The Committee of Counoll have had before them a

Report dated 19th September, 1902, from the Acting Provincial

, Secretary with respect to the Statutes of the Imperial Service

Order, and submitting the names of two members of the Civil

Service of British Columbia mentioned therein as eligible for

the distinction of COMPAN1OLS OF THE ORDER.

The Committee concurring in the said Report submit the

same for His Honour's approval.

The Committee recommend that a copy of the Report, if

approved, be forwarded to the HOnourable the Secretary of State

for transmission to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State

for the Colonies. A- 4 Victoria, ' October, 1902

4.e//r1/44',4e Clerk: Exeoutive/&uncil.

Approved 20 October, 1902. 6- 04-Mm;

Lieutenant-qovernor.

, I 363 ,Zerienani-%vettio, in 5-5a.//wil •

ege una424i9nea/ his 14 Zinata to report:

That the London Gazette Extraordinary, published on Friday,

August 8th, /902, contains the Statutes of the Imperial Service Order

which provide (in brief)- That His Most Gracious King Edward

the Seventh, being desirous of recognizing more fully than has

hitherto been possible the faithful and meritorious services rendered

to him by Members of the Civil Services of the various parts of His

EMpire,.has been pleased to institute and create a new Civil Order

of Distinction to be styled and designated "The Imperial Service

Order":

That the rules and ordinances for the government of the

same provide, inter alia:

Fifthly,- That of the Companions of the Order one hundred and

seventy five shall belong to the Civil Services of His

Colonies and Protectorates:

Sixthly,- That no person shall be eligible to be a Companion

of the Order whose name has not been submitted to His

Majesty by one of the principal Secretaries of State, and

who has not at the time of his nomination rendered at

least twenty five years meritorious service. The Minister has pleasure in naming two members of the

Civil Service of the Province of British Columbia, who have each

rendered His Majesty considerably more than twenty five uninterrupted

years of meritorious service, and recommends that His Honour the

Lieutenant-Governor be requested to submit the names of Lieutenant

Colonel Richard Wolfenden, V.D. (39 years' service), Printer to the

King's , and of William Sinclair Gore,C.E.

(27 years' service), Surveyor (eneral and Deputy Commissioner of

Lands and Works, to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for

the Colonies, together with a certified copy of this Order, if

approved, with a request that he be pleased to lay the said names

before His Majesty, for his gracious consideration, as members of

the Civil Service who are eligible for appointment to be Companions

of the Order.

Dated this day of 4,(44. D. 1902

.0/ -•f,, /7e4e7 Provincial Secretary ■ 4r4 Approved this 19'. day of ‘4;61414171, , A. D. 1902

Presiding M ber of the Executive Council. gluilib. 27463. 5171

The London Gazette EXTRAORDINARY.

Vali°lieb by Gutipritp.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1902.

STATUTES OF THE IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER. Fourthly. It is ordained that only the mem- bent of the administrative or clerical branches ED WARD, R. and I. of Our Civil Services shall be eligible for the EDWARD THE SEVENTH, by the of God, distinction of Companions of this Order. of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Fifthly.—It is ordained that the number of and of the British Dominions beyond the Companions of the Order shall not exceed four Seas, King, , Emperor of hundred and twenty-five, of whom two hundred India, to all to whom these presents shall come. and fifty shall belong to Our Home Civil Service, Greeting : and one hundred and seventy-five to the Civil 1Vhereas, we are desirous of recognizing more Services of Our Colonies and Protectorates. fully than has hitherto been possible the faithful Sixthly.—It is ordained that no person shall and meritorious services rendered to Us by be eligible to be a Companion of the Order whose Members of the Civil Services of the various name has not been laid before us, Our Heirs and parts of Our Empire, We do by these presents, Successors, by one of Our or Their Principal for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, institute and Secretaries of State, and who has not at the create a new Civil Order of Distinction—to be time of his nomination rendered at least twenty- designated as hereinafter described—and We five years' meritorious service in the United are graciously pleased to make, ordain, and Kingdom. Provided that in a Colony or Pro- establish the following rules and ordinances for tectorate which, under the Pension Acts or the Government of the same : Regulations applying to that Colony or Pro- Firstly.—It is ordained that this Order shall tectorate, is recognized as unhealthy, the mini- henceforth be styled and designated " The mum period of service shall be sixteen years : Imperial Service Order." Provided also that it shall at any time be com- Secondly.—It is ordained that the Order shall petent to Us, Our Heirs and Successors, to consist of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, appoint specially to the Order persons who, not and such Companions as We, Our Heirs or having completed the aforesaid periods of service, Successors, shall appoint. have reudered such eminently meritorious service Thirdly.—It is ordained that We, Our Heirs as to qualify them in Our opinion to become re- and Successors, Kings and Queens Regnant of cipients of this distinction. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Seventhly.—It is ordained that when We, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Our Heirs and Successors, shall be pleased to Emperors and Empresses of India, are and for appoint any person to be a Companion of the ever shall be Sovereigns of this Order. Order, such appointment shall be made by 4 •rarRmai 5172 THE LONDON 'GAZETTE •1/.."01V011ffilli IlrkrGun 8; 1902.

