Persons holding the said certificates
would, during the respective periods for
which they held good, enjoy.
the same
privileges
>
upon
J
вс
subject-
ordmary British residbuls
to the same.
C
disabilities as on
in China - They could not for instance
purchase property in the interior nos in
foot do anything
British subject
The of the Ministers asked whether
fact
which, an
ordinary
was not entitled to do
this scheme
Dad
based
upon
Colonial
Legislation.
or upon International
Law, and Sir J. Walshame explained the runtual arrangements for naturalization existing between most
The Minister remarked Curlized Nations
that the question was not covered by any Treaty that things had concluded with Foreign Powers. Sir John replied that the right of
Naturalization
of
tion was inherent in every
State
come within the Scope.
did not necessarily
International agecement mutil cases
had arisen calling for special action,
in the present instance.
The Ministers promised to give, thes proposal their best consideration & dwelt
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the difficulties which they experienced
in dealing with it
China was not familiar with the Naturalization systems of Western Nations. All they had to guide their was the Alcock which having been formally
regulations,
lations, which having
sanctioned by the Two Countries, could
not be altogether ignored.
A complete system of registration exrated in China; and als
although
A
Chinese
subject night became naturalized in a foreign country, his name still remained on the Register of his rative place and the local authorities naturally continued Bregand "such person's as Chinese Subject_
su
All the more as
no report has Ever
thrown off
received of their having
Allegiance ·
Chinese
Sir J. Walstam. answered that this
was precisely one of the points which, he
and
hoped to embody in his scheme an promised that the right of the persons
in question to acquire
or to inherit
in the interior would receive his
property
careful consideration.
The
ispon
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