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THREE DOLLARS

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IN THE MATTER of The Britisn

228

Nationality and Status of Aliens

Act 1914.

and

IN THE LATTER of an Application

by Walter Guthrie Erwin for a

Certificate of Naturalization as

a Subject of the British Empire.

I, HENRY PERCY WHILE, of 53 Robinson Road

Victoria in the colony of Hong Kong, a member of the Firm of Douglas Lapraik and company do solemily and sincerely

declare anu say as follows :-

1.

I am a Housenolder in Victoria aforesaid and am a

natural born Britisı Subject and am able to and do testify

to the facts hereinafter set forth from my own personal

knowledge thereof.

2. I personally know and am well acquainted with Walter

Guthrie Erwin who resides when not absent from Hong Kong in

the course of nis occupation as Ships' Officer at No.30 Praya

East Victoria aforesaid, My knowledge of and acquaintance

with the said Walter Guthrie Erwin extends over a period of

at least Six years.

3.

There is now prounced and shown to me the document

constituting the Memorial (respecting nis Application for a

Certificate of Naturalization as a Subject of the British

Empire) of the saiu Walter Gutarie Erwin bearing date the

22 and

day of December 1922 and marked with the letter

"A". From my knowledge and acquaintance with the said Walter

Guthrie Erwin I am able to and do say that to the best of my

knowledge information and belief the statements contained in

suon Memorial are true.

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