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Sir,
Attorney Generals Office
9" April 1875-
I have the honour to submit the following
report upon the Marriage Ordinance of 1875 passed yesterday by the hegislative Concil.
The state of the marriage laws of the Colony
had been for
some time under the consideration of
the Government and had formed the subject of
correspondence with the
Secretary of State. The
draft of this Bill was submitted to, and
approved
by the Earl of Carnarvon before it was laid before
the Legislative Conneil.
The Honorable
Cecil C. Smith
Acting Colonial Secretary
The