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Power of Her Majesty in Council to define colonies and foreign
countries to which this Part of the Act applies.

17. (1.) Her Majesty may from time to time, by Order in
    Council, declare that this Part of this Act shall be deemed, on
    and after a day to be named in such order, to apply to any
    British possession or foreign country which in the opinion of
    Her Majesty affords to the registered medical practitioners of
    the United Kingdom such privileges of practising in the
    said British possession or foreign country as to Her Majesty
    may seem just; and from and after the day named in such
    Order in Council such British possession or foreign country
    shall be deemed to be a British possession or foreign country
    to which this Act applies within the meaning of this Part
    thereof; but, until such Order in Council has been made in
    respect of any British possession or foreign country, this Part
    of this Act shall not be deemed to apply to any such posses-
    sion or country; and the expression "the prescribed day" as
    used in this Part of this Act means, as respects any British
    possession or foreign country, the day on and after which
    this Part of this Act is declared by Order in Council to apply
    to such British possession or foreign country.

(2.) Her Majesty may from time to time, by Order in Coun-
cil, revoke and renew any order made in pursuance of this
section; and, on the revocation of such order as respects any
British possession or foreign country, such possession or
foreign country shall cease to be a possession or country
to which this Part of this Act applies, without prejudice
nevertheless to the right of any persons whose names have
been already entered on the register.

Amendment of 21 and 22 Vict., c. 90, s. 36, as to medical officers in
ships.

18. Nothing in "The Medical Act, 1858," shall prevent a
    person holding a medical diploma entitling him to practise
    medicine or surgery in a British possession to which this Act
    applies from holding an appointment as a medical officer in
    any vessel registered in that possession.

PART III.

Dentists.

Provisions as to 41 and 42 Vict., c. 33.

26. It is hereby declared that the words "title, addition,
    or description," where used in "The Dentists Act, 1878,"
    include any title, addition to a name, designation, or de-
    scription, whether expressed in words or by letters, or partly
    in one way and partly in the other.

There shall be repealed so much of section four of "The
Dentists Act, 1878," as provides that a prosecution for any
of the offences above in that Act mentioned shall not be
instituted by a private person, except with the consent of
the General Council or of a branch Council, and a prosecu-
tion for any such offences may be instituted by a private
person accordingly.

Notwithstanding anything in section five of "The Den-
tists Act, 1878," the rights of any person registered under
"The Dentists Act, 1878," to practise dentistry or dental
surgery in any part of Her Majesty's dominions other than
the United Kingdom shall be subject to any local law in
force in that part.

It shall be lawful for Her Majesty, at any time after the
said appointed day, to declare, by Order in Council, that
section twenty-eight of the said "Dentists Act, 1878," shall
be in force on and after a day to be named in such order,
but in the meantime and until such order has been made,
and before such day as last aforesaid, such section shall not
be deemed to be in force.

Save as in this Act mentioned "The Dentists Act, 1878,"
shall not be affected by this Act.

Definitions.

27. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
    The expression "part of the United Kingdom" means,
    according to circumstances, England, Scotland, or
    Ireland:
    The expression "British possession" means any part of
    Her Majesty's dominions exclusive of the United
    Kingdom, but inclusive of the Isle of Man and the
    Channel Islands; and, where parts of such dominions
    are under both a central and a local Legislature, all
    parts under one central Legislature are for the pur-
    poses of this definition deemed to be one British pos-
    session:
    The expression "local law" means an Act or Ordinance
    passed by the Legislature of a British possession:
    The expression "the appointed day" means the first of
    June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven,
    or such other day in June, one thousand eight hun-
    dred and eighty-seven, as may be appointed by the
    Privy Council:
    The expression "medical corporation" means any body
    in the United Kingdom, other than a university, for
    the time being competent to grant a diploma or
    diplomas conferring on the holder thereof, if he has
    passed a qualifying examination, the right of regis-
    tration under the Medical Acts:
    The expression "registered medical practitioner" means
    any person for the time being registered under the
    Medical Acts:
    The word "diploma" means any diploma, degree,
    fellowship, membership, license, authority to prac-
    tise, letters testimonial, certificate, or other status or
    document granted by any university, corporation,
    college, or other body, or by any departments of or
    persons acting under the authority of the Govern-
    ment of any country or place within or without Her
    Majesty's dominions:
    The expression "medical diploma" means a diploma
    granted in respect of medicine, surgery, and mid-
    wifery, or of any of them, or any branch of medicine or
    surgery:
    The word "person" includes a body of persons, cor-
    porate or not corporate.

21 and 22 Vict., c. 90.

The expression "the Medical Acts" means "The
Medical Act, 1858," and any Acts amending the
same, passed before the passing of this Act.

Notice to Local Authorities under "The Government Loans
to Local Bodies Act, 1886."

The Treasury,
Wellington, 13th October, 1886.

PURSUANT to section 16 of "The Government Loans to
Local Bodies Act, 1886," the Colonial Treasurer hereby
gives notice that, on the 1st December next, he will be pre-
pared to consider applications from local authorities for
loans under the Act.

Applications should be addressed to the Colonial Treasurer,
Wellington, and in the corner of the envelope the words
"Local Bodies' Loans" should be written; and every appli-
cation must be posted so as to arrive at the Treasury on or
before the 30th November.

JULIUS VOGEL,
Colonial Treasurer.

Notice to Mariners, No. 38 of 1886.

ALTERATION IN POSITION OF BEACONS, NORTH SPIT, PORT
OF GREYMOUTH.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th October, 1886.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Greymouth Harbour Board, is published for general in-
formation.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.)

GREYMOUTH HARBOUR BOARD.—NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Owing to the encroachment of the sea on the North Spit,
south of the north training-wall, the leading beacons at the
Port of Greymouth have been shifted the following distances
farther east: Back beacon, about eight chains; front
beacon, about three chains. Masters of vessels entering the
harbour are therefore cautioned not to run too long on these
beacons after passing the South Tiphead, but to haul up
along the south training-wall.

A. R. GUINNESS,
Chairman.
Greymouth, 1st October, 1886.

Notice to Mariners, No. 39 of 1886.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 11th October, 1886.

THE following Notice to Mariners, received from the
Marine Board, Port Adelaide, South Australia, is pub-
lished for general information.

Jos. A. TOLE,
(For the Minister having charge of the
Marine Department.)

VAN DIEMEN GULF, NORTH AUSTRALIA.—SANDBANK.

The master of the s.s. "Victoria" reports the existence of a
sandy shoal, about one and a half miles in extent, with from
5ft. to 6ft. of water on it.
Approximate position, lat. 12° S., long. 132° 5′ E., Mount
Roe bearing N. ¼ W. (magnetic). Bottom, coarse grey sand.

THOS. N. STEPHENS,
Secretary, Marine Board.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide,
9th September, 1886.