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- ↑ "No. 30250". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1917. p. 8791. "the 1917 Statutes", article 27.
- ↑ Article 29 of the 1917 Statutes.
- ↑ Article 29 of the 1917 Statutes.
- ↑ Article 28 of the 1917 Statutes, article 30 of the 1918 Statutes.
- The London Gazette .