mother in this colony shall be deemed and taken to be naturalized under this act. 7. A return of all persons to whom certificates of naturalization shall have been granted under this act during the preceding half-year shall be published in the Government Gazette in the months of January and July, and such return shall show in respect of each person: (1) Name in full. (2) Birthplace. (3) Nationality prior to grant of certificate. (4) Occupation. (5) Period of service under the Crown or of residence in Natal. (6) Date of issue of certificate. 8. If any person shall knowingly make any false statement in any application made under this act for the purpose of obtaining a certiticate of naturalization, he shall, upon conviction, incur the same penalties as are by law provided against persons convicted of perjury; and in case a certificate of naturalization shall have been granted such certificate may be revoked by notice in the Government Gazette, and from the date of such notice shall be deemed to be void. 9. Every person obtaining a certificate of naturalization under this act shall pay for the same a fee of one pound, to be denoted by revenue stamps to be affixed to such certificate and cancelled by the officer issuing it. 10. The colonial secretary shall cause a register to be made and kept of all certificates of naturalization granted under this act, and shall, upon the application in writing of any person, and upon payment of a fee of five shillings, to be denoted by revenue stamps affixed to the application and cancelled by the officer receiving it, permit a search to be made for the name of any person upon or supposed to be upon the register. 11. A certificate under the hand of the colonial secretary attesting the fact of the issue of a certificate of naturalization to any person whose name appears upon said register shall be issued upon payment of a fee of five shillings, to be donated by revenue stamps affixed to the certificate and cancelled by the officer issuing it. Every such certificate shall be received as evidence of the facts therein stated. 12. Every certificate granted under this act shall be admissible in evidence without proof of the signature or seal attesting the same and shall be prima facie evidence of the person named therein being duly naturalized, and of the signature or seal attesting the same and of the official character of the persons appearing to have signed the same. 13. This act may be cited as the "Naturalization of Aliens Act, 1905." SCHEDULE I. Form of Application for Certificate of Naturalization. To the Colonial Secretary of Natal: I, A B, do hereby apply for a certificate of naturalization in the colony of Natal, and I declare that the following statements are true and correct in every particular: 1. Name of applicant in full 2. Married or single 3. Names and ages of children (if any) 4. Present nationality, and whether acquired by birth or naturalization 5. If applicant has resided in British dominion other than Natal, state place or places and period or periods of such residence 6. Names and nationality of parents 7. Birthplace (state fully name of place and country) S. Age next birthday 9. Occupation 10. Place of residence in Natal 11. Period or periods during which, and place or places in which applicant has resided in Natal, giving dates and addresses 12. Length of time during which applicant has been in service of Crown 13. Does the applicant, if naturalized, intend to reside in Natal Declared at this day of 190-. ? Before me, Magistrate, or Justice of the Peace. SCHEDULE II. Declaration of Allegiance. Signature of Applicant. I, A B, of do sincerely promise that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty, King Edward VII, his heirs and successors, according to law. Declared at this day of 190 Signature of Applicant. Before me, Justice of the Peace. Given at Government House, Natal, this 6th day of July, 1905. CHARLES J. SMYTHE, Colonial Secretary. No. 7, 1858.] (Signed) J. SCOTT. LAW ENACTED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF NATAL, WITH ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THEREOF, FOR ENABLING ALIENS TO HOLD FIXED PROPERTY IN THIS COLONY." Whereas by the law of this colony aliens are disabled from purchasing, acquiring, or owning fixed property therein; and whereas the circumstances of this colony are such as to render it expedient that such persons should be enabled to purchase, acquire, and own such property: Be it enacted by the lieutenant-governor of Natal, with the advice and consent of the legislative council thereof, as follows: 1. From and after the commencement and taking effect of this law it shall be lawful for aliens to purchase, acquire, and own fixed property in this colony, and to dispose of and give transfer of said property, in like manner as natural-born subjects of Her Majesty; but nothing in this law contained shall be deemed or taken to naturalize any alien, or to bestow upon any alien any of the privileges conferred by certificate of naturalization, save and except only the privilege of purchasing, acquiring, owning, disposing, and giving transfer of fixed property. 2. This law shall commence and take effect from and after the promulgation of Her Majesty's confirmation thereof. Given at Government House this tenth day of April, 1858. PHILIP ALLEN, Acting Colonial Secretary. NEWFOUNDLAND. [Enclosure in despatch from Mr. Cornelius, consul at St. John's, October 11, 1906.] CONSOLIDATED STATUTES OF NEWFOUNDLAND (SECOND SERIES1892). THE Sec. TITLE XIX.-CHAPTER 145.-Of the naturalization of aliens. 1. An alien may be naturalized after, five years' residence. 2. After declaration magistrate may sign certificate. 3. Oath of allegiance. 4. Certificate of allegiance. 5. Copy of declaration and oath shall be sent to colonial secretary. Sec. 6. Fee for certificate. 7. An alien complying with provisions 8. Penalty for false declaration. 1. Any alien, not being under any disability, who shall desire to become naturalized as a British subject, and who shall have resided in this colony for a period of five years next preceding the date of the declaration hereinafter mentioned, may make and sign before a stipendary magistrate a declaration in duplicate in the form of Schedule A to this chapter. 