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The "Tea lsafer."


A good deal of the tea consumed by
the working classes In the days when
Arthur Young complained Of the adj
diction TO this luxury had never seen
either India or China. In one Of John
Ashton's works on England he cites a
case in which a boy charged with
gambling stated that the money found
in his possession had been made by
picking tea leaves. This led TO the dis
covery that many persons made liv-
ing by picking sloe leaves and white
thorn leaves In the fields near Gambler
well and selling them to a local cow
keeper for a penny pound One man
said he picked from fifty to sixty
pounds a day and always found mar
ket for them. The leaves were subse-
quently sold to wholesale merchant.
who obtained as much as 8 shillings a
pound for them under the guise of tea.
The merchant was prosecuted and
fined, not for adulteration. but for de-
frauding the revenue. And the "tea
leafer" is still the slang name for the
petty thief.-London Standard
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a prior lien on all shares shall be retained
by this company on the stock Of any share
holder for any Indebtedness secured or I'M
secured, however evidenced or created, due
at any time to the company by the holder
OF said stock, and all transfers Of stock
shall be made subject to these conditions.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in, and exercised by a
board of six 90 directors, who shall each
be a stakeholder In this corporation. ma
jority of whom shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction Of all business, and a
majority vote at any meeting shall decide
all questions voted upon.
Said directors shall be elected annually
from the stockholders, on the first Tuesday
Of April Of each year, after due notice OF
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said meeting shall have been given to each
stakeholder, sent by mail to his last known
address, ten days prior to the holding OF
said election, which said notice or any other
notice required BY this charter, may DO
waived in writing
At said election, and all other meetings
Of the stockholders, the vote shall be by
ballot. and each share of stock shall be
entitled TO one vote TO be cast by the owner
in person or by written proXy.e The ma,
jority of stock, voted at any stockholders
meeting, shall decide all questions voted
upon except as otherwise provided.
Within one week from their election, as
above provided for, the Board OF Directors
shall elect from among their members, z
president and a vice-President; they shall
also elect a Secretary Treasurer, who may
or NAV not be q member OF the board, or
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ARTICLE Ill.

The objects and purposes for which this
is organized, and the nature OF
the business to be carried on BY 1t are here
by declared to be the general turpentlne
and humber business In all its various
hra inches. and to that end to manufacture,
purchase and sell turpentine, pitch, tar,
rosin and naval stores; to acquire, own,
Construct and operate turpentine stills, saw
mills blaming mills, driers and all machin-
ery and appliances necessary in connection
with the operation of said business, and to
manufacture and sell any products of wood
such as sash, doors, blinds, trimmings
and its bylproducts And furthermore to
own and operate In connection with said
business. tram-roads, loggingroads, sailing
vessels, steam vessels, and other water
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whjms Of Parrots.

at Is odd" said the bird store
keeper. but II is true. how people
come into bird store and expect TO
open up conversation with a parrot
offhand They fail and then make up
their mind that the parrot is worthless.
This will apply to majority of seekers
after a talking parrot They do not
give the bird credit for the sense 1t
actually possesses. There are parrots
valued at anywhere from $50 to $500
that will not be coaxed into converse
ton with a stranger nor while he IL
present, although they are the very
best of takers. Parrots often refuse
to perform when there are purchasers
looking on. but once the store is clear
Of them they will chatter away through
their whole vocabulary as II their very
lives depended on their being heard
This obstinacy often spoils good sales.
Most parrots Will talk to girl or wo-
man much quicker and freer than TO
boy or a man."-Browning's Monthly.
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its materials and products and also do
mercantile business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at fifty thousand S50000O0)
dollars, divided into and represented by five
hundred 5000 shares Of one hundred
(SlOO.O0) dollars each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash, or may be issued
at par In payment for property actually
purchased or services actually rendered to
this corporation, which said stock shall be
full paid and worcestershire.
The shares Of this stock shall be trans
ferable only on the books of this corpora
ton, and no transfer of stock shall be bird
ing or have any effect upon this corporation,
unless and until made upon Its books; and
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~ NEW WILLARD NAVAL STORES
44 COMPANY.
tsllxD STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
" LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
cfif OF NEW ORLEANS.
Known, that on this, the fourth day
month OF February, In the year OF
horo one thousand nine hundred and
y - ana OF the independence of the Unit
49, 49, or America the one hundred and
eLtn. before me, W. Morgan Gurley,
erSsa Public, duly commissioned and
". and for the Parish of Orleans,
Louisiana, therein residing, and in
Snce OF the witnesses hereinafter
snd Undersigned, personally came and
y - IN several persons whose names
= . nto subscribed, all being Of full
gority, and who severally declare
waning themselves of the provisions
,xs,s Avs and constitution OF this state,
- 70 the organization of corporations,
N contracted and agreed, and do by
- .k'ssenu contract and agree and bind
- sste themselves as well as such per-
~ Snay hereinafter become associated
q ~ 70 form and constitute a body
r -aAw, Tor the objects and purposes
N ~ tne agreements and stipulations
-, lowine, which they adopt as their
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I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages
in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
New willard Naval Stores Company was
this day duly recorded in my Office, in book
1913, folio 3T9 New Orleans, March 10,
1911.
(Slgned) EMILE LEONARD, d. r.
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| certify the foregoing to be a true and
correct copy OF the original act OF incorpor-
alton OF the New willard Naval Stores Com
pany, together with the certificate OF the
Recorder of Mortgages thereto appended, on
file and OF record in my Notarial ONCE in
the City Of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana.
w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
Mch % 80 apr @ Is 20 81 1911
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Original signed: W. b. Chilean, PAS
shares; l.. VI. Autry, per w. Il. Chilean,
share: Alex Thompson, per W. B. Chilean,
So shares Hoxie Thompson, per w. B. Gil
lcan, SO shares; J. l.. Thompson, per w.
Il. Chilean, 81 shares.
Witnesses: +. A. Lelong, Jr., Lawrence
VI. Janin.
W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
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Have a heart that never hardens.
and a temper that never tires, and a
touch that never hurts.-Charles Dick.
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ARTICLE I.

