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4. Dance the

That

3.

Marriage Records.

of

the Roman

printe

Catholic Churches were

property and often contained particular which it would

breach of confidence to

be a

disclose.

21. that of the

D

before.

requined

prediminary formalities demanded

the Civil authority under

Ordinance which they

the new

hold to be at

were also

variance with

Roman Catholic punciples

These objections were

put forward in

transmitted to the

سال

letter

Colonial

Office through the Governor;

and it

was pointed out

3

2

in

(as

421

as regards the first objectiori, seply that the regulations as to Civil marriage had

already been in existence in Hong Kong as set fuck

for upwards of 20 years under

the Ordinance of 1852 and were identical in punciple

with

those in force noh

and her folames

only in England; but on its in general but also

France, in

but

Belgian and Italy. Witton

Thats

regards

A

The Second objecttori

to the third objection of

Bishop Racmonds

theque time of the moodity

Much to

the

of a preliminary enquiry before the Nepstras

to the legal

competency of the parties to the

intended

contract,