944 THE GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 22, 1887.

order that there may be no difficulty In announcing Admiralty, 21st February, 1887. them to His Royal Highness. THE undermentioned Navigating Lieutenants The State Apartments will be open for the • •have been promoted to the rank of Staff Com- reception of Company coming to Court at half- mander in Her Majesty's Fleet:— past one o'clock. LATHOM, Herbert John Dockrell, Dated 9th February, Lord Chambexloht* 1887. Herbert Roxby. Dated 13th February, 1887. Engineer William Henry Matthews has been (PLEUKO-PNEUMONIA.) promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer in Her IT the Council Chamber,* Whitehall, the 22nd Majesty's Fleet. Dated 5th February, 1887. A day of February, 1887. By Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Commission signed by (he Lord Lieutenant of the Council. County of Bedford. Lords and others of Her Majesty's Most James Poole Wagstaff, Esq., to be Deputy Lieu- JL Honourable Privy Council, by virtue and in tenant. Dated 17th February, 1887. exercise of the powers in them vested under The Contagious 'Diseases (Animals) Acts, 1878 to 1886, and • of every other power enabling them TENDERS FOR LOANS ON TREASURY in this behalf, do order, and it is hereby ordered, BILLS. as follows : 1. THE Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's 1. The following Area (namely), —in the Treasury hereby give notice that Tenders will be Birmingham Division of .the county of Warwick received at the Chief Cashier's Office at the Bank comprised within the following boundaries, that of , on Wednesday, the 2nd proximo, at is to say, on the north the New-road leading to one o'clock, for Treasury Bills to be issued under Hodge Hill ending at the Common including the the Act 40 Vic., cap. 2, to the amount of Stechf ord-lane from its junction with the turnpik'e- £2,486,000. road near the Fox and Goose Inn down to Stech- 2. The Bills will be in amounts of £1,000, ford Bridge on the river Cole, on the south the £5,000, or £10,000. They will be dated the 9th river Cole, on the west the London and North- March, 1887, and will be payable at three or Western Railway and the lane from the Railway six months after date (at the option of the persons to the New-road aforesaid, including also the farm tendering), viz.:—on the 9th June or 9th Sep- buildings, rick-yard, and a pasture field adjoining tember next, respectively. thereto being a portion of a farm called Little 3. The Tenders mu*t specify the net amount Bromwich farm in the occupation of George per cent, -which will be given ftr the amounts Henry Tomlinson, and on the east the pasture applied fur; and the Tenders of private individuals lands of the Castle Bromwich' farm, — which was must be made through a London Banker. declared by Order of Council to be an Area 4. The Bills will be issued and paid at the Bank infected with pleuro-pneumonia, is hereby declared of England. to be free from pleuro-pneumonia, and that Area 5. The persons whose Tenders aro accepted shall, as from the commencement of this Order, will be informed of the same on Thursday, the cease to be an Area infected with pleuro-pneu- 3rd proximo, and payment in full of the amounts monia. of the accepted Tenders must be made to the 2. This Order shall take effect from and imme- Bank of England not later than three o'clock, on diately after the twenty-ihird dscy of February, Wednesday, the 9th proximo. one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. 6. The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's C. L. Peel. Treasury reserve the right of rejecting any Tenders. Treasury Chambers, February 17, 1887. St. James's Palace, February 21, 1887. THE Queen has been pleased to appoint TREASURY WARRANT. Alexander Hugh, Lord Balfour of Burleigh, to WE, the Commissionerc of Her Majesty's be one of Her Majesty's Lords in Waiting in Treasury, in pursuance of the Acts relating to Ordinary, in the room of William Hillier, Earl Her Majesty's Post Office, and in exercise of all of Onslow, resigned. powers enabling us in this behalf, do, by this Warrant, made on the representation of Her Majesty's Postmaster-General (testified by his signing the same), and under the hands of two of Crown Office, February 22, 1887. us, the said Commissioners, order, direct, and MEMBER, returned to serve in the present declare as follows :— PARLIAMENT. Definitions. Borough of Burnley. 1.' In this Warrant:— John Slagg-, Esq., in the place of , (1.) The expression " Parcel" means a Postal Esq., deceased. Packet which is posted as a Parcel in accor- dance with the provisions of this Warrant, or any Warrant amending the same. (2.) The expression "" in- Admiralty, [Qth February, 1887. cludes the Channel Islands and the Isle of THE undermentioned Boatswains have been Man. promoted to the rank of Chief Boatswain in Her Places between which Parcels may be Transmitted. Majesty's Fleet:— 2. From and after the date when this Warrant William Stanlak'e. comes into operation, Parcels may, subject to the Henry Lee. provisions of this Wamint, be transmitted by Dated 17th February, 1887. post between the United Kingdom and British THhi LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 22, 1887. 945