NJ S 1Te Of this corporation shall be:
NM w..sLshARD NAVAL STORES COM
4 Il. sna shall have corporate existence
q period of ninety nine (99) years
ocrk cate hereof and shall have and
\ o<IsX the purpose Of the business to
- On by II, all the powers conferred
8 - ~ similar corporations, including
- ~ 20 make and use a corporate seal,
o~f-sme TO break or alter at pleasure,
= TSs sue and be sued in its corpor
e|n1fe hold. own, receive, purchase.
- eIssseAse, convey, mortgage, hypothe-
~ - OF otherwise cucumber property,
II ehs.s nl personal; to issue bonds, notes
1noS3ss ooiigations, for the purpose of
~ money, and to secure same by
~ mo otherwise to name and APP
MI 80 omcers, managers, directors,
4 N -. other employees as the interests
)G1 q ssporation may require and to sus-
MI "a aove same at the pleasure Of said
81 nSnS..so establish such bylaws, rules,
- 80 ms as may be necessary and
NM ~ me same to alter, amend, or
L<ln y, pressure, aud to generally do and
<onr, - saen acts as may be proper and
~ al ny ~ carry out and execute the pur-
~ ANS C0rDOra finn
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HONOR BRIGHT.

Mr. Is
written when he has correctly
his ute Barnum
Bright do think II the ault or the lao
begin
do before
anew anything?
received this longhand
friend wrote note like that
OF onshand honesty couo you
trying to say? 49,,
that to
o how to write
vastly simpler smoother moving and
o write spells
shorthand depends
defes the world to produce system eoar
ing wit this reading
its and dasnes
indicate the vowels
Tryf taking speech or
even rapid dctation.
Now Charter and Barnum
text!
write the showmans uterancs in spencean
Of.
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ARTICLE III.

3 0e T. r OF this corporation shall be
~ ~ OF New Orleans, State of Lou
"a $500 may establish and operate fac
- o5vssss,sn and agencies wherever it may
orore-s.e All citation and other le-
= Z ~ snail be served on the Pres
6nnSe~ eorporation, or In the event
-, P,ssiSos r inability to act, then upon
The herald., 1911-04-27
UNEXAGGERATED ANALYSIS
PllMAN-SPENCERAN CHARTER By J. M Reaser, Principal
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT,