Warrant under Our Sigii.74,114 49n_ emutte5,, ii9..*01S• service in a Colony signed by one of Our Aprilinlixtd; Secretaries: of \qr Pze /Ito nder the Pension Acts State. •.%; i•P to that Colony or Eighthly.—It is okwq.itv.1-3,1 * I as unhealthy, be to be worn by CompanietTle Ord • ineslal ',mated "The Imperial a Badge or Medallion of gold and seams , car- Senice Nimbi'," prove ed that no such medal ing on one aide Our imperial and Royal Cypher, shall be granted except on the recommendation and on the reverse " For Faithful Service,h both of one of Our Principal Secretaries of State. to be executed in dark blue ettainel. on a plaque Provided also that it shall be competent to liry of .shield of gold, surrounded by a wreath of Our Heirs and Successors, to confer the Meda • Imre!, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. upon not more than live Civil servants in each Ninthly.—It is ordained that the decoration year, who have retired after less than twenty- shall be worn on the left breast suspended by a five years' service's, should special circumstances ribbon of one inch in width. in Our or their opinion justify the grant. Tentlily.—It is ordained that the names of those Sixteenthly.—It is ordained that the Imperial upon whom we are pleased to confer the decora- Service Medal shall be of silver and of a design tion shall be published in the London Gazette. similar to that of the Beige of the Companions of Eleventhly.—It is ordained that Companions the aforesaid Imperial Service Order, and shall of the Order shall have the privilege of adding lie similarly worn. the letters " I.S.O. " after their names. Seventeeuthly. —It is ordained that the names Twelfthly.—It is ordained that members of any of those persons to whom the Imperial Service Order of Knighthood shall, if otherwise qualified, Medal shall be granted shall be duly published be eligible to become Companions of this Order, in the London Gazette. and that Companions of this Order !Mail in no Lastly.—We reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs way be debarred from becoming thereafter and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, Members of any Order of Knighthood for which abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dis- their services- may qualify them. jamming with these Regulations, or any part Thirteenthly.—It is ordained that an officer thereof, by a notification under the Sign Manual shall be appointed to the Order who shall be of the Sovereign of the Order. styled "Secretary and Registrar," and who shall Given at Our Court at Backingha Is Palace, be ex-officio a Companion of the Order. Foui•teenthly.—It is ordained that the Secretary • this eighth day of Augurd, in the year and Registrar of this Order shall be appointed of our Lord nineteen hundred and two, by l's, Our Heirs and Successors, and shall have and the second year of Our Reign. the custody of the Archives of the Order, which By His Majesty's Command. shall be kept in the Office of Our Secretary of Charles T. Ritchie. State for the Home Department. Ile shall attend to the service of the Order and shall execute such directions as he may receive from The Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, Our Principal Secretaries of State. and the Permanent Under-Secretaries of State Fifteenthly.—It is ordaiued that those Members for the Home Department and for Foreign of Our Civil Services who are not eligible for Affairs, have been appointed a Committee to appointment as Companions of this Order may, communicate with Heads of Departments and to on retirement from Our said Services after select from lists recommended by them the not less than twenty-five years of meritorious names of persons to be submitted to His Majesty service in the United Kingdom, or not less for appointment to the Order.

