Chiefs, as to the duties or customs to be paid to us, the said Chiefs or the Headmen of the towns in Shuli and Madi country, by such British subjects, or as to any other matter, that the dispute shall be referred to a duly authorized Representative of Her Majesty, whose decision in the matter shall be binding and final; and that we Alagoyn (Shuli), Wirwira (Madi), and Wirjogo (Madi), will not extend the rights thus guaranteed to British subjects to any other persons without the knowledge and consent of such Representative.

III. That we the said Shuli and Madi Chiefs will at no time cede any of our territory to any other Power, or enter into any agreement, Treaty, or arrangement with any foreign Government except through and with the consent of the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of England, &c.

Done at Lamogi, this 20th day of September, 1898.
Signed in the presence of Headmen and people.

Their NEILL MALCOLM, Lieutenant, Uganda Rifles.

marks.

ALAGOYN.

WIRWIRA.

WIRJOGO.

We, the Undersigned, do swear that we have truly and honestly interpreted the terms of the foregoing Agreement to the Contracting Parties in the Shuli and Madi languages.

NOTICE by the Uganda Customs respecting the payment of Duties. Mombasa, October 14, 1898.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Regulations contained in the following Notice issued on the 4th of March, 1897, are now in force in Uganda, and will be strictly adhered to :—

All goods and merchandise presented on the Uganda frontier, from the Coast, will require to produce a Customs receipt, for duty paid in Mombasa, or a Customs pass note, showing the value and contents, and stating that the loads have been made up in Mombasa, and have already paid duty

there.

Failure to produce one or other of these documents, certified

by the Chief of Customs at Mombasa, will render the goods

liable to duty on the frontier.

(Countersigned)

A. MARSDEN, Collector of Customs for the
Uganda Administration.

ERNEST L. BERKELEY, Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General for Uganda.

Mombasa, 14th October, 1898.

ORDER applying the Gold Coast Constabulary Ordinance of 1879, &c., with Modifications, to the Uganda Protectorate, and repealing the Uganda Rifles Ordinance of 1895. London, February 20, 1899.

IN pursuance of Article 15 of "The Africa Order in Council, 1889," I do hereby order that "The Gold Coast Constabulary Ordinance, 1879," and the Ordinances with which that Ordinance is to be read and construed, shall, with the modifications and adaptations appearing in the copy annexed hereto, have effect and be administered in the Uganda Protectorate, and shall be entitled "The Uganda Military Force Ordinance, 1899."

The Order of the 1st day of September, 1895, bringing into force "The Uganda Rifles Ordinance, 1895," is hereby revoked, and that Ordinance is hereby repealed, but the provisions of that Ordinance relating to pay and gratuities shall continue in force with respect to any men who enlisted under that Ordinance, and do not re-enlist under the Ordinance annexed hereto.

A copy of this Order and of the annexed Ordinance shall be forthwith publicly exhibited in the Consular Office of the Pro

tectorate.

Foreign Office, February 20, 1899.

SALISBURY.

The Uganda Military Force Ordinance, 1899.

Preliminary.

1. THIS Ordinance may be cited as "The Uganda Military Force Ordinance, 1899."

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires

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AFRICA (Uganda).

"The Commissioner" means Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General, or other officer for the time being administering the Government of the Uganda Protectorate.

"Commandant" means the officer for the time being in · chief command of the Uganda Military Force.

"Native officer" means any officer (other than European) above the rank of sergeant-major.

"Consular officer" means any person acting by virtue of Her Majesty's commission, or with the authority or approval of a Secretary of State, as Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent.

Where this Ordinance confera any power or imposes any duty, then, unless a contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires.

I.-Constitution and Government of the Force.

3. The Commissioner may maintain a force to be called the Uganda Military Force (in this Ordinance also referred to as "the force"), which shall be constituted, as respects the number and status of officers and men, in accordance with any instructions which the Commissioner may receive from a Secretary of State.

British officers and non-commissioned officers will be appointed by the Secretary of State, but may be appointed temporarily or provisionally by the Commissioner, subject to the subsequent approval of the Secretary of State.

Native officers will be appointed and promoted by the Commandant, with the sanction of the Commissioner, and native non-commissioned officers and men by the Commandant or by an officer delegated by him.

British non-commissioned officers will be under the orders of British officers only, and will be considered "instructors " unless specially selected for a particular duty by the Commandant.

