§ 43. Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked why an Englishman living in the island of Guernsey has to register himself as an alien or étranger?
§ Mr. McKENNAAn Ordinance relating to the Poor Law, passed by the Royal Court of Guernsey in 1897 and approved by the states of that island, requires all labourers, workmen and domestics, other than natives of Guernsey, who were then in the island or subsequently came there to earn their living, to register themselves. The object, I am informed, is to have particulars recorded in case they should become chargeable to the Poor Law. "Etranger" in the Ordinance does not mean "alien," but "one who is not a native of Guernsey." This is clearly shown by the fact that stricter provisions apply to an "étranger" "who is not a subject of His Majesty."