if necessary in connection with visits of persons of
the British Blood Royal;
b. British subjects who enjoy precedence in the United
Kingdom by right of birth or by dignity conferred by the Crown do not lose such precedence in a Dependent
Territory, except that the wives of civil or military officials take their places according to the
precedence of their husbands although they may enjoy precedence by right of birth in the United Kingdom;
c. On the other hand, persons entitled to official
precedence in the United Kingdom, in other parts of
the Commonwealth, or in foreign countries, are not
entitled as of right to the same precedence in a
Dependent Territory;
d. Among officials other than those whose precedence is
laid down in the established precedence list, it is generally possible to assign precedence according to the posts occupied, the respective seniority of each holder, or the rate of salary drawn;
e. Among unofficials it is not SO easy. Foreign Consuls
are normally accorded "courtesy" precedence, and this may not be provided for in the approved order of precedence. If it is not, local usage will normally
determine their placing. Care should be taken in assigning precedence among the Consuls themselves consider relative ranks and dates of appointment;
to
f. When guests are of different races, or where both
officials and unofficials are present, it is sometimes
desirable not to follow too closely the established
order of precedence.
24.
HONOURS
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