CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 206

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to thee class of concatines, who are

und fenceliy

selected by the wives and at precent lejony

the

privileges of the menten of the

family.

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very deffe one. That pe of a reopolyja

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to cunt mana whalere, then rel din teless, to end But daremos l and ten langfield.

the cristin Chinese married pection women

I think that the law.

non

Ea

He

away the Cleane difficulty. the legal effectio

the alte cenia, the children

Lerd Selbare

X

I did not intend to igane

spect of a marriag

A

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the lepe

har

home the Regist minst

Chinese who afterward, contracted

with her women

polygemas

Wile

union

might everting to the laws

Weligion le regarded

r

his race.

his careful wins.

The legal effet I take would be that the subrepent

arins and their children would

Lever no else right to his property, except & fark

the law may require

may require a father to support

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thepitionate children.

The same effect would follow

Lormen under the existing low

a

Chinese

alter lives,

ought

to

manage tepe

Christinus to

Con hast repeation of

Cle

with a first wife,

x

(apurning them thi helygames)

menied

of this

and afterwards

magh

home difficulty

binding manige in the constituting Mitul colory L

the status of marriage.

Christendom

Mohammeden or

a

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understood in prilly hang

If a busted

wolle pesperty colmany. If the de Tuctionsupported

Chinese chose to contest.

marriage in arcsidence with nech a

he would defrier himself

-trasting

Ner

a valid marriage.

7 the right

laks

Ian Fanfield bel comunspans mo to any plans is a fcens

e, d

acerid of

continued Now while that manage

w

I do not suppore he would be guilty of of the came lif

Fid

of ar

Entered into whims with the Chinese women

I am apaid there

in working the distinction beton person of

may

with

European descent and but we ath what the Colonial authorities han to thy

prepared in the Drap

Ew & Jell

about it as

bijamy if he went through the ceremony fed & beve te fuite so, but is that just? of manage according to thohammedan

marriage Chinese uligious love but such change

childhood a

a civil mariage

i

ery

I would let

matte alme

I thick cht Goodman's ductions and the peopments which he citer are baride the point.

it is not proposed to five the status of manage as understood in Christendom to polygam Inaniajes ...

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the m

marriages of

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Christions.

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world to the voting union for life gone wit

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when for life on pitation Sat

women when sechestr

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& the draft

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as amended by you.

asould present Care being exceptial and

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rightly I think

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