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18th May, 1882.

Iler Majesty's Government have had under their consideration the position of Aliens naturalized in a Colony, when travelling beyond the limits of the Colony in which naturalization has been granted, and they have decided that Aliens naturalized in British Colonies shall, as regards their claim to British protection out of Her Majesty's Dominions, be placed, in future, on the same footing as Aliens naturalized in this country under the Naturalization Act of 1870.

2. To carry out this object, Aliens naturalized in British Colonies will be allowed to receive from the Governor of the Colony in which they have been naturalized a Passport unlimited in point of duration, instead of a Passport for one year, as is now authorised. These Passports will also be issued by the Foreign Office in London, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

3. If, however, an Alien naturalized in a Colony, and not possessing such Passport, finds himself in need of one when in a foreign country, a British Minister or Consul will be empowered, on such evidence as he may deem sufficient, to grant him a Provisional Passport, limited in duration, in order to meet the immediate requirements of his case, and to enable him to return to his Colony or to the United Kingdom, and so establish his identity beyond question, and obtain a Permanent Passport.

4. I enclose an amended Regulation, which will be substituted in the Colonial Regulations for the present Regulation No. 404, in Chapter XIV.; and also an amended Form of Passport, which will be inserted in the Appendix, in, place of the Form and Memorandum now in use.

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Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

KIMBERLEY.

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