Stations and at all Revenue'Ofl-
 ces :-
 Bill for an Ordinance to repeal the
 Ordinances imposing a duty on
 passenger tickets in respect of
 passages to places outside the
 Colony.
 (T. 11/1948).
 27th December, 1951.

 No. 626.
 SUPPLEMENT TO GAZETTE.
 S---
 In conformity with section 8 and
 Form A of the Schedule to the Jury
 Ordinance, 1938, the Jury List for the
 year 1952 is published with this issue of
 the Gazette.
 27th December, 1951.

 No. 614.
 BANK HOLIDAYS.

 Under the Bank Holidays Ordinance,
Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd Janu-
ary, 1952 being Bank Holidays, all Pub-
lic Offices will be closed on those days.
 1.Sth December, 1951.

No. 612.
 PUBLICATION.

ABSTRACT OF LtEGAL PRELIMINARIES
TO \'lARRIJAGE IN THE UNITED KING-
DOM AND 'THE OTHER COUNTBIIES OF
 THE IRIT'ISH COMMONWEALTH OF
 NATIONS, AND THE IlTSH
 REPUBLIC.

 The above publication, which has
)been Irepal;ired by the General Register
Office, London, and published by His