4. The governor may (if he think fit) grant letters of naturalization in this colony to any alien, or to any person who has been naturalized as a British subject elsewhere than in this colony, who shall apply for naturalization and conform to the provisions of this act: Provided, That no letters of naturalization shall be granted until " there be delivered to the colonial secretary a certificate signed by some resident magistrate, justice of the peace, or field cornet to the effect that the applicant is known to the person so signing, and that to the best of such person's belief and knowledge the applicant is a person of good repute who has either never been convicted of and sentenced for treason, murder, culpable homicide, rape, theft, fraud, perjury, or forgery, or, if he has been so convicted and sentenced, that he has received a free pardon.

5. Any person resident in this colony who has previously obtained a certificate of naturalization as a British subject as aforesaid may obtain letters of naturalization under the provisions of this act if he shall submit such certificate and make an application to the colonial secretary, stating in the said application (1) that he is the person named in such certificate, (2) that the certificate has been obtained without any fraud or intentionally false statement, and (3) that the signature and seal (if any) thereto are to the best of his knowledge and belief genuine.

6. Every alien, being a male, to whom the governor may grant letters of naturalization, shall before delivery of such letters to him make and subscribe before a justice of the peace a declaration of allegiance in the form contained in the third schedule, which declaration shall be of the same force and effect as an oath of allegiance.

7. An alien to whom letters of naturalization have been granted shall in this colony be entitled to all political and other rights, powers, and privileges, and be subject to all obligations to which a natural-born British subject is entitled or subject in this colony.

8. The following persons shall be deemed and taken to be naturalized, and shall have all the rights and privileges of natural-born subjects of Her Majesty in this colony: (1) Any alien woman in this colony already married or who shall hereafter be married to any such natural-born or naturalized subject; (2) all minor children alien born of any alien parent who shall be or become naturalized under this or any other act, and which children shall either be within this colony at the time of the naturalization of their parent [or shall become resident] in this colony during minority.

9. A return of persons to whom letters of naturalization shall have been granted under this act shall be published in the Gazette halfyearly, in the months of January and July, and such returns shall show (1) name of such persons in full, (2) their birthplace, (3) occupation, (4) residence in the colony, (5) date of the issue of letters.

10. If any person shall willfully make any false statement in any application made under the provisions of this act for the purpose of obtaining letters of naturalization, he shall, upon conviction, incur the same penalties as are by law provided against persons convicted of willful and corrupt perjury. And in case letters of naturalization shall have been granted, such letters shall be void.

a Printed as amended by act 35, 1889, section 2.

11. Every person obtaining letters of naturalization under this act shall pay for the same a fee, to be collected by means of stamps," of two shillings and sixpence.

12. The colonial secretary shall cause a register to be made and kept of letters of naturalization heretofore granted or hereafter granted under this act, and shall, upon the application of any person, and upon payment of a fee of one shilling in respect of every name of any person upon, or supposed to be upon, the register.

A certificate under the hand of the colonial secretary authenticating the fact of the issue of letters of naturalization to any person whose name appears upon the said register may, at the discretion of the colonial secretary, be issued upon payment by means of stamps of a fee of five shillings. Every such certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts therein stated.

13. Every letter of naturalization and every such certificate as aforesaid shall be admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or seal authenticating the same and shall be prima facie evidence of the person named therein being duly naturalized, and of the signature or seal authenticating the same and of the official character of the persons appearing to have signed the same.

14. This act may be cited as the "Aliens' naturalization act, 1883."

For enabling persons alien born to hold fixed property in this colony.
For facilitating the naturalization of aliens.

For further facilitating the naturalization of certain aliens.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.

Form of application for letters of naturalization to the colonial secretary of the Cape of Good Hope.

I do hereby apply for letters of naturalization in the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and I declare that the answers to the questions hereunder given are true and correct:

1. Name of the applicant (in full).

2. Birthplace (state fully the name of the place and the country in which the place is situated).

3. Age next birthday.

4. Occupation.

5. Place of residence in the colony.

6. Length of time during which the applicant has resided in the colony.

7. Does the applicant intend, when naturalized, to reside in this colony?

8. Have you ever been convicted and sentenced for any of the following crimes: Treason, murder, culpable homicide, rape, theft, fraud, perjury, or forgery; or, if so, have you received a free pardon?

Dated at

the

day of

18-. (Signature of Applicant.)

a Printed as amended by section 3, of act No. 35, 1889.
Printed as amended by section 1 of act No. 35, 1889.

THE THIRD SCHEDULE.

Declaration of allegiance.

I, A B, of do sincerely promise that I will be faithful and bear true alleigance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria as lawful sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, and to her heirs and successors according to law.

Declared this
Before me:

day of

18-.

Justice of the Peace.

HONGKONG.

Mr. Wilder, consul-general, Hongkong, to the Assistant Secretary of State, August 28, 1906.

*

AMERICAN CONSULATE-GENERAL, Hongkong, August 28, 1906. SIR: * The law of the colony of Hongkong is identical with the law of England on the subject, as the only citizens of the colony are British subjects, with the following addition:

The colonial government has the power to grant certificates of naturalization to foreigners desiring to become naturalized British subjects, if they have resided in Hongkong for five years and intend to reside here permanently, upon their taking an oath of allegiance to the British Crown. (See Hongkong ordinance No. 44 of 1902.) Such certificates, however, only grant protection to the naturalized person while in Hongkong, and are liable to revocation by the colonial government if obtained by misrepresentation.

I am, etc.,

AMOS P. WILDER, Consul-General.

[Enclosure.]

No. 44 OF 1902.-AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE NATURALIZATION OF

[LS]

ALIENS.

