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judge or judges thereof and subjert to any IUIPS,  whcre the
                                      ordinary civil jurisdiction  of  the court  can in  any cane be
                                      cxercised by a single jiidge,  any jurisdiction  conferred by
                                       this  Act  may  in  the  like  case  be  cxercised  by  a  single
                                      judge.
                                         8.-     Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  section no-
                                       thing in this Act shnll dter the a,pplication of sny droits of
                                      Admiralty  or droits  of  or forfeitiires, to the  Crown in  a
                                       Bristish possession, and such droits and  forfeitiiies, when
                                       condemned  by  s court of a Rril,ish possession in  the ewer-
                                       cice of  the jurisdiction conferred by  this Act, shall,  save
                                       as is othcrwise prorided t>y any  other  Act,  be  notified,
                                       accountcd for, and  dealt  aith  in  such  inaniier  ûs  t,he
                                       Treasury frorri tirne  to  tinie  direct,  and  the  officeis  of
                                      every  Colonial  Cuurt  of  Admiruity  and  of  evciy  othrr
                                       court  in  a  Riitish  possession  exercising  Adiniralty
                                      jurisdjction  shall obey siich directions  in  respect  of  the
                                      snid droits and foi.feitiires ns niai be  froin  timc  tu tinie
                                      givcn by the Treasury.
                                         (2.)  It shall  be  la,wful for Her Majesty the Qiieen  iii
                                       Council by Order to direct that, suhject to any condition',
                                       exceptions, rescrvntions, and regulations rontair~cd in  thc
                                       Order, the snid droits and forfeitiir~n condamned hy a court
                                       in a  R~itish possession shall forin  part  of  thc revenues of
                                       that pumession cither for cver or for such liniited term or
                                       suhject to such revocation au Inay he specified in the  Ordci.
                                         (8)  If  and so long ss sny of such droits or loifciture by
                                       virtiie of  this or an? ot,her Act form part of  the revenues of
                                       the  said possession the saine shall. subject to the provisions
                                       of  uny Inw for the tiinc bcing applicable t,h~rrto, licnotified,
                                       accountcd for, and dea.lt with iii ninnner directed  Ijy  the
                                       Governmcnt of  the possession, and lhc Treasury s1i;~Il not
                                       have sny powei in relation thereto.
                                        9.-(1)  It hall be lawful for Her hlajesty, by commission
                                       under the grent Seal, to  eniporver  the  Admirulty  to estu-
                                       blish in a British possession any Vice-Admiralty  Court or
                                       coiirts.
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