DIE
DROIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
No. 47.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 1871.
VOL. XVII.
No. 160.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Copy of a Circular Despatch and its Enclosures, which has been addressed by Earl GRANVILLE to Her Majesty's Diplomatic Representatives and Consuls,-containing Instruction for their guidance in carrying into effect the Naturalization Conventions with the United States of the 13th May, 1870, and the 23rd February, 1871,-is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st November, 1871.
Circular.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Foreign Office, September 4, 1871.
With reference to my Circular Despatches of the 30th of December, and 22nd of April, last, I transmit to you herewith a copy of a Supplementary Convention concluded between Her Majesty and. the United States of America, on the 23rd of February last, the ratifications of which were exchanged at Washington on the 4th of May, prescribing the manner and form in which the Renunciation by Subjects and Citizens of Great Britain and of the United States respectively, of their naturalization and the resumption of their native allegiance in accordance with the provisions of the previous Convention of the 13th of May, 1870, of which a copy is also inclosed, may be made and publicly declared.
I likewise transmit to you a copy of the Order in Council of the 17th of August, 1870, declaring, as required by the 3rd Section of the Act 33 Vict., cap. 14, that the Convention of the 13th of May, 1870, had been entered into by Her Majesty; and I have now to instruct you to publish a Notification, reciting that Section of the Act, together with the Crder in Council and the two Conventions, and calling upon all British Subjects who have become naturalized within the United States, and who may desire to resume their Allegiance as British Subjects, to make the Declaration in the Form prescribed before the 12th of May, 1872.
You will at the same time point out that, although the Supplemental Convention of the 23rd of February last only requires that American Citizens who have been naturalized as British Subjects should make the Declaration of Renunciation before an United States' Court of Justice or Diplomatic or Consular Officer of the United States, it will be necessary, in order to meet the requirements of the British Act of Parliament, that the Declaration should also be made before one of the British Judicial, Diplomatic, or Consular Officers mentioned in the 3rd Section.
You will add that no Fee will be levied for receiving these Declarations.
The Declarations are to be made in triplicate, one copy to be delivered to the Declarant, one retained in your archives, and the third forwarded to this Department for registration by the Home Office, in the same manner as the Declarations which you were instructed to take in my Circular of the 30th of December last.
I take this opportunity of stating that, as some inisapprehension has arisen with regard to the Form of "Declaration of British Nationality" annexed to that Circular, you must be careful in all cases when you are called upon to receive a Declaration of British Nationality to append to it the Note given in the Form, and which is to be considered as part of the Declaration."
A similar Circular has been addressed to Her Majesty's Consuls.--I am, with great truth, most obedient, humble Servant,
(For Earl Granville)-
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