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Naturalization Certificate of Yu Hock Gan "1747" stamped in upper right hand corner, printed form reads: "C. (See Section 13.). The Naturalization Act, Canada. Certificate of Naturalization. Dominion of Canada, Province of British Columbia". Red Seal. "In the COUNTY Court of VICTORIA HOLDEN AT VICTORIA. Whereas YU HOCK GAN formerly of CHINA, and now of GOVERNMENT STREET VICTORIA, Province of British Columbia, Dominion of Canada, MERCHANT, has complied with the several requirements of The Naturalization Act, Canada, and has duly resided inCanada for the period of TWENTY TWO years: And whereas the certificate granted to the said YU HOCK GAN, under the eighth section of the said Act, has been duly read in open Court, and thereupon, by order of the said Court, has been filed of record in the same, pursuant to the said Act. This is therefore to certify to all to whom it may concern that, under and by virtue of the said Act, YU HOCK GAN has become naturalized as a British subject, and is, within Canada, entitled to all political and other rights, powers and privileges, and is subject to all obligations to which a natural- born British subject is entitled or subject within Canada, with this qualifi- cation that he shall not, when within the limits of the Foreign State of which he was a subject of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof, or in ...
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1992.055