Priided and PubEsi e I by THOMAS liaaaIRON and Janet WILLIAM HARRISON, Printers, at their Oftke, 47, St. Matt i Lane, in the Parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, in the County of London.

Friday, August 8, 1912.

Price Four Pence. NOVIAIBER 22, 1902. 899

onga, or by the Diplomatic Representative of that tectorates, the appointment, to the Order which can co y in Italy. be made in any one Colony will, of necessity be few, Fo lions under (h), by one of the publications and your recommendations should therefore receive which th are published. your most careful consideration. The number of For pore under (di, by. an official document Medals to be issued is not limited but, in order to showing that t stand on the books of the Inuit ti. maintain the value of the decoration, it is not to be tions, mentioned r that heading, for the year in regarded as a reward fur merely long service, unmarked which they apply. document must he rid as in by special merit, and you will beat this in mind in the case of the &minim =jailed by persons under submitting your recommendations. a) and (e). His Majesty's Diplo 'c Representative at I have the honour to be, is not always in a post to authenticate Sir, previous inquiry document tied by insti. Your most obedient, humble Servant, the United Kingdom, art at nts, &c, are J. CHAMBERLAIN. ded to have such documents co ersigued The Officer Administering ealian Consular officers in this cuuntr fore the Governement of Canada.

eign Office, June 17, 1902. 21-3

Circular. STATUTES OF THE IMPERIAL SERVICE DOWNING SHINE; ORDER. 25th August, 1902. EDWARD, R. & I. SIR,-1 have the honour to inform you that the EDWARD Ma SEVENTH, , of King has been pleased to institute a new Civil Order the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland o f Distinction, entitled " The Imperial Service Order," and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, of which I enclose the Statutes. King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, 2. The Order will consist of the Sovereign, the to all to whom these presentsshall come. Greeting: Prince of Wales and such Companions as Ilia Majesty or his successors shall appoint. WHEREAS, We are desirous of recognizing more 3. The number of Companions is limited to 425, of fully than has hitherto been possible the faithful and whom 175 will belong to the Civil Services of the meritorious services rendered to L's by Members of Colonies and Protectorate.. the Civil Service. of the various parts of Our Empire, 4. Only Members of the Administrative or Clerical We do by these presents, for Us, Our Heirs and branches of the various Civil Services will be eligible Successors, institute and create in slew Civil Order of for the Order, which will be confined to Members of Distinction—to be designated aae hereinafter described the permanent Civil Service of the Colonies. Retired —and We are graciously pleased to make, ordain, and Officers are not eligible for the Order. establish the following rules and ordinances for the 5. It will be a necessary qualification that such government of the same : persons shall, at the time of their nomination, have Firstly.—It is ordained that this Order shall hence- rendered twenty-five years' meritorious service In forth be styled and designated " The Imperial Service Coloties with healthy climate., or not less than sixteen Order." years of such service in Colonies or Protectorates Secondly.—It G ordained that the Order shall consist which under the Pension Acts or Regulations applying of the Sovereign, the Prince of Wales, and such Com- to those Colonies or Protectorate* are recognized as panions as We, Our Heirs or Successor*, shall appoint. unhealthy Thirdly.—It is ordained that We, Our Heirs and ff. It will, however, be competent to Ili, Majesty at Successors, Kings and Queens Regnant of the United any time to appoint specially to the Order persons Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the who, not having completed the prescribr d period of British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperors and service, have rendered such eminently meritorious Empresses of India, are and for ever shall be Sovereigns service as to qualify them for Companionship. of this Order. 7. The names of Companions will be published in Fourthly.—It is ordained that only the membersof the " London Gazette." the adminierative or clerical branches of Our Civil 8. Cotnpanions will have the privilege of adding the Services shall be eligible for the distinction of Compa- letters "1.5.0." after their names. nions of this Order. 9. Members of any Order of Knighthood will, if Fifthly.—It is ordained that the number of Compa- otherwise qualified, be clifible for appointment to the nions of the Order shall nut exceed four hundred and New Order, and CoMpanions of the Order will be in twenty.five, of whom two hundred and fifty shall no way debarred from becoming Member' of any belong to Our Home Civil Service, and one hundred Order of Knighthood for which their services may and seventy-five to the Civil Services of Our Colonies qualify them. and Protectorates. 10. It will be observed from theconcluding Statutes Sixthly.—It is ordained that no person shall be of the Order that the King has also been pleased to eligible to be a Companion of the Order whose name institute a Medal, to be designated "The Imperial has not been laid before Us, Our Heirs and Successors, Service Medal," which may be awarded on retirement by one of Our or Their Principal Secretaries of State, to those Members of the Civil Services who do not and who has not at the tints of his nomination belong to the Administrative or Clerical branches of rendered at least twenty-five years' meritorious service those services and are not therefore eligible for the iu the United Kingdom. Provided that in a Colony grant of the Order, provided that they have rendered or Protectorate which, under the Pension Acts or twenty.five years' meritorious service in Colonies with Regulations applying to that Colony or Protectorate, healthy climates, or at least sixteen years of such ser- is recognized as unhealthy, the minimum period of vice in Colonies or Protectorates which under the service shall be sixteen years : Provided also that it Pension Acts or Regulations applying to those Colonies shall at any time be competent to Us, Our Heirs and or Protectorates are recognized as unhealthy. Only Successors, to appoint specially to the Order persons those whose retirement shall have takenplace after who, not having completed the aforesaid periods of the date of the Coronation will be eligible for the service, have rendered such eminently meritorious Medal. service as to qualify them in Our opinion to become 11. Any reconunendations which you may have to recipients of this distinction. make, whether for the Order or for the Medal, should Seventbly.—It is ordained that when We, Our Heirs reach rue not less than six weeks before New Year's and Successors, shall be pleased to appoint any person Day, or not less than six weeks before the day which to be a Companion of the Order, such appointment may hereafter be fixed for the observance of Corona- shall he made by Warrant under Our Sign Manual tion Day. Having regard to the limited number of and countersigned by one of Our Principal Secretaries Companionships available for the Colonies and Pro- of State. 900 TitE CANADA GAZETTE

