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3. Section 6 of the Ordinance gives to the expression British subject the meaning it has under the British Nationality and Status of Aliens Acts, 1914 to 1922.

4. Clause 3 of this Bill substitutes the figures ' 1933" for 1922 so as to bring the Act of 1933 within the ambit of the definition.

5. The above amendments were suggested by the Secre- tary of State in his despatch No. 186 of the 26th May, 1939.

6. Clause 4 of this Bill adds to section 8 of the principal Ordinance a sub-section requiring British subjects who have made and signed the returns of particulars required by sub- section (1) of that section to keep the return up to date by reporting changes of their residential or business addresses or of intended departure from the Colony within one week before each change of address or intended departure. The clause in effect merely adds to the principal Ordinance a requirement already imposed on such British subjects by Government Notification No. 435 of the 2nd June, 1939, which was issued by the Governor in Council under section 10 of the principal Ordinance.

June, 1939.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.