Plymouth, the Local Government District of Skipton, the Borough of Stockton and the Local Government District of South Stockton, and the Local Government Districts of Stroud and Wallasey. cxxxviii. An Act to confirm certain Orders of the Local Government Board under the provisions of the Divided Parishes and Poor Law Amendment Act, 1876, as amended and extended by the Poor Law Act, 1879, relating to the Parishes of Black-Torrington, Bradford, Bridgerule-East, Carhampton, Dodington, Fulwood, High-Hampton, Hinders-lane-and-Dockham, Holford, Monksilver, Old Cleve, Pancras-week, Pleasley, Porlock, Pyworthy, Selworthy, Stogumber, Sutcombe, Upper-Langwith, and Withycombe; to the Townships of East-Dean, Hucknall-under-Huthwaite, and Sutton-in-Ashfield; and to the Tything of clxxxiv. An Act to transfer to one of Her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State the powers vested in the Admiralty and the Board of Ordnance in relation to gunpowder magazines and stores in the River Mersey, and amend the Acts relating to those magazines and stores. Lea-Bailey. ccxiii. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Cambridge, Canterbury, Chelsea, Finchley, Folkestone, Gravesend, Greenock, Greenwich, High Wycombe, Ipswich, Maidstone, and Sunderland. ccxiv. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Aston, Birkdale, Dudley, Saltley, Ulverston, West Bromwich, and Wolverhampton. ccxv. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Redditch, and Walsall. ccxvi. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Barton Eccles Winton and Monton, Carlisle, Croydon, Luton, Margate, Nelson, Rochester, Scarborough, and Sudbury. ccxvii. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Bermondsey, Clerkenwell, Hampstead, Holborn, Hornsey, St. George's-in-the-East, St. Giles' (Brush), St. James' and St. Martin's, St. Luke's, and Wandsworth. ccxviii. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Limehouse, Poplar, Richmond (Surrey), Rotherhithe, St. Giles's (Pilsen Joel), St. Olave, St. Saviour's (Southwark), Shoreditch, and Wednesbury and Darlaston. ccxix. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Barnes and Mortlake, Hackney, Islington, St. Pancras (Middlesex), and Whitechapel. ccxx. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Bradford, Brighton, Hanover Square District (London), Norwich, South Kensington District (London), Strand District (London), and Victoria District (London). ccxxi. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Bristol, Grantham, and Lowestoft. ccxxii. An Act for confirming certain Provisional Orders made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Chiswick and St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark, ccxxiii. An Act for confirming a Provisional Order made by the Board of Trade under the Electric Lighting Act, 1882, relating to Dundee. ccxxiv. An Act to confirm a Provisional Order of the Local Government Board relating to the Improvement Act District of West Hartlepool. ccxxv. An Act to confirm certain Provisional Orders of the Local Government Board relating to the Local Government Districts of Haslingden, Ramsbottom, and Rawtenstall. ccxxvi. An Act to amend the Law relating to Highways in the Isle of Wight, and for other purposes. THE PUBLIC GENERAL STATUTES. 46 VICTORIA. CHAPTER 1. An Act to amend the Consolidated Fund (Permanent W c. 57. HEREAS by the Consolidated Fund (Permanent Charges 36 & 37 Vict. Redemption) Act, 1873, the Treasury are authorised, as regards certain annuities as defined by that Act which are charged on the Consolidated Fund, or money's provided by Parliament, to contract for their redemption by payment of a capital sum out of moneys provided by Parliament not exceeding the sum therein mentioned, or by the transfer of Government securities instead of the payment of a sum of money: And whereas by section twenty-three of the Revenue Friendly 45 & 46 Vict. Societies and National Debt Act, 1882, the Treasury were autho- c. 72. rised, for the purpose of the redemption of such of the said annuities as were payable to ecclesiastical corporations in England, to borrow the required capital sum or annuities from the National Debt Commissioners, and to repay the loan by a terminable annuity : And whereas it is expedient to give the like authority for the purpose of the redemption of others of the said annuities: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act shall be construed as one with the Consolidated Construction of Act and Fund (Permanent Charges Redemption) Act, 1873. short title. This Act may, together with that Act, be cited as the Consoli- 36 & 37 Vict. dated Fund (Permanent Charges Redemption) Acts, 1873 and 1883, c. 57. and may be cited, alone, as the Consolidated Fund (Permanent Charges Redemption) Act, 1883. National Debt 2. (1.) The Treasury may from time to time borrow from the Advance of National Debt Commissioners, and those Commissioners may lend redemption out of the funds in their hands on account of Trustee or Post money by Office Savings Banks, such capital sum or such Government secu- Commissioners rities as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect and repayment by terminable any contract made in pursuance of the Consolidated Fund (Per- annuity. manent Charges Redemption) Act, 1873, for the redemption of any 36 & 37 Vict. annuity as defined by that Act. (2.) For the purpose of repaying any such loan, the Treasury may create, in favour of the National Debt Commissioners, a terminable annuity for the period of ten years from the date of the loan, to be calculated with interest at the rate of not less than three and a quarter per cent. per annum. c. 57. Definitions. (3.) Such annuity shall be notified by certificate under the hand of the Comptroller or Assistant Comptroller and the Actuary of the National Debt Office, and shall be charged upon the Consolidated Fund or the growing produce thereof. 