CO129-482 - Public Offices - 1923 — Page 348

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"land which he bought prior to his naturalisa-

tion has engaged the attention of my prade-

*cessors and myself for considerably over a year,

"On the strength of this Colonial Naturalisa-

"tion Mr. Phillips registered 'T. Yoeh long-pin

́as a British Protected Petson in the years

*1981 and 1922, relying on Section 17 of Chapter

*XXV11 of the General Instructions to lis

"Majesty's Consular Officers. I have als0,

"provisionally, so registered him, using a

"yellow card, for the present year."

In Your Lordship's despatch "o. 30 of Jamiary

*! you directed me to adhere to existing instructions,

s laid down in the Compendium of Instructions to Mis

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Jesty's Consuls in thina, in regard to the registra-

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don and protection in China as British subjects and

Atish Protected Persons of individuals of Chinese extrac-

don, and His Majesty's Consuls in China were informed

Bordingly. It will be noted, however, that 7'18 "ajesty's

asil at Poochow, relying on ection 17 of hapter 27

the Tenetal Instructions to Consuls, has registered

British Protected Person an individual of Chinese

Itraction naturalised as a British subject in the

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faits settlement #.

In this instance we have therefore

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