Eighthly.—It is ordained that the decoration to be rcular. *ern by Companions of the Order shall be a Badge or DOWNING STREET, Medallion of gold and enamel, beating on one side Our 3rd October, 1902. Imperial and Royal Cypher, and on the reverse " For Faithful Service," both to be executed in dark blue IR,—With reference to my predecessor's Circular enamel on a plaque or shield of gold, surrounded by de etch of the 30th March, 1874, transmitting a copy a wreath of laurel, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. of Treaty coccluded on 3rd December,,1873, between Ile Majesty Queen Victoria and the Emperor of Ninthly.—It is ordained that the decoration shall Aue• ia for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals, be worn on the left breast suspended by a ribbon of lb the honour to transmit to you, for publication one inch in width. in t Colony under your Government, a copy of an Tenthly.-1t is ordained that the names of thuse Order f His Majesty in Coutcil, giving effect to a upon wham we are pleased to confer the decoration Declar ion signed on the 26th of June, 1901, and shall be published in the London Gaulle. ratified n the 25th of June last, between the United Eleventhly.—It is ordained that Companions of the Kiegdot and Austria-Hungary amending Article XI Order shall have the privilege of adding the letters of the T •aty of 1873. " I.S.O." after their names. I have the honour to be, Twelfthly.—It is ordained that members of any Sir, Order of Knighthood shall, If otherwise qualified, he our most obedient, humble Servant, eligible to become Companions of this Order, and that J. CHAMBERLAIN. Companions of this Order shall in no way be debarred The Officer dministering from becoming thereafter Members of any Order of the Gov ment of Canada. Knighthood for which their services may qualify them. Thirteenthly.—It is ordained that an officer shall be appointed to the Order who shall be styled "Secretary RDER IN COUNCIL. and Registrar," and who shall he a-officio' Companion EXTRADITION CLARATION OF THE 26TH JUNE, 1901, of the Order. BETWEEN Ga BRITAIN AND AtISTRIAIICSOART. Poerteenthly.—It is ordained that the Secretary and nal al, 15th September, 1902. • Registrar of this Order shall be appointed by Us, Our Heirs and Successor', and shall have the custody of T the Court at /moral, the 15th day of &Anew, the Archives of the Order, which shall be kept in the A 1902. Office of Our Secretary of State for the Home Depart- PRESENT : ment. lie shall attend to the service of the Order and The KING'S out Excellent Majesty. shall execute such directions as he may receive from 11.11.11. t Prince of Wales. Our Principal Secretaries of State. Duke of fe. Fifteenthly.—It is ordained that those Members of Mr. Secret y Akers.Douglas. Our Civil Services who are not eligible for appoint. Sir Dightoi Prubyn. ment as Companions of this Order may, on retirement HEREAS by The tradition Acts, 1870 to 1895, from Our said Services after not less titian twenty-five W it is amongst oth things enacted that, where years of meritorious service in the United Kingdom, an arrangement has been wade with any foreign State or not lees than sixteen years of such service in a with respect to the surr der to such State of any Colony or Protectorate which, under the Pension Acts fugitive criminals, His ajesty may, by Order in or Regulations applying to that Colony or Protectorate, Council, direct that the saes Acts shall apply in the case Is recognized as unhealthy, be awarded a medal to be of such foreign State ; and hat His Majesty