Honduras, and, by way of the United Kingdom such times and in such manner as may be directed and the several routes specified in the schedule by the Postmaster-General. hereto, between British Honduras and the several Mode of Posting. countries mentioned'in such schedule. 9. Except as otherwise provided in this War- Rates of Postage between United Kingdom and rant, all Parcels shall in the United Kingdom be British Honduras. posted by being handed in at a Post Office in 3. On all Parcels posted in the United King- the manner hereinafter provided, within the hours dom addressed to British Honduras, or posted in during which such office shall be open to the British Honduras addressed to the United King- public for the posting of Parcels. dom, and transmitted by post under this "Warrant, Posting at Post Offices. there shall be charged and paid the following 10. The following provisions shall apply to the rates of postage, tliat is to say:— posting of. Par eels at any Post Office in the On every Parcel not exceeding one pound in United Kingdom, that is to say :— weight eight pence. (I.) It shall be the duty of the person bringing On every Parcel exceeding one pound and not a Parcel to hand it to an officer on duty at exceeding eleven pounds in weight, for the the counter in such office. first pound eight-pence, and for every addi- (2.) Such Parcel must be accompanied by or tional pound or fraction of a pound in weight have affixed to it a declaration of such kind, eight pence. and stating the contents of the Parcel in such manner and form, and with such other parti- Maximum Dimensions and Weight of such Parcels. culars as the Commissioners of Customs and 4. No Parcel posted in the United Kingdom the Postmaster-General may prescribe. addressed to British Honduras, or posted in British (3.) Such Parcel shall be measured and weighed Honduras addressed to the United Kingdom, the by such officer, and (if such Parcel do not dimensions of which shall exceed in length three exceed the limits of measurement or weight feet six inches or in length and girth measured hereinbefore mentioned) the postage thereof, together six feet (such girth being measured according to the rates hereinbefore men- round the thickest part of such Parcel), or which tioned, shall be prepaid as hereinbefore pror shall exceed in weight eleven pounds, shall be vided, and shall be verified by such officer, conveyed or tendered for conveyance by post and no such Parcel shall be forwarded by the under this Warrant. Post without being accompanied by or Iiaving Rates of Postage from British Honduras to Places affixed thereto such declaration as aforesaid ; in Schedule, via United Kingdom. and until such Parcel has been so measured 5. On all Parcels transmitted by post under and weighed, and the postage chargeable this Warrant from British Honduras to any thereon shall have been properly paid; and country mentioned in the schedule hereto by way if any such Parcel shall be left at a Post of the United Kingdom, there shall be charged Office without being accompanied by or and paid according to the route of transmission having affixed thereto such declaration, and and weight of such parcels respectively the several without being so measured and weighed and rates of postage specified in such schedule. the postage chargeable thereon properly paid as aforesaid, such Parcel shall be detained Maximum Dimensions and Weight of Parcels and may be returned or given up to the between Places via United Kingdom. sender thereof, or otherwise dealt with or 6. No Parcel, the dimensions of which shall disposed of in any manner authorized by this exceed in any direction two feet, or which in the Warrant. case of Parcels posted in or addressed to Austria- Collection of Parcels. Hungary, Denmark, Heligoland, Switzerland, 11. The Postmaster-General may, if he think Germany, Italy, or Sweden, shall exceed six fit, from time to time authorize such officers as he pounds in weight, or in the case of Parcels posted may direct to receive Parcels for the Post under in or addressed to Belgium, the Netherlands, such regulations and conditions as he may from Luxemburg, or .Norway, shall exceed eleven time to time prescribe. pounds in weight, shall be conveyed or tendered for conveyance under this Warrant. Irregular Posting of Parcels. 12. Any Packet transmissible by Parcel Post Prepayment. from the United Kingdom to British Honduras 7. The postage chargeable according to the which, from any words or marks thereon, respective rates hereinbefore mentioned shall, in or other external evidence, appears to all cases (except as otherwise provided in this have been intended for transmission as Warrant), be" prepaid at the time of posting, and a Parcel, but which has not been tendered for such prepayment shall, in the United Kingdom, transmission as a Parcel, but has been posted in be effected by means of adhesive postage stamps: a Post Office Letter Box, or otherwise than Times of Posting. according to the manner hereinbefore prescribed 8. Parcels intended to be transmitted by post, for the posting of Parcels, may, in the discretion may, in the United Kingdom, be posted on any of the Postmaster-General, either be detained .day of the week except Sunday, but shall not be and returned or given up to the sender, or be posted on Sundays, or in England or Ireland on dealt with as follows, that is to say:— Christmas Day or Good Friday, and in Scotland (1.) If the said Packet is fully prepaid with on either of the two Sacramental Fast Days, the Letter or Book Packet rate of postage, except in the cases next hereinafter mentioned, and otherwise conforms to the regulations as that is to say :— to the Letter or Book Post, the same may Where the delivery of Parcels on Sundays, or be forwarded as a Letter or Book Packet any of the other days aforesaid, at certain Post (as the case may be). Offices, to addressees calling for the same, may (2.) If the said Packet is not fully prepaid with hereafter be specially authorized by the Post- the Letter .or Book Packet rate of postage, master-General, the posting of Parcels on Sun- the same may be forwarded to its destina- days, or such other days as aforesaid, at such tion as a Parcel charged with the sum of one offices respectively, shall also be permitted within penny in addition to all other postage pay- A 2 946 THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 22, 1887.

