KONG
236
T
440334
MONC
THREE DOLLARS
IN THE MATTER of The British
Nationality and Status of Aliens
Act 1914
and
IN THE MATTER of an Application
by Walter Guthrie Erwin for a
Certificate of Naturalization as
a subject of the British Empire.
1, GEORGE WINSTANLEY BARTON of Victoria in the Colony
of Hongkong a Member of the Firm of Douglas Lapraik and
Company do solemnly and sincerely declare and say as
follows :
1. Ihave read the Declaration in the matter of the above
mentioned application made by the said Henry Percy White
on the 22nd day of December 1922.
2. The said Henry Percy White is now absent from the
Colony of Hongkong on a visit to England.
3. The said Henry Percy White and this Declarant are
partners in the said Firm of Douglas Lapraik and Company
and I am fully acquainted with all his business arrangements.
4. I further state that the said Henry Percy White is
not the Agent or Solicitor of the above named Applicant.
5. I am informed and verily believe that the Solicitors
and Agents for the said Walter Guthrie Erwin in the matter
of the above mentioned Application are Messieurs Deacon,
Harston and Shenton, Solicitors of No.1 Des Voeux Road
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