may, by designated "The Imperial Service Medal," provided the same or any subsequent rder, limit the operation that no such medal shall be granted except on the of the Onler, and restrict th Caine to fugitive cri- recommendation of one of Our Principal Secretaries minals who are in or suspects of being in the part of of State. Provided also that it shall be competent to His Majesty's dominions spec eat in the Order, and Us, Our Heirs and Successors, to confer the Medal render the operation thereof abject to such condi- upon not more than five Civil servants in each year tionstexceptions, and qualificat uses may be deemed who have retired after less than twenty-five years' expedient ; services, should special circumstances in Our or their And whereas a Treaty was co eluded on the third opinion justify the grant. day of December, one thousand eight hundred and Sixteenthly.—It is ordained that the Imperial Ser- seventy-three, between Her late lajesty Queen Vic- vice Medal shall be of silver and of a design eituilar to toria and His Majesty the Eta; or of Austria and that of the Badge of the Companions of the aforesaid King of Hungary for the mut( 1 extradition of Imperial Service Order, and shall be similarly worn. fugitive criminals, in the case of bid, Treaty The Extradition Act, 1870, was applied It Order in Council Seventeenthly.—It is ordained that the names of of the seventeenth March, one thou eight hundred those persons to whom the Imperial Service Medal and seventy-four ; shall be granted shall be duly published in the London And whereas a Declaration was co eluded on the Gaeta. twenty-sixth day of June, one thousau nine hundred Lastly.—We reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs and and one, between Ili' Majesty and I s Majesty the Successors, fuU power of annulling, altering, abrogat- Emperor of Austria, King of Hung s , amending ing, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these Article XI of the said Treaty of the third f December, Regulations, or any part thereof, by a notification one thousand eight bundrea and seventy. see, for the under the Sign Maenad' the S so ereign of the Order. mutual extradition of fugitive criminals, ich Decla- Given at Our Court at Porkinqtam Palace, this ration is in the terms following :- eighth day of August, in the year of Our Lord As it is con-idered necessary by the Gov ment of nineteen hundred and two, and the second year threat Britain and Ireland awl by the Clover meats of of Our Reign. Austria and Hungary to extend the period o ourteen (lays fixed in Article XI of the Treaty for lb mutual By His Majesty'. Command, surrender of criminals, concluded on the 3rd /mem- CHARLES T. RITCHIE. ber, 1873, between Her late Majesty the Quee of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and lrelan , Em- press of India, fie., on one side, and His Majes the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Sec. and The Permanent Secretary of the Treaauty, and the Apostolic King of llungary, on the other, the Permanent Under.Secretaries of State for the Home respective Plenipotentiaries, undersigned, have a eed Department and for Foreign Affairs, have been that— appointed a Committee to communicate with Heads The paragraph of Article XI of the said Tr- y of Departments and to select from lists recommended of Estrmlition shall be altered as follows :— by them the names of persons to be submitted to His "Provided however, that he shall be discharged • Majesty for appointment to the Order. 20-3 within the shortest time possible, and at the ntmo