The  conditions  under  which  depositions  may  be  used  as  evi-
dence are  stated  in  Arts.  140-142.     (See  Hearsay  Evidence.)

5.  Statements  in  Books,  Documents,  and  Records,  when  Relevant,
—  a.  Recitals  of  Public  Facts  in  Statutes  and  Proclamations  {Art,
33).  — When  any  act  of  state  or  any  fact  of  a  public  nature  is  in
issue,  or  is,  or  is  deemed  to  be,  relevant  to  the  issue,  any  state-
ment of  it  made  in  a  recital  contained  in  any  public  Act  of  Par-
liament, or  in  any  royal  proclamation  or  speech  of  the  Sovereign
in  opening  Parliament,  or  in  any  address  to  the  Crown  of  either
House  of  Parliament,  is  deemed  to  be  a  relevant  fact.*  (See
Books  AS  Evidence,  vol.  2,  p.  367/)

b.  Relevancy  of  Entry  in  Public  Record  made  in  Performance  of
Duty  (Art.  34).  —  An  entry  in  any  record,  official  book,  or  regis-
ter kept  in  any  of  Her  Majesty's  dominions,  or  at  sea,  or  in  any
foreign  country,  stating,  for  the  purpose  of  being  referred  to  by
the  public,  a  fact  in  issue,  or  relevant,  or  deemed  to  be  relevant
thereto,  and  made  in  proper  time  by  any  person  in  the  discharge
of  any  duty  imposed  upon  him  by  the  law  of  the  place  in  which
such  record,  book,  or  register  is  kept,  is  itself  deemed  to  be  a
relevant  fact*     (See  Books  as  Evidence,  vol.  2,  p.  367/)

1.  Mayor  of  Doncaster  v.  Day,  3  Tau.       6.  Doe  v.  Tatham,  i  A.  &  E.  319;  Doe

26a.  V.  Derby,  i  A.  &  E.  783,  785,  789.
8.  R.  V,  Eriswell,  3  T.  R.  720.  7.  Beeston's  Case,  Dears.  40^.
3.  R.  V,  Hogg,  6  C.  &  P.  176.  8.  R.  V.  Francklyn,  17  S.  T.  636',  R.  v.