500 business Colleges teaching Spen-
lcerfdn Charter Shorthand.
In the last 80 days there haze been more
than twenty-five business colleges and High
Schools adopting the Spencerian Charter
In the past 20 days there have been FOUR Bust
ness Colleges in the City of Chicago alone that have
recognized its irresistible tide and have sent orders
tor BOOKS These we're formerly Pitman Schools.
NY Ho consider. through
w point where he is master of tHand careful
unbiased and unexasserated analysis of these difficulties
was rehearsed last weeks surprised and
gifted for his
every word of this analysis
It. the nothing of short
sa. or a' n s able TO make 1t Of any use who cannot
the.. truths 'D' ''''n WHO 0e"'s'
an, man m need not know examine h.
.nD Of the dead and distant past of what old moudy these
of progress.
preference t mighty
sa % s. pOusnF the waters Of the globe
pmsn system of Shorthand
a sticking to ~
Since shorthand has been at a sandstIL
Students going Journey
Innumerable Of them he wayside.
Few have reached difficulty
Ia PAGERS gait
The few attained
Some have able It
Ptman shorthand joks-no childs sporti
bugbear The great
majority Of night students find it devote and
able
any show tn. allow. Conditions
to be absolutely true in
AN APPEAL TO REASON AND VISION
desired this with
the Third Read. and learned easily than
and vision. by
difficult because written language of
time. write in . vowel is to max. of
Except tn. nnum.raD. word-sign. 1t language
guessing
sp.nosri.n Charter
| III. aim of thI. is to that
System writes tn: vove' Will. writing
sDsnosn Charter ssO' read and easier to
pttm.n never reached the point considering
Tn. task b.or.
the &, . .oa s s sas. %ss s DreSs%
1 hi: . sns:s nave '''
majority people .n0" nothing Of s1osna
that may Judge of its smooth running ma
Ichinsry Its cumbsrsomeness
There exceptions in Ptman shorthand his
would New Orleans
appeal their boys and
Ito long drawn out as nara 70 ea " nao "
and still harder to read
REFORE OR AFTER THE CONSONANT.
the Ptman never know
II. position the
lsonant
The vowel Charter position always
Rad after The d consonant
s,,.n Oh. rte SAYS write the
There IL no variation hesitation, doubt
In words syllable spenceran Charter this mrs
absolute therefore and sure
is than syllable the vowes are writer
1vih the subsequent strokes Just as easily
.r,ab,s for the II" position. the
d"A expressed by hook-whch always And the oe
lust esbs
lcrafne for the
Its mater md
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s-<>--aA~-.AaVA-
a~e-tv7z7
And reading /. just this great
bis " pssE hSsy my s .s tina. 'Ts
her you ogthr nolg to- that is was se
will ned hungry in the prssn Esnra
ton, constantly widning dse
you that way' him thoroughy-exacly7
AN APPEAL TO PROFESSIONAL MEN. BUISI-
NESS MEN, EVERYBODY.
II you had ordered treatise on
your own particular presented the Iubec with
Of DOING as. things III
ken from Pman page 81 hls
From that page the questions
ABy H. downward H. by aspsrat' tick and by
o-when s downward H used' -,
lowed by simple or g. MosT OTHER
the 1 mssay and how do you from
. a. tSa So that Tt eannot be- mistaken for the e.
The downward is contracted L
R. letters e. mp and w.
a-1es When Convenient CONVENIENT,
also be prehxed a consonant hooked for R. -
other way expressing H, N.
ma, Be By iis's
o-Any other way to express ,i III u Won ma, ,hek.n tn.
hook express separation .uca
A GENERAL APPEAL.
sv SPr who believes that the electric
who believes the electric light more NOR &c.
superior ome for ordinary transportation who
making tour the
Ihttest" stop. lsten think:
in this I 1no h,d the
be found who is bold enough to deny
single truth in this article
highways and the Oyway' BY the high and the
there teaching the system than
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this both that write 1t or you that nav
and learning it, 49,
the absve
8 Nv a prth tht BIT
and hr mnt dspln and
bconvnnt and avlol
thoe wi nd hnggr In the pnt in
widng s..
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CHARTER

