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SCHEDULE.

Name of State.

Title of Treaty.

Date of Treaty.

Provision.

Estonia.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between the United Kingdom and Estonia.

18.1.26.

Article 22.

Finland.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between the United Kingdom and Finland.

14.12.23.

Article 19 (3rd para.).

Greece.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between the United Kingdom and Greece.

16.7.26.

Article 23.

Hungary.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- 28.7.26.

gation between the United Kingdom and Hungary.

Article 14.

Japau.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between the United Kingdom and Japan.

3.4.11.

Article 5.

L

Thailand.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- 23.11.37.

gation between the United

Kingdom and Siam (Thai- land).

Turkey.

Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between the United Kingdom and Turkey.

Yugoslavia. Treaty of Commerce and Navi-

gation between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom

of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

Article 19.

1.3.30.

Article 28.

12.5.27.

Article 24.

Objects and Reasons.

1. The foreign countries enumerated in the first column of the Schedule have entered into Commercial Treaties with His Majesty containing obligations in regard to the adminis- tration of the estates of deceased nationals of either party to the respective treaties dying in the territory of the other party..

2. In so far as the United Kingdom is concerned, the necessary legal provision to fulfil these obligations is made by Orders in Council applying section 4 of the Domicile Act, 1861, (24 and 25 Vict. c. 121) to each of the foreign countries.

3. The Secretary of State has suggested in his circular despatch of the 3rd January, 1940, the desirability of each Colony giving legal effect to these obligations and he has prepared a draft model Ordinance for the purpose. This bill follows closely the provisions of the draft.

4. The only variation occurs in the first sentence of clause 3 where the words "by order notified in the Gazette under the hand of the Colonial Secretary are substituted for the words in the model draft "by order published in the Gazette ".

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.

February, 1940.