CO129-249 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Barker - 1891 [1-5] — Page 261

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to make sexual intercourse

with

any girl under the age of 12

a felony punishable

in the same manner as

rape,

I have the honour

to state that while I have

no strong objection to such

a law, I

am unable to

regard it as

necessary,

as the inclusion of

wives is concerned.

The Registrar General

informs me that he has

never heard of a case

of sexual intercourse with a wife

under 12 years of age, and that the Chinese

of whom he has made enquiry

on the subject, state that they

have never heard

of such a case either. They declare that their countrymen

do not have connexion with

girls under 12 even when married to them.

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257 to make sexual intercourse with any girl under the age of 12 a felony punishable in the same manner as rape, I have the honour to state that while I have no strong objection to such a law, I am unable to regard it as necessary, as the inclusion of wives is concerned. The Registrar General informs me that he has never heard of a case of sexual intercourse with a wife under 12 years of age, and that the Chinese of whom he has made enquiry on the subject, state that they have never heard of such a case either. They declare that their countrymen do not have connexion with girls under 12 even when married to them.
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257 to make sexual intercourse with any girl. age of 12 a under the of 12 years, including wife, felony punishable in the same manner as rape, I have the honour to state that while I have no strong objection to such a law, I am regard it as unable to at necessary, as the rate in so far any inclusion of concerned. wives is The Registrar General informs informs me that he has of Chinese of never heard among -A case of sexual intercourse with a wife under 12. years of age, and that the Chinese of whom he has made enquiry on the subject, state that they have never heard of such a case either. They declare that their countrymen do not have connexion with girls under 12 even when married to them.
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257

to make sexual intercourse

with

any girl. age of 12

a

under the

of 12 years, including

wife, felony punishable

in the same manner as

rape,

I have the honour

to state that while I have

no

strong objection to such

a law, I

am

regard it as

unable to

at

necessary,

as the

rate in so

far

any inclusion of

concerned.

wives is

The Registrar General

informs

informs

me that he has

of Chinese of

never

heard

among

-A

case

of sexual

intercourse with a wife

under 12.

years of age, and that the Chinese of whom

he has made

enquiry

on

the subject, state that they

have

never

heard

of such

a case either. They declare that their countrymen

do

not have connexion with

girls under 12 even when married to them.

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