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possession in Asia, Africa, or America, to another
part of the same possession, except IN British
ships. -.
V. Provided always, and be it enacted, That If
the legislature or proper Legislative authority any
such British possession shall present address to
her Majesty, praying her Majesty to authorize or
permit the conveyance of goods or passengers from
part of such possession to another part thereof
in other than British ships, or if the legislatures of
any two or more possessions, which for the pur-
poses of this act her Majesty in council shall de-
clare 10 be neighbonng possessions, shall present
addresses or a Joint address to her Majesty, pray
ing her Majesty to place the trade between them on
the footing Of coastmg trade, or OF otherwise re-
gulang the same, so far relates TO the vessels IN
which it is to be carried on, il shall thereupon be
lawful Tor her Majesty, by order in council, so to
authorize the conveyance of such goods or passen-
gers or so to regulate the trade between such neigh
boring possessions, as the case may be, in such
terms and under such conditions, in either case az
TO her Majesty may seem good.
vi. And with regard 10 the coasting trade of In
die, be it enacted That it shall be lawful for the
governor general Of India in council to make any
regulations authorizing permitting the conveyance
of goods passengers from one part OF the posses
sions of the East India Company to another part
thereof in other than British ships subject to such
restrictions or regulations he may think neces-
sary; and such regulations shall be Of equal force
and effect with any laws and regulations which the
said encouragement in council is now or may
hereafter be authorized to make, and shall be SUBJ
ect TO dsallowance and repeal in like manner as
any other laws or regulations made by the said
encouragement in council under the laws from
time to time in force for the government of the
British territories in India, and shall be transmitted
To England, and be laid before both Houses OF Par
Lament, in the same manner as any other laws or
regulations which the governor general In council
is now or may hereafter be empowered to make
VII. And be it enacted That no ship shall be
admitted to be British ship unless duly registered
and navigated SUCH and that every British
registered ship $50 long as the registry of such
ship shall be in force, or the certificate of such
registry retained for the use OF such ship,) shall
be navgated during the whole of every voyage
(whether with a cargo or in ballast IN every part
Of the world by master who Is a British sub
iect, and by crew whereof three-fourths at
least are British seamen and if such ship be en-
ployed in coasting voyage from one part of the
United Kingdom TO another, or IN voyage be-
tween the United Kingdom and the Islands Of
Guernsey, Jersey, Attorney, Sark, or Man, or
from one of the said islands TO another of them or
from one part of either of them to another of the
same, or be employed in fishing on the coasts Of
the United Kingdom or of any Of the said islands,
then the whole of the shall be British seamen
Provided always, that if due proportion of Brit
sh seamen cannot be procured in any foreign port,
or in any place within the limits Of the East India
Companys charter, for the navigation Of any Brit
sh ship, or if such proportion be destroyed during
the voyage by any unavoidable circumstance, and
the master of such ship make proof of the truth of
such facts the satisfaction Of the collector and
controller of the customs any British port, of
any person authorized in any other part of the
world to inquire into the navigation of such ship,
the same shall be deemed to be duly navigated
Provided Also That every British ship Except such
as are required to be wholly navigated by Brit
ish seamen) which shall he navigated by one Brit
ish for every twenty tons of the burthen Of
such ship shall be deemed to be duly navgated,
although the number of other seamen shall exceed
one-fourth of the whole crew.
VIII. And be il enacted, That no person shall
be deemed to be British seaman, to be duly
qualified to be master Of British vessel, except
persons Of of the following classes: Chat is to
say,) natural-born subjects of her Majesty per-
sons naiuralized by or under any act of Parliament,
or by under any act or ordinance OF the Legsla-
ture or proper legislative authority Of one of the
British possessions or made denlzens by letters of
denization persons who have become British sub
ects by virtue OF the conquest cession Of some
newly acquired country and who have taken the
oath of allegiance to her Majesty, the oath of
fidelity required by the treaty capiiulalion by
which such newly acquired country came into her
Majesty's possession Asiatc sailors or Lascars,
islands, places within the limits Of the charter
of the East India Company, and under the Govern
ment Of her Majesty of the said company and
persons who have served on board any of her
Majesty's ships Of war, in time Of war, for the
space OF three years.
TX And be Il enacted That If her Majesty shall
al any time by her royal proclamation declare that
the proportion Of BRUSH seamen necessary TO the
due navigation OF British ships shall be less than
the proportion required by this act, every British
ship navigaied with the proportion Of British sea-
men required by such proclamation shall be deemed
10 be duly nayigaied, so long as such proclamation
shall remain in force.
X. And be il enacted, That in case il shall be
made to appear 70 her Majesty that British vessels
are subject IN any foreign country to any prohibi-
on. or restrictions as TO the voyages in which they
may engage, or as TO the articles which they may
import into or export from such country, II shall
be lawful for her Majesty, (if she think ht,) by
order IN council, 10 impose such prohibitions or
restrictions upon the ships Of such foreign country
either az to the voyages in which they may
gage, or as 10 the articles which they may import
into or export from any part Of the United King
dom Of any British possession IN any part ofthe
world, as her Majesty may think At, 30 as TO place
the stips OF such country on as nearly as possible
the same fooung in British ports as that on which
British ships are placed in the ports Of such
country.
Xl And be it enacted. That in case il shall be
made TO appear TO her Majesty that British ships
either directly indirectly subject in any for
eign country 10 any duties charges Of any sort or
kind whatsoever from which the national vessels
Of such country are exempt, that any duties are
imposed upon articles imported or exported IN
British ships which are not equally imposed upon
the ike articles imported or exported in national
vessels or that any preference whatsoever is shown
either directly indirectly TO national vessels over
British vessels, or 10 ARTICLES imported or exported
in national vessels over the like ARTICLES imported or
exported in British vessels or that British trade
and navigation is not placed by such country upon
as advantageous a footing the trade and navigai
ton Of the most favored nation, then and in any
such case II shall be lawful for her Majesty, (f she
think ht,) by order in council, TO impose such duty
or duties Of tonnage upon the ships Of such nation
entering into or departi from the ports Of the
United Kingdom, or Of any British possession IN
any part Of the world, or such duty or duties on
all goods, or on any specified classes Of goods inn
ported or exported in the ships Of such nation,
may appear to her Majesty Justly to countervsil the
dsad vanisgcs to which British trade or navigation
/ is 90 subjected as aforesaid
XII. And be il enacted, That in every such order
her Majesty may, II she 80 think At, specify what
ships TO be considered ss ships Of the country
or countries to which such order applies, and all