y NEW WILLARD NAVAL STORES
"A COMPANY.
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In the towns petroleum Of any sort what
ever in larger quantities than so gallons
can only be kept in ireproof stores APP
proved by the Brand Commission, or, on
payment Of the prescribed rent, in the pub
he storehouses.
Dealers in petroleum may keep in their
shop stocks as much as so gallons, and only
wall buildinge may be used for such stor-
age.
Otherwise nobody may keep a larger sup
ply Of petroleum than what is necessary for
his own use, and not more than 10 gallons.
s..
In he Country petroleum must not be
stored in larger quantities than so gallons,
within a distance of rs Danish ellis from any
dwelling house or any storage place for goods,
produce or megass.
So.
No one is allowed. neither i'll the towns
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still they are far more int1ammable tb..
neral OILS; he should also like 10 3D. 1 ~l-
there are similar rules for storing RIM ",H
country. Rum IS a very inhammabla aMI Vue
Further he asked, how the word: wau t ,tJ'9
ing is to be defined and why iron bnId'no
could not be accepted as we'll. HSs
4th Member for F~releriksfel Co,.
District (Nereojn said, that the ruIey n!
posed would perhaps suit st. Thomas bntP t ~
CrOiX cannot be compared with a cor,
Town like ST. Thomas, he should recomnl,"I
the Draft referred to a Committee.
lst Crown member (.41tdeySeO seco,.l
the last Speakers proposal. Icy
1st Member for Christlansted Town lG,L
m020) said, the Draft had not his syn1.
thy and he thought it was unreasongbIaF%t
further such a thing here, because thev w.nt
it in St. Thomas.
The Governor should, to the last hon
Speaker, remark, hat he Thought H.
proposed rules were more favourable Ll"
those now in force. D"n
End Member for Frederiksted Town IT,,
dem made some questions. N0
4th Member for Frederiksted Con,Am
District (lerwlo) proposed the Draft ref4,',
red to a Committee Of 5 members.
LIST Grown Member (4nderseu) seconded
1t was adopted with Is votes, 2 eggin.t
to refer the Draft to a Committee of ! man,
bers. 80
The Chairman stated that they could not
be elected till after a recess.
The Chairman did now propose to take
up the item & on the Order Of the Day,
namely
Proposal from Government concerning
sale of empty lots belonging to the Co.
lonial Treasury.
to which the Council tacitly gave its con
The Governments letter, concerned, of
18TH ult. was read in extenso il Danish and
English.
The Gore1nor in referring to the letter
stated, that Government had nothing to
object to the acceptance Of the offer for pur-
chasing the Property No. 27 Queens Cross
Street, Christiansted,
Inc Council gave unanimously its consent
10 the acceptance of the offer, Of which
Government Will be informed.
Now the Chairman stated, that he lust in
this moment had received a letter from Bird
Member for Frederiksted Country District
(BIach"ood) in which he informs the Chair
man, that he resigns as Member and allows
the Chairman to declare his seat vacant.
The letter was read in extenso.
1t reads as follows
Christiansted, November 7th, 1910.
DR.. Kalmer,
Chairman of the Colonial
Council Of st. Croix.
Dear Sir.
I hereby beg to
tender my resignation as Ord Member for
Frederiksted's Country District in the Colo
mai Council, and you can therefore declare
my seat vacant.
have the honor to be yours truly
A. j.. BLACKWOOD.
3rd Member for Christiansted Country
District (LeegY) proposed this matter should
not come on till next meeting, ard Ist
Member for same District (SchDHegcIoul
seconded.
A new recess was then given.
Ito be coutnued)
THE
Mutual Insurance Go,
ANMAR
Fire Insurance Department.
, 1911-06-14
(Co0tin ued from .3r3 Daqe)