• able upon such Packet as a Parcel. Pro- (a.) Where the corrected address of the vided that the postage prepaid upon any Parcel is within the same free delivery such Packet shall be allowed in part pay- as the original address, and the Parcel is ment of any' postage or other sum charged not, at the time of such correction, lying under this clause. at a Returned Letter Office, no new charge Return and Disposal of Undelivered Parcels. shall be made with respect to the delivery 13. With regard to— of the Parcel. (a.) Parcels which are addressed to a Post (6.) Where the corrected address of the Office in the United Kingdom to be called Parcel is not within the same free deli- for, or to a place in the United Kingdom very as the original address, or the Parcel beyond the limits of the free postal delivery at the time of such correction is lying at a of any town or district, or to a ship at any Returned Letter Office, there shall be port in the United Kingdom, and which are paid a new and distinct rate of postage not called for or delivered within such equal in amount to the rate of postage reasonable times as the Postmaster-General which would have been chargeable on such may from time to time prescribe ; and Parcel as an Inland Parcel. (#.) Parcels which cannot be delivered in the (7.) A Parcel shall not be given up or returned United Kingdom for want of a true direction, by post to the sender except upon payment or by reason that the addressee is dead, or by him of any charge for redirection or other cannot be found, or has refused the same, or charge to which the Parcel has become liable has refused to pay any charges thereon, or under the provisions of this Warrant, or of for any other sufficient reason ; any such Regulations as are referred to in The following provisions shall apply, that is to section 14 of " The Post Office (Parcels) Bay:— Act, 1882." (1.) The Parcel shall, as the Postmaster- (8.) Where the sender requests a Parcel to be General may from time to time direct, be returned to him by post, such Parcel shall retained at or forthwith forwarded to such not be returned to the sender except, upon place as the Postmaster-Gen era! may from payment by him of a new and distinct rate time to time appoint, and may, if necessary, of postage, according to the rates fixed by be there opened and examined. this Warrant, and in such case the said rate (2.) Where the name and address of the sender of postage, and all other charges to which can be ascertained from the parcel, or the the Parcel has become liable, if not prepaid declaration accompanying the same, notice by the sender, shall be collected on the deli- shall be given by post to the sender very of the Parcel to him. through the Post Office of British (9.) The Postmaster-General may require Honduras, that the Parcel will, in proof to his satisfaction that an applicant for default of any claim on the part of the a Parcel is entitled to receive the same. addressee, be given up to the sender, or his (10.) Where no application is made for a Parcel agent, upon personal application at such within the period specified in any such notice place as aforesaid, or, at the request of the as aforesaid, or an applicant fails to prove to sender, will be forwarded to a corrected the satisfaction of the Postmaster-General address, or returned to him by post in either that he is entitled to receive the Parcel, or case upon the conditions hereinafter men- refuses or fails to pay the charges to which tioned. the Parcel has become liable under this (3.) Where the name and address of the sender Warrant, the Parcel may be dealt with or cannot be ascertained from the Parcel, disposed of in such manner as the Postmaster- notice shall be publicly given (by affixing General may, in his discretion direct or the same at such place or places, or in such authorize. other manner as the Postmaster-General (11.) If at any time while a Parcel remains in may direct), and notice shall also be given the possession of the Postmaster-Gen oral, it to the Post Office of British Honduras, that becomes offensive or injurious to any Officer the Parcel will in default of any claim of the Post Office or other person, or to other on the part of the addressee, and upon pay- Parcels, it may forthwith be dealt with or ment of such charges as are hereinafter disposed of in such manner as the Postmaster- mentioned, be given up upon the personal General may in his discretion direct or application of the sender, or his agent, or be authorize, notwithstanding that the provisions returned to the sender by post. of this Warrant as to the return of such (4.) In any case the notice shall state that in Parcel have not been or have only partially default of the receipt by the Postmaster- been complied with. General of an application for the Parcel, during a period to be specified in such notice, Re-direction of Parcels. from some person who, in the Postmaster- General's judgment, is