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simply

made for the purpose of enabling the applicants to evade the laws of the place

4

under

they

be

in which they reside; and

am very doubtful whether They should or granted to persone born of foreign parents and resident in Foreign territory, simply

because their birth has

taken place possession.

4.

in a

British

It happened that

referred to

the

in the two cases

the fact of birth in Hongkong

was

by

proved;

no

no means

satisfactorily

so that there

wae

difficulty in refusing the that ground.

certificates

on

But the question arises whether I should be justified

in refusal under such circumstances, when the which was wanting.

proof

" in these cases, is actually.

supplied. On this point. — I should be glad

therefore,

of Your Lordship's instructions;

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