oln CroWn-M emDei Il. IetefSeH) remark
ed to the last honorable Speaker, that it
was the first time, he had seen a Merchant
go against the Merchants Interests.
End Member for Frederiksted Town (GoI-
den) answered the foregoing Speaker, that
he was not here as a merchant but as a pub
lie servant
4th Member for Christiansted Country
District (Lochmunn) said, that he was in
favour Of erecting a shed on the pier, but
that work needs not to be done now in
conjunction with the repairs OF the pier.
The track, however, ought to be construct
ed now in conjunction with the repairs Of
the pier, and he should recommend the
grant sought for the purpose.
LIST Member tor Chrstiansted ~ToWnCStake-
hndnn) thought it practical to have the track;
it is very desirable and there is no argument
against it.
End Member for Frederiksted Town (GoJ-
dem said, lie could not see, why it should
be a double track.
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District (NerwU) answered: Because it
viii save money.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Town (G0I-
den) replied that he was Of quite different
opinion and that he wants this expressly re-
corded.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Ltouey) said that the steamers
always complained, that the work on the pier
was too slow; there is scarcity of labourers;
it would be "a facility for the import and
export to get the railway track.
End Member for Frederiksted Town (Go1-
den) answered: Yes, a facility to the Steam
ship Companies, but that should not be
granted.
End Member for Christiansted town
(Snlth) said Let the proposal be adopted
now and later on the shed could be erected.
No one requested the word further, and
LIST Discussion was then closed, and the vote
taken. The amendment was adopted and
likewise the Draft so amended with Ii votes
against l; (2nd Member for Frederiksted
Town Golden)
It was thereupon adopted with Is votes
that 2nd Discussion should come on at once,
to which the Governor consented.
2nd Discussion was then declared open.
No one requested the word and no new
amendments were proposed. The 2nd Dis
cus8ion was then closed and the vote taken.
The Draft as proposed at LIST Discussion was
read in ~extenso III Danish and English and
adopted with IA votes against l (Go!den)
ud Item 3.
Appointment of 2 mon for each of the
Towns, Christiansted and Frederiksted,
to join the Tax Commission for the fix
alton of the house-rent for 1910.
No one requested the word, and the
Councils vote was taken Is voting tickets
were handed in, and appointed were, for
Christiansted; The Merchants w. A.Creagh
and w. Clindinen with Is and Is votes
respectively; for Frederikstod, F. Coulter
and Jno. Armstrong, each with Is votes.
ad Item 4.
Introduction of and 1st discussion on
Draft of Ordinance concerning the stor-
age Of Petroleum, gunpowder and other
in%hammable matters III the Danish West
India Islands.
The Draft with remarks reads as follows
DRAFT or ORDIN1NCE
concerning the storage Of petroleum,
|gunpowder and other uaFommabJe
matters IN the Danish West Indian
Islands.
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The Ordinance Of the 18th of March 1865
containing rules for the safe keeping Of
petroleum and other similar oils in the Da-
nish West India Possessions is abolished.
ST..
This Ordinance comes into force three
months after having obtained Royal Sane
ton.
REMARKS.
The Brand Commission in st. Thomas has
called att4nt ion to the p|resumabIe INSULT
cheney OF the provisions contained in the
Ordinance of 18th March 1865 for wardiug
off the danger of fire connected with the
storing Of petroleum &c. in the towns.
In particular, attention is called TO the
circumstance that the existing Ordinance
opens the way to evasion, as the quantity
Of petroleum which q dealer lays in above
what the Ordinance allows him to keep in
his shop is distributed, for fair words and
Pt yment, ia private houses throughout the
town.
As it must be admitted that the existing
arrangement L not satisfactory, and so much
the less as the prevailing, if hardly correct,
Interpretation seems to be that the Ordi-
nance of 1865 allows of the storing of 40
gallons Of petroleum IN different apartments
OF the same house, and as it is also found
right that the question of the storing Of
explosives should be arranged by Ordinance,
the present Draft, which, like the Ordinance
of 1868, concerns all the Danish West India
islands, is brought forward.
The GoUoUor introduced the Draft and
in referring to the remarks accompanying it,
recommended it for favourable consideration.
As will be seen from the remarks the new
rules are desired in st. Thomas, and a mat
ter of the sort cannot be expected to do any
harm to st. Crotx. He mentioned, that the
honorable LIST Member for Christiansted
Town (Stakemann) had prior to the meeting
called his attention to the fact, that it would
be impossible for Factories in which Petlo-
leum Motors are in use to work further, if
l was not altered, because they must have
at least a cask of petroleum continuing from
81 to So gallons he considered it leason-
able to have the : 50 altered, that it did not
make obstacles for such factories, but gave
them right to keep the necessary supply of
Petroleum, and he would introduce an
amendment to that effect at 2nd discussion.
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District (JIerwjn) said, that to this Draft
several alterations ought to be made. Pc
troleum is not considered very dangerous.
He thought, we could extend the limit in
s l, 2 from 80 to 100 gals.
Then there is s 4. When steamers arrive,
then perhaps they cannot be allowed to dis
charge even 100 cases of oil and they may have
thousands, it is not considered dangerous in
the marine. Some amendments would likely
be recommendable here.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
District (Lachmanm) asked the question,
what is Stenolie and what is Petroleum?
From a practical point of view he consider,
ed it absolutely unnecessary to have severe
restrictions on the storing of the mineral
oils why put them on the mineral oils? Lii
quids as fl. BENIN, Ether and Naphta can
not now be included under the Draft and
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nor in the country, to keep in his house or
store or otherwise, a larger quantity Of gun
powder at one time than 10 pounds. The
gunpowder must be safely kept in we'll
closed and tight receptacles.
Larger quantities can only be kept in the
public storehouses against the payment Of
the prescribed rent.
These provisions are applicable also to
other explosive substances than gunpowder,
also to fireworks, but not to military stocks
Of guupowder &c.
Every ship whose cargo contains any of
the above named substances in larger guam
titles than necessary for it's own use must
make a report thereof to the Harbour Au-
t%horities, and must submit to their decision
as to the place where the ship is to lie, the
unloading of the said substances &c.
Suits concerning transgressi0ns Of this
Ordinance are dealt with as public police
suits, and transgre>sions are punished with
fines OF from 10 francs to 500 francs. In
case Of repetition Of the offence the fine may
be increased to l 900 francs.
The supervision with regard to the OBJ
servance Of the provisions Of this Ordinance
Is incumbent on the PoIicemasters.
IS.
The Ordinance Of the 18th Of March 1865
containing rules for the safe keeping of
petroleum and other similar oils in the Da-
nish West India Possessions is abolished.
81.
This Ordinance comes into force three
months after having obtained Royal Sane
ton.