HENRY A. BLAKE, Governor.

[9TH DECEMBER, 1902.]

Be it enacted by the governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the legislative council thereof, as follows:

1. This ordinance may be cited as the naturalization ordinance, 1902.

2. Any alien who has continuously resided in Hongkong or been in the service of the Crown for a term of not less than five years immediately preceding his application, and who intends, if natural

ized, to reside permanently in Hongkong, may apply to the governor for a certificate of naturalization as a British subject in Hongkong.

3. The applicant shall adduce in support of his application such evidence of his residence or service and intention to reside as the governor may require, and the governor may, on consideration of the evidence adduced, grant or withhold a certificate as he thinks most conducive to the public good, and no appeal shall lie from his decision.

4. Every such certificate shall contain the condition that the grantee shall continue to reside permanently in Hongkong, and that the certificate shall be determinable on the grantee ceasing so to reside. No certificate of naturalization shall be issued nor take effect until the applicant has taken the oath of allegiance.

5. Any alien who has been naturalized previously to the passing of this ordinance may apply to the governor for a certificate of naturalization under this ordinance, and it shall be lawful for the governor to grant such certificate to such naturalized alien upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions in and upon which such certificate might have been granted if such alien had not been previously naturalized in Hongkong.

6. Any alien to whom a certificate of naturalization is granted shall, while in Hongkong, be entitled to all political and other rights, powers, and privileges, and be subject to all obligations to which a natural born British subject is entitled or subject in Hongkong.

7. The governor may revoke any certificate of naturalization which may have been granted to any alien if he shall be satisfied that such certificate was obtained by misrepresentation; and thereupon such certificate of naturalization shall become null and void.

A notification of the revocation of any certificate of naturalization shall be published in the Gazette.

8. There shall be paid for every certificate of naturalization and before the issue thereof such fee as the governor in council may from time to time direct.

9. This ordinance shall come into operation on such day as the governor, by notice in the Gazette, may fix.

Passed the legislative council of Hongkong, this 4th day of December, 1902.

C. CLEMENTI, Acting Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by his excellency the governor, the 9th day of December, 1902.

Governor.

F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary.

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF NATURALIZATION.

By his excellency
Whereas,

of

-, governor of Hongkong.
a subject of

has applied to me for has satisfied me that he has, before making such applicaton, continuously resided in Hongkong (or been in the service of years, and that he intends, if naturalized, to

a certificate of naturalization as a British subject; and Whereas the said

the Crown) for the space of

reside permanently in Hongkong.

[a The term must not be less than five years.]

Now, therefore, I, the said as governor aforesaid, do hereby, under the powers vested in me in that regard by the naturalization ordinance, 1902, certify that the said of is a naturalized British subject entitled in Hongkong to all political and other rights, powers, and privileges, and subject to all obligations to which a natural born British subject is entitled or subject in Hongkong.

Given under my hand this

day of

19-.

By command.

INDIA.

[Enclosure in despatch from Mr. Michael, consul-general, Calcutta, September 6, 1906.] ACT NO. XXX OF 1852.o

[As modified up to 1st December, 1902. 16th July, 1852.]

AN ACT for the naturalization of aliens.

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the naturalization of aliens resident in the territories under the Government of the East India Company; it is enacted as follows:

1. Any person whilst actually residing in any part of the territories under the government of the East India Company may present a memorial to government, praying that the privileges of naturalization may be conferred on him.

a Short title, "The Indian naturalization act, 1852." See the Indian short titles act, 1897 (XIV of 1897). (General Acts, Vol. VI.) The act has been declared to be in force in the whole of British India, except as regards the scheduled districts, by the Laws local extent act, 1874 (XV of 1874), s. 3. (General Acts, Vol. II.)

This act is saved by s. 16 of the naturalization act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict., c. 14) (printed Vol. I of the collection of statutes relating to India, p. 460).

It has been declared in force in Upper Burma generally (except the Shan states) by the Burma laws act, 1898 (XIII of 1898), s. 4 (1) and Sch. I (Burma Code, ed. 1899, p. 260), and in the Arakan Hill district by the Arakan Hill districts laws regulation, 1874 (IX of 1874), s. 3 (printed, ibid., p. 307).

The act has also been declared, by notification under s. 3 (a) of the scheduled districts acts, 1874 (XIV of 1874) (printed, General Acts, Vol. II) to be in force in the following scheduled districts, namely: Sindh (see Gazette of India, 1880, Pt. I, p. 672).

Aden (see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I, p. 434).

West Jalpaiguri (see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 74).

The districts of Hazaribagh, Lohardaga (now the Ranchi district) (Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44) and Manbhum and Pargana Dhalbum and the Kolhan in the district of Singhbhum (see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504).

The scheduled portion of the Mirzapur district (see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I, p. 383).

Jaunsar Bawar (see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I, p. 382).

The districts of Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, and Dera Ghazi Khan (portions of the districts of Hazara, Bannu, and Dera Ismail Khan and the districts of Peshawar and Kohat now form the Northwest Frontier Province (Gazette of India, 1901, Pt. I, p. 857) see Gazette of India, 1886, Pt. I. p. 48).

The district of Lahaul (see Gazette of India, 1886, Pt. I, p. 301).
Coorg (see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 203).

The district of Sylhet (see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt. I, p. 631).

The rest of Assam (except the North Lushai Hills) (see Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. I, p. 299).

The scheduled districts in Ganjam and Vizagapatam (see Gazette of India, 1898. Pt. I. p. 870).

The scheduled districts of Kumaon, Garhwal, and Tarai Parganas (now known as the Kumaon Division) (see Gazette of India, 1902, Pt. I, p. 828).

For definition of "Government," see sec. 12 infra.