Cos.6126,28.
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6th December, 1928.
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i am directed by the Board of Trade to refer to your
letter of the 22rd November (äeference 10. F 6000/5175,107, and
to previous correspondence, on the subject of the position under
the Companies note of a company registered in england which
tranesate business in Shanghai and desires to open a branch
register in that Jity
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I am now to transmit to you, for the information of
hecretary Dir susten Chamberlain, a copy of a letter which has
to-day been sent to Lesare. 'tephenton marwood &
tephenson Herwood & athem on the
subject.
The Board desire me to state that in their view it
would not be possicle under Section 50 of the mong none
Companies Ordinance of 1911 for the Shanghal aegistrar to give
a licence to a company regiɛtered in this country to keep a
local register in China, having regard to the definition of
"company" contained in Section 261 of that urdinance which
is referred to in paragraph 3 of your letter and which reads
as folloW8 : -
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'Jompany”msɛne a cosplay formed und registered under this urdinance or sa existing company.
"xisting company" meant
MOANE 2 company formed and registered under the
Companies ordinance, 1865, or under the Companies Registration ordinance,
1866".
▲ copy of this letter and of my letter of the 2nd
hovember and its enclosurer has been sent to the Treasury and
to the Colonial office in order that the question whether, as
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