entitled to receive the 14. Any Parcel may be re-directed from its Parcel, it will be disposed of in such manner original address or any substituted address, within as the Postmaster-General may direct. the United Kingdom, to any country or place (5.) The Postmaster-General may, in his dis- with which a Parcel Post to or from the United cretion, specify in any such notice, or other- Kingdom or British Honduras is established, and wise, the periods during which Parcels may in every case of such re-direction there shall be returned to the senders thereof, and in so be charged on such Parcel in respect of 'such doing may have regard to the nature and re-direction a new and distinct rate of postage contents of Parcels. according to the rates for the time being payable (6.) Where in the case of a Parcel which in respect of the transmission of a like Parcel cannot be delivered for want of a true ! from the United Kingdom to the country or direction, the sender corrects the address of place to which it may be re-directed, and such the Parcel, the Parcel shall be forwarded to postage, if not paid at the time of such re-direc- the corrected address, subject to the following tion, shall be collected on the delivery of the conditions :— Parcel to the addressee. THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEBKUARY 22, 1887. 947

15. Any Parcel may be re-directed from its! respect infringes or fails to comply with the original address, or any substituted address, Regulations in this Warrant contained, or any of •within the United Kingdom to any other address them, such Parcel may, at the option of the within the United Kingdom, and in every case of Postmaster-General, either be dealt with as in such re-direction there shall be charged on such this Warrant provided, with reference to Parcels Parcel in respect of each such re-direction, and which cannot be delivered, or be dealt with or (if not previously paid) paid by the addressee disposed of in such manner as the Postmaster- thereof in money upon the delivery of such General may in his discretion direct or authorize. Parcel, a new and distinct rate of postage, equal Provision for safety of Parcels. in amount to the rate of postage which would 20. In any case where any officer of the Post have been originally chargeable on such Parcel Office may find it necessary or expedient for the as an Inland Parcel. safety or protection of Parcels that any Parcel should be forwarded or delivered by some later Remission of He-direction Kates. despatch or delivery than that for which the same 16. The Postmaster-General may wholly remit was posted or despatched, or intended to be posted the rate of postage for re-direction on any Parcel or despatched respectively, he may delay the addressed to the United Kingdom which may, on despatch or delivery of such Parcel, or make such the request of the addressee thereof, here-directed other and special arrangements as to the despatch l>y an Officer of the Post Office, and again for- or delivery thereof, not, however, involving a warded by post to the same person at any address greater delay than 24 hours in the whole, as may within the limits of the same free postal delivery be deemed by such officer necessary or expedient AS the address from which such Parcel was so in the circumstances of the case. re-directed. Parcels not to interfere with Letter Post. Prohibitions. 21. Where the despatch or delivery from a Post 17. There shall not be posted or conveyed or Office in the United Kingdom of letters would be delivered by post any Parcel— delayed by the despatch or delivery therefrom at (!'.) Consisting of or containing any indecent the same time of Parcels, such Parcels, or any of or obscene print, painting, photograph, them, may be detained in the Post Office until the lithograph, engraving, book or card, or any despatch or delivery next following that by which indecent or obscene article whether similar they would ordinarily be despatched or delivered. to the above or not j or Postmaster'General not liable jor Loss or Damage. (2.) Having thereon or on the cover thereof 22. Nothing contained in or done under or in any words, marks, or designs of an indecent, pursuance of this Warrant shall render the Post- .obscene, or grossly offensive character. master-General liable, either personally or in his (3.) Consisting of or containing— official capacity, to any action or other legal pro- (a.) Any explosive substance. ceeding in respect or in consequence of any loss (6.) Any dangerous substance, or damage of any Parcel, whether such loss or (c.) Any filth. damage be occasioned by or arise from any act or (d.) Any noxious or deleterious substance. neglect of any officer of the Post Office or any (e.) Any sharp instrument not properly other person. protected. (/.) Except with the special permission of Customs Regulations. the Postmaster-General, any living crea- 23. Parcels intended to be transmitted by post ture. under the provisions of this Warrant shall not be (ff.) Any article or thing whatsoever which posted, forwarded, conveved, or delivered, except is likely to injure other Parcels in course subject to such Regulations as are referred to in of conveyance, or any receptacle in which section 14 of "The Post Office (Parcels) Act, the same are conveyed, or an officer of the 1882." Post Office or other person who may deal Remission of Postage. with such Parcel. 