3. In this Act The expression "National Debt Commissioners means the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt. The expression "Treasury" means the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury. Issue of 2,233,958l. 98. 8d. out of the Consoli CHAPTER 2. An Act to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eightytwo, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four. Most Gracious Sovereign, WE, [20th March 1883.] E, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, towards making good the supply which we have cheerfully granted to Your Majesty in this session of Parliament, have resolved to grant unto Your Majesty the sums herein-after mentioned; and do therefore most humbly beseech Your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making good dated Fund for the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the years the service of ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hunthe years ending 31st March dred and eighty-two and one thousand eight hundred and eighty1882 and 1883. three the sum or two million two hundred and thirty-three thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight pounds nine shillings and eightpence. Issue of 4,121,300l. out 2. The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury for the time of the Consoli- being may issue out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdated Fund for dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and apply towards making good the service of the supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year the year ending ending on the thirty-first day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, the sum of four million one hundred and twentyone thousand three hundred pounds. 31st March 1884. Power to the Treasury to borrow. 3. The Commissioners of the Treasury may borrow from time to time, on the credit of the said sum, any sum or sums not exceeding in the whole the sum of six million three hundred and fifty-five thousand two hundred and fifty-eight pounds nine shillings and eightpence, and shall repay the moneys so borrowed, with interest not exceeding five pounds per centum per annum, out of the growing produce of the Consolidated Fund at any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the said moneys were borrowed. Any sums so borrowed shall be placed to the credit of the account of Her Majesty's Exchequer, and shall form part of the said Consolidated Fund, and be available in any manner in which such fund is available. 4. This Act may be cited as the Consolidated Fund (No. 1) Short title. Act, 1883. CHAPTER 3. An Act to amend the Law relating to Explosive Sub stances. [10th April 1883.] E it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Explosive Substances Act, 1883. Short title. 2. Any person who unlawfully and maliciously causes by any Punishment explosive substance an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life for causing or to cause serious injury to property shall, whether any injury to likely to enexplosion: person or property has been actually caused or not, be guilty of danger life or felony, and on conviction shall be liable to penal servitude for property. life, or for any less term (not less than the minimum term allowed by law), or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding two years. attempt to cause explo sive with intent to endan 3. Any person who within or (being a subject of Her Majesty) Punishment for without Her Majesty's dominions unlawfully and maliciously(a.) does any act with intent to cause by an explosive substance, sion, or for or conspires to cause by an explosive substance an explosion making or in the United Kingdom of a nature likely to endanger life or keeping exploto cause serious injury to property; or (b.) makes or has in his possession or under his control any ger life or proexplosive substance with intent by means thereof to endanger perty. life, or cause serious injury to property in the United Kingdom, or to enable any other person by means thereof to endanger life or cause serious injury to property in the United Kingdom, shall, whether any explosion does or not take place, and whether any injury to person or property has been actually caused or not, be guilty of felony, and on conviction shall be liable to penal servitude for a term not exceeding twenty years, or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a term not exceeding two years, and the explosive substance shall be forfeited. possession of 4. (1.) Any person who makes or knowingly has in his posses- Punishment for sion or under his control any explosive substance, under such making or circumstances as to give rise to a reasonable suspicion that he is explosive under not making it or does not have it in his possession or under his suspicious circontrol for a lawful object, shall, unless he can show that he made cumstances. it or had it in his possession or under his control for a lawful object, be guilty of felony, and, on conviction, shall be liable to |