4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall extend to and apply to all persons serving in the force while they are employed beyond the limits of the Protectorate, so far as circumstances admit.

5. The Commandant, subject to the orders and directions of the Commissioner, shall have the command, direction, and general superintendence of the force.

The officers, native officers, and non-commissioned officers shall have such command or superintendence, and shall perforin such other duties connected with the force, as the Commandant may direct.

6. The Commandant shall be responsible and accountable

for all public stores, of whatever description, belonging to, or appertaining to, the force in case of their being lost, spoiled, damaged, except by unavoidable accident, theft, robbery, or actual service.

7. Every officer, or native officer, or non-commissioned officer in command of any body of the force, and where there is a detachment without any officer, the District Protectorate Officer shall be responsible for the arms, accoutrements, ammunition, clothing, and other public stores, and for all public moneys issued and delivered for the use of such body or detachment, and shall account for such arms, accoutrements, ammunition, clothing, and stores to the Commandant in case of their being lost, spoiled, or damaged, except by unavoidable accident, theft, robbery, or actual service, and to the Paymaster for such public moneys in case of their being lost, except by unavoidable accident, theft, or robbery.

8. The Paymaster shall have charge of all monetary transactions in connection with the force, and be responsible for all public moneys intrusted to his care, or that shall come into his possession. He shall have the immediate custody of and account to the Commandant for all spare arms, accoutrements, clothing, necessaries, ammunition, and other Government stores not issued for service, and he shall issue the same upon the requisition of the Commandant, or in accordance with the prescribed Regulations.

9. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Commissioner may make, alter, and revoke Regulations (in this Ordinance referred to as the "prescribed Regulations") for any or all of the following purposes, that is to say:

(1.) The prevention of neglect and abuses, and the efficient discharge of their duties by the force.

(2.) The form and method of enlistments and appointments in the force.

(3.) The pay of the force, and the fiscal duties to be performed by the Paymaster and other officers, as well of the force as of the Treasury Department, with relation to the force. Every such Regulation shall come into operation upon the publication thereof, or at such time as shall be therein provided, and shall be subject to disallowance by a Secretary of State.

(4.) The Government prisons and lock-up houses in which any members of the force may be confined, and any matter relating to diet, custody, labour, occupation, and discipline in or in relation to the same.

II.-Enlistment and Discharge.*

10. Every private shall be enlisted, for the first term of his engagement, to serve in the force for four years, to be reckoned from the day on which he shall have been finally approved for service and taken on the strength of the force.

All members of the Uganda Rifles may re-enlist under this Ordinance, and the period of service from the enlistment under The Uganda Rifles Ordinance, 1895," until such re-enlistment shall be reckoned as service under this Ordinance.

11. Any native officer, non-commissioned officer, or private of good character who at any time has completed, or is within six months of completing, the first term of his engagement, may, with the approval of the Commandant, re-engage to serve for a second term of four years from the expiration of the first term of his engagement, and may re-engage for further periods of four years from time to time.

12. Every man enlisting, re-engaging, or re-enlisting in the force as aforesaid shall, previous to his being approved or re-engaged, make and sign the following declaration, and shall confirm such declaration by oath in his native language in such manner as he may declare to be most binding upon his

conscience:

"I, A.B., do hereby solemnly declare and promise that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs and successors, and that I will faithfully serve and defend Her Majesty the Queen, her heirs and suc. cessors, and the Government of the Uganda Protectorate, for a period of four years, provided Her Majesty should so long require my services, and that I will obey all orders of Her Majesty and of the officers placed over me, and subject myself to all laws relating to the Uganda Military Force now in force, or which may from time to time be in force within the said period.

"Declared at

before me.

"[Signature of officer commanding battalion.]"

The declaration and oath shall be made before the Senior Officer of the force for the time being at the station at which the declaration and oath are made, and such declaration shall be preserved as a part of the enlistment papers of every person enlisting, re-engaging, or re-enlisting.

13. Any native officer, non-commissioned officer, or private, whose period of service expires whilst a state of war exists between Her Majesty and any foreign Power or any African State or tribe, may be detained and his service prolonged for such further period not exceeding 12 months as the Commandant directs.

14. Subject to the provisions of Sections 11 and 15, every

These Regulations do not apply to soldiers recruited from the Indian Army, for whose conditions of service see paragraph 40,