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should be created by rendering such marriages less expensive than those solemnized in the Cathedral:- and that for this purpose either the present fee of twenty-five dollars on license without banns payable to the Colonial Chaplain should be diminished or abolished, or that an equal amount of fee marriages celebrated elsewhere should be paid either to a witnessing Registrar or to the Local Government Iventure to fire dict that with

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such an equality, the eases will be few in which parties will forefer to be married otherwise than in the solemn service of the Church of England- Tremain, de, (Signed) G. Victoria,

True Copy

Colonial Secretary-

N° 46- Miscellaneous_

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My Lord,

1851

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Victoria, Hongkong,

212h June, 1851-

With reference to my

22nd

Despatch 1236 of the 22th May, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, on the 12th Instant, of the following Despatches:-

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Nos 2 31 to 236, - the last of 12th April,

Circular_

Circular.

Separate.

5-th'

-of 5

of 16th.

1851

of 27th March, 4- Duplicate Circular of 15th January, "-

I have the honor to be, With the highest respect,

Your Lordship's,

The Right Honorable,

Most Obedient

Humble Servant.

The Carl Grey. Stam

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