THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1880.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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by mified that the Queen's Exequatur empowering ATWELL COXON, Esquire, to act as
at Hongkong, received Her Majesty's signature on the 27th December, 1879.
By Command,
Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1880.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Comparative Return of Stamp Revenue, collected for the months of January, 1879 -led for general information.
By Command,
al Seerotary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1880.
od in 1878 up to January 31st,
18-0
Decrease....
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
$10,962.41 10,590.58
$ 355.83
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
copy of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament entitled "An Act to renove the validity of certain Marriages of British subjects on board Her Majesty's chips," is
end information.
By Command,
Stereuary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1880.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial & caeten.
CHAPTER 29.
ve doubt as to the validity of certain Marriages of British subjects on Her Majesty's ships.
[21st July, 1879.]
A offerers commending Her Majesty's ships on foreign stations have permitted marriages to mod according to religious rites or ceremonies, or to be contineted per verba de prosemi hr the is, in the belief that marriages were authorised by law to be so solemnized mbts have arisen with respect to the validity of such marriages, aud it is cxpedient
peted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent and Temporal, and Cormous, in this present. Parliament assembled, and by the
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dred us the Coniiomution of Marriages on Her Majesty's Ships Act, 1879.
Che parties being British subjcets, which before the passing of this Act huve Con?”
Her Majesty's vecals on a foreiga station hy die presence of the offfeur 16 cloudized according to any religious rite or premony, or contncted per like anumer as it the sube h I hoen solemnized within Her Majesty's of all forms required by law.
ot shall not ruka valid nny te eriars which hafo, a the passing of this Ace
pouts of comparin pre-diefkos in my proceeding touching such barrógé lility of heyslidity thereof, or render valid may mardinge who o of
Other of of this Act and during the life of the other party lawfully indovamshed.