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if necessary in connection with visits of persons of

the British Blood Royal;

b. British subjects who enjoy precedence in the United

Kingdom by right of birth or by dignity conferred by the Crown do not lose such precedence in a Dependent

Territory, except that the wives of civil or military officials take their places according to the

precedence of their husbands although they may enjoy precedence by right of birth in the United Kingdom;

c. On the other hand, persons entitled to official

precedence in the United Kingdom, in other parts of

the Commonwealth, or in foreign countries, are not

entitled as of right to the same precedence in a

Dependent Territory;

d. Among officials other than those whose precedence is

laid down in the established precedence list, it is generally possible to assign precedence according to the posts occupied, the respective seniority of each holder, or the rate of salary drawn;

e. Among unofficials it is not SO easy. Foreign Consuls

are normally accorded "courtesy" precedence, and this may not be provided for in the approved order of precedence. If it is not, local usage will normally

determine their placing. Care should be taken in assigning precedence among the Consuls themselves consider relative ranks and dates of appointment;

to

f. When guests are of different races, or where both

officials and unofficials are present, it is sometimes

desirable not to follow too closely the established

order of precedence.

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HONOURS

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