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East Africa Protectorate.-Lease to the East African Estates, Limited,

20th April, 1910.

Clause 25. The Lessees will always be and remain a British Company and shall have their principal office in Great Britain and (except with the express per- mission of the Crown Agents or the Governor in any particular case) the Lessees' principal representative in the Colony and all the Directors of the Lessees' Company shall always be either natural-born British subjects or persons who shall have been naturalised as British subjects by or under an Imperial Act of Parliament or some Statute or Ordinance of some British Colony or Dependency.

East Africa Protectorate.-Lake Mayadi Leuse, 1911. Clause 27. Any Company or Corporation becoming by assignment or other- wise entitled to the term hereby granted or any part thereof or to possession of the demised premises shall be and remain British in constitution and character registered in Great Britain or in a British Colony and having its principal place of business within His Majesty's dominions and the Chairman of the Company and at least four-fifths in number of the Directors shall at all times be and remain British subjects.

In this clause the expression "a foreigner" means any person who is not a British subject. In the event of any alterations being made in the Memorandum or Articles of Association or constitution of such Company previous notice thereof shall be given in writing to the Crown Agents who if in their opinion the said alteration shall be contrary to the cardinal principles that the Company shall be and remain a British company under British control may refuse their consent to such alteration. If and whenever any such alteration shall be made with- out the written consent of the Crown Agents or if the Company shall at any time cease to be a British Company or if at least four-fifths in number of the Directors shall not be British subjects or shall assign any of the licences leases contracts powers or privileges granted to them without the previous consent in writing of the Crown Agents which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld the Crown Agents may thereupon cancel and determine all the licences leases con- tracts powers or privileges granted to the Company without making any compensa- tion to the Company.

Falkland Islands.-Lease of Peat-bearing Lands, 1911.

Clause 23. The Lessee-Company shall at all times be and remain a British Company registered in Great Britain or in a British Colony and having their principal place of business within His Majesty's dominions and the Chairman of the said Company and a majority of the remaining Directors shall at all times be British subjects and the said Company shall not at any time be or become a corpora- tion directly or indirectly controlled by foreigners or foreign corporations. In this clause the expression" foreigner " means any person who is not a British subject and the expression foreign corporation means any corporation other than a corporation established under and subject to the laws of some part of His Majesty's deminions and having its principal place of business in those dominions.

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British Guiana-Contract for Lowal Steam Services, 1911. Clause 49. The Contractors their permitted assigns or underlessees shall be and remain British subjects and if such permitted assigns or underlessees shall be a Company such Company shall be and remain a British Company registered in and having its principal place of business within His Majesty's dominions and the Chairman of the said Company and all the other Directors thereof shall at all times be British subjects and the said Company shall not at any time be or become a Cor poration directly or indirectly controlled by foreigners or foreign Corporations. No such Company as aforesaid shall make any alteration in its Memorandum or Articles of Association in contravention of the foregoing provision without the previous consent in writing of the Governor-in-Council and the Governor-in-Council shall be at liberty to refuse such consent if such alteration shall in his opinion be contrary to the cardinal principle that the said Company shall be and remain a British Company under British control. If and whenever any such alteration as aforesaid shall be made without such consent as aforesaid or if the Contractors or their per- mitted assigns or underlessces other than such Company as aforesaid (as the case

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may be) shall at any time cease to be British subjects or if such Company as afore- said shall at any time cease to be a British Company or shall become a Corporation under foreign control the Governor-in-Council inay forthwith determine this Con- tract. In this Clause the expression" foreigner means any person who is not a British subject and the expression" foreign corporation' means any corporation other than a corporation established under and subject to the laws of some part of His Majesty's dominions and having its principal place of business in those dominions.

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Trinidad.-Lund Regulations, October, 1910.

Clause 57. Upon such Petition being presented, and approved by the Governor, and upon the payment of a fee at the rate of One Shilling per annum per acre, licence will be granted to the applicant to occupy the land named in the Licence for two years with exclusive power to search in any part of it for the product or products named, to set up works, sink wells, and export the produce, subject however to the payment of such rates and duties as may be imposed by law upon such produce.

No Licence shall be granted or assigned to any Syndicate or Company which is not British in its control and organization.

The Licensee shall give reasonable security that such actual development work, as may be agreed upon, shall be undertaken during the period of the Licence, the nature and minimum extent of such work and the amount of such security being settled specially for each Licence and being stated thereon.

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Clause 62. Upon such petition being presented and approved by the Governor, and upon the payment of a fee at the rate of One Shilling per annum per acre, licence will be granted to the applicant to search the land named in the licence for two years with exclusive power to search in any part of it for the product or products named, to set up works, sink wells, and export the produce, subject to payment of such compensation as may be agreed upon between the owner of the lands and the Licensee or as in default of such agreement may be assessed by arbitration under the Arbitration Ordinance, No. 41, and subject also to the payment of such rates and duties as may be imposed by law upon such produce.

No licence shall be granted or assigned to any syndicate or company which is not British in its control and organisation.

The Licensee shall give reasonable security for the payment of all such com- pensation as aforesaid and that such actual development work, as may be agreed upon, shall be undertaken during the period of the Licence, the nature and minimum extent of such work and the amount of such security being settled specially for each Licence and being stated thereon.

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Trinidad.-Memorandum and Articles of Association of Trinidad Oilfields, Limited, 1911.

MEMORANDUM.

Clause 4. Provided always that so long as the Company shall hold the Government lense mentioned in paragraph (1) of Clause 3 hereof the following provisions shall have effect, namely:-

(4) The Company shall always be and

remain a British Company registered inTM Great Britain or a British Colony, and having its principal place of business within His Majesty's dominions, and the Chairman of the Company and a majority of the other Directors shall at all times be British subjects, and the Company shall not at any time be or become directly or indirectly controlled by foreigners or a foreign corporation. (B) In this proviso the expression foreigner means any person who is not a British subject, and the expression foreign corporation" means any cor- poration other than a corporation estab fished under and subject to the laws of some part of His Majesty's dominions, and having its principal place of busi- ness in those dominions.

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Clause 152. So long as the Company shall hold the Government Lease referred to in Clause 3 (1) of the Memorandum of Associa tion, the following provisions shall have effect, viz. -

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(4) The Company shall at all times be and remain a British Company, registered in Great Britain or a British Colony, and having its principal place of business within His Majesty's dominions, and the Chairman and a majority of the other Directors shall at all times be British subjects, and shall not at any time be or become directly or indirectly controlled by foreigners or a foreign corporation. this (B) In

clause the expression foreigner means any person not a British subject, and the expression foreign corporation " means any cor- poration other than a corporation estab- lished under and subject to the laws of some part of His Majesty's dominions, and having its principal place of busi- ness in those dominions.

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