2. After such declaration in duplicate shall have been so made, signed, and deposited with such stipendary magistrate, he may sign and deliver to such alien a certificate of naturalization in the form of Schedule B to this chapter. 3. Every alien receiving such certificate of naturalization shall forthwith take the oath of allegiance and subscribe the same in duplicate as set forth in Schedule C to this chapter; and, until such oath shall have been taken and subscribed, the certificate of naturalization shall not be valid. 4. Such stipendary magistrate administering the oath of allegiance shall certify under his hand, on such certificate of naturalization, the fact of the same having been taken and subscribed in the form of Schedule D to this chapter, which certificate shall be evidence if its contents. 5. One copy of the said declaration and oath of allegiance so made, signed, taken, and subscribed, shall be transmitted by the stipendary magistrate to the colonial secretary, and the other to the chief clerk of the supreme court, to be filled in their respective offices. 6. Every alien shall pay to the stipendary magistrate a fee of two dollars and fifty cents upon receiving the said certificate of naturalization, two dollars of which he shall transmit to the receiver-general for the use of the colony and retain fifty cents to his own use. 7. An alien, having complied with the provisions of this chapter, and receiving such certificate of naturalization, shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities, and subject to all the liabilities of British subjects in this colony: Provided, that nothing in this chapter contained shall qualify an alien to be the owner of a British ship. 8. Any person wilfully and corruptly making or subscribing any declaration under this chapter, knowing the same to be untrue in any material particular, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding twelve months. 9. In this chapter, if not inconsistent with the context or subjectmatter, the term" disability" shall mean the state of being an infant, lunatic, idiot, or married woman. SCHEDULE A. To wit: COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. I, A. B., of in the said colony of Newfoundland, heretofore of declare that I have resided in the said colony of Newfoundland for the period of five years next preceding the date of this declaration, and that I am desirous of becoming a naturalized British subject. heretofore of I certify that having complied with the provisions of chapter 145 of the Consolidated Statutes (second series), shall, upon taking the oath of allegiance, become a naturalized British subject, and shall from thenceforth be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and immunities, and subject to all the liabilities of a natural-born British subject, as provided by the said chapter. Dated at in the said colony, this day of 189 C. D., Stipendary Magistrate. SCHEDULE C. COLONY OF NEWFOUNDLAND. I, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, her heirs, and successors. So help me God. subscribed the oath of allegiance as a British subject in accordance with chapter 145 of the Consolidated Statutes (second series). Dated at in the said colony, this day of 189-. Stipendary Magistrate. NEW ZEALAND. [Enclosures in despatch from Mr. Prickitt, consul-general, Auckland, New Zealand, October 4, 1906.] [1880-No. 10.] AN ACT To consolidate the laws of New Zealand relating to aliens. [17th August, 1880.] Be it enacted by the general assembly of New Zealend in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1. The short title of this act is "The aliens act, 1880." PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN NATURALIZATION. 2. When any alien friend now residing in or who shall hereafter reside in New Zealand desires to be naturalized the governor may, if he think fit, grant to him letters of naturalization under the seal of the colony. 3. Every such grant of letters of naturalization may be made subject to such conditions as the governor considers necessary or advisable. 4. When any such alien friend desires to obtain naturalization he may present to the governor a memorial signed by the applicant and stating therein (1) His name, age, birthplace, residence, and occupation; (2) The length of his residence in the colony, and his desire to settle therein; (3) And a request that letters of naturalization may be granted to him. Every such memorial shall be verified by a statutory declaration to be subscribed by the applicant. Such memorial shall also have written thereon or attached thereto a certificate, signed by some resident magistrate or justice of the peace, to the effect that the applicant is known to the person so signing, and is, to the best of such person's belief and knowledge, a person of good repute. 5. If the governor think fit to grant such letters, he shall direct the applicant to take the oath of allegiance prescribed by "The promissory oaths act, 1873," before some resident magistrate or justice of the peace; and upon the certificate of such magistrate or justice that the applicant has taken before him the said oath, and upon payment of the fee for enrolment hereinafter prescribed he shall issue letters of naturalization to the applicant accordingly. 6. Upon such letters of naturalization being issued to him, the applicant shall enjoy all the rights and capacities which a natural-born subject of the United Kingdom can enjoy or transmit within this colony, except such rights and capacities (if any) as are specially excepted in the letters of naturalization granted and issued to him. 7. When any person resident in New Zealand has previously obtained any certificate or letters of naturalization in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or any part thereof, or in any British colony or possessions, and desires to be naturalized in New Zealand, the governor may, at his discretion, grant the letters |