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of companies at onekong but beyond thia the Hongkong

offieisle know nothing whatever about any auch transferne

In the event of any sharholder in a company of this class

dying it has hitherto bean the practice (if such share-

holdor was Aritian mubfont) to obtain Frobate or Tettora

of Adminiatration in R.. Sprano Court at Shunanokara

to pay the duty required under the order in Council which

duty, I understand, in transmitted by the gourt here to

the Inland Revenue authorities at home and such companien

have heonetomed to runogning the Prohute or Letter釉

grunted by the Britiah Court as giving the Shanghai Rxoou-

tor or administrator power tudol with the charon of the

deconsed sheroholder, In man where the deoerced sharol

nolder wa nota Arimiah subject the companies recognised

the person nominated as the executor or administrator by the

Consul 1n Shunohal of the country ur which the doooined w

meet and no probate duty wan ever pould to the Mongkong

Government.

The claim of the Yongkang authorities in the present

ouge is based on the tant that the Shinchad an organy

Ltd. to rerlaterod under the Companios Ordinances of the

aluny