24. The Postmaster-General may, in any case Any such Parcel, if posted or tendered for in which he may consider it just or reasonable so conveyance by post may be detained, and either to do, remit any postage or any sum made payable returned or given up to the sender thereof or under this Warrant. dealt with or disposed of in such other manner as 25. Except where in this Warrant is otherwise may be authorized by the Postmaster-General. expressly provided, all Parcels transmitted under 18.—(1.) There shall not be posted or con- this Warrant between British Honduras and the veyed or delivered by post any Parcel consist- countries mentioned in the Schedule hereto, shall ing of or containing two or more Parcels or be posted, forwarded, conveyed, and delivered other Postal Packets (of the same or of different under and subject to the provisions of this Warrant descriptions) addressed to different persons at and to the provisions of the Warrants respectively different addresses. relating to the Parcel Post between the United (2.) If any such Parcel be posted or tendered Kingdom and the several countries mentioned in for conveyance by post the contents thereof, so the Schedule hereto, so far as such provisions are far as the same consist of Parcels, may be for- applicable. warded to the addressees of such Parcels charged Commencement of Warrant. with new and distinct rates of postage according 26. This Warrant shall come into operation on to the rates fixed by this Warrant, and so far as the first day of March, one thousand eight hun- the same consist of other Postal Packets may be dred and eighty-seven. treated and charged as unpaid Postal Packets, or Dated this fourteenth day of February, one such Parcel may be otherwise dealt with or thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. disposed of as the Postmaster-General may Sidney Herbert. < •authorize. W. H. Walrond, Non-compliance with, Regulations. Two of the Commissioners of Her 19. In any case not in this Warrant expressly Majesty's Treasury. provided for, where any Parcel shall be posted or Henry Cecil Koikes, tendered for conveyance by post which in any Her Majesty's Postmaster-General. THE SCHEDULE. to £» oo FIRST COLUMN. THIRD COLUMN. SECOND COLUMN. FOURTH COLUMN. Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Heligoland, Switzerland. • . Germany. Belgium. The Netherlands. Via Hamburg. Via Belgium. Via Hamburg. Via Belgium.

Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Not Two Not Two Not Two Six No't Two Not Two Not Two Six Exceeding Pounds, Exceeding Pounds, Exceeding Pounds, Pounds, Exceeding Pounds, Exceeding Pounds, Exceeding Pounds Pounds, Two and not Two and not Two and not and not Two and not Two and not Two and not and not Pounds in Exceeding Pounds in 1 Pounds in Exceeding Pounds in Exceeding Exceeding Pounds in Exceeding Pounds in Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Weight. Six Weight.' Six Weight. Six Eleven Weight. Six Weight. Six Weight. Six Eleven . § Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds.

Two Two Three Three Two Two Four shillings Three Five . Three Two Two shillings Five . • Four shillings and shillings shillings shillings shillings shillings shillings shillings shillings and shillings and shillings and and four and three and eleven and ten shillings eight pence four pence and ten and elevfin and nine and and two pence half- and eleven two pence eleven pence half-penny pence half- pence half- pence half- [ half-penny penny pence pence penny pence six pence penny pence penny pence a FIFTH COLUMN. SIXTH COLUMN. SEVENTH COLUMN. EIGHTH COLUMN. w 9>• Italy, via Germany. Luxemburg. Norway. Sweden. Ed

to Exceeding Two Exceeding Six Exceeding Two LO Exceeding Two Not Exceeding Not Exceeding Exceeding Six Not Exceeding Exceeding Two Not Exceeding Pounds and not Pounds and not Pounds and not Pounds and not Pounds and not Pounds and not [ Two Pounds in Two Pounds Two Pounds Two Pounds in Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding Exceeding OO Weight. in Weight. in Weight. Weight. 00 Six Pounds. Six Pounds. Eleven Pounds. Six Pounds Eleven Pounds Six Pounds. r

Two shillings Two shillings : Three shillings Two shillings Three shillings Six shillings and Three shillings Five. shillings Four shillings and six pence Five shillings and one and four pence and four pence and ten pence three half -pence half-penny and nine pence and ten pence and seven pence half-penny half-penny half-penny 653 B2i