CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 469

Inglesare in Peking despatch No.

of

467

Consul Bastes to Sir Beilby Alston.

issued on the subject.

I have the honour to be,

with the highest respect,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient

humble servant,

(For His Majesty's Minister)

(Sd.) R. H. Clive,

36.

H.BKConsul

ral at thangh at

and Canton,

ANDY.

8th July, 1923,

Bin

I have the honour to apply for your instructions

en the following points hish arise in connet tion with

the registration of ritish suìjects and detected per-

sons under the new system in force since the 1st instant,

The Order in Council of 192 omits the pro-

visions in sticle 162 Paragraph (1)(a) and (b) of the

Order in Countil of 1904 that the registration of a nan

domprises the registration of his wife and of all females

and minor, being his relatives, living with him.

Is a separate fee of $3 to be charged for a wife

and for each miner or femala rekutive ?

24 Where married women and children are pot in-

oluded on their husband'a or parent's passnert, way their

registration be enrsed thereon

3. Special difficulties suggest themselves in

the case of British subjects and protected persons of

Chinese Tao 8. In Oases there they are already in posses-

sion of passports, telatter are usually Colonially is-

sued and do not include wives or chil tren,

How is the registration of such wives or children

to be affected and what evidente of marriage er legitmacy

It will be valid in inglish 1-m, is to be required 7 appreciated that in the great majority of cases evi žené a

Mir Heilby Alston,”. ...0...

His Kajesty's Minister,

etc.

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