1046 T H E PALESTINE GAZETTE 28th September, 1936 (v) makes or mends, or begins or prepares to make or mend, or has in his possession, or disposes of any press for coinage or any tool, instrument, or machine, which is adapted for cutting round blanks out of gold, silver or other metal, knowing such press, tool, instrument or machine to have been used or to be intended to be used for making any counterfeit gold or silver c o i n ; or (vi) knowingly conveys out of any mints of H i s Majesty any stamp, mould or tool, instrument, machine or press used or employed in coining, or any useful part of any such things, or any coin, bullion, or m e t a l ; is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen vears. Clipping. 358.—(1) A n y person who deals with any gold or silver coin i n such a manner as to diminish its weight w i t h intent that, when so dealt w i t h , it may pass as gold or silver coin, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. Possession of clippings. (2) A n y person who unlawfully has in his possession or disposes of any filings or clippings of gold or silver, or any gold or silver i n bullion, dust, solution, or any other state, obtained by dealing w i t h gold or silver coin in such a manner as to diminish its weight, knowing the same to have been so obtained, is guilty of a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years. Uttering counterfeit gold or silver coin. 359. A n y person who utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for two years. Repeated uttering of counterfeit gold or silver coin or possession of several such coins. 360. A n y person who :— ( a ) utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, and at the time of such uttering has in his possession any other counterfeit gold or silver coin ; or ( b ) utters any counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be counterfeit, and either on the same day or on any of the ten days next ensuing, utters any other counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing it to be counterfeit; or ( e ) has i n his possession three or more pieces of counterfeit gold or silver coin, knowing them to be counterfeit, and w i t h intent to utter any of them ; is guiltv of a misdemeanour. Offence after previous conviction. Counterfeiting coin other than gold or silver coin. 361. A n y person who commits any of the offences defined i n the last two preceding sections, after having been previously convicted of any of those offences, is guilty of a felony and is. liable to imprisonment for fourteen years. 362. A n y person who :—• ( a ) makes, or begins to make, any counterfeit coin other than gold or silver coin ; or (6) without lawful authority or excuse, the proof of which lies on h i m , knowingly makes or mends, or begins, or prepares to make or mend, or has i n his possession, or disposes of any tool, instrument, or machine which is adapted and intended for making any counterfeit coin other than gold or silver coin ; or