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riage Ordinance which says nothing on the subject of marriages before Consuls and enables the Governor to license places of worship only as places for the cele - bration of marriages,

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riages before Consuls of Foreign Powers can in their respective Consulates by international comity be recognised as valid in ~ cases where the prelimina ry steps indicated as ne-

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cessary

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cessary by the local law ~ have not been taken.

I enclose the

Enel: 27

to 5

copies

of the minutes and papers

Atty. Gent's minute of mentioned in

14th March, 1898-

of mentioned in

-do. 26th Febry. Mr Jex's certificate of

Certificate of marriage

the margin, and

first marriage, beg to point out issued by U.S. Con that the certifi

cate of marriage

sul dated 8th Feb 7.1898.

issued by the United States' Consul wrongly describes the bridegroom. siding

n as now re-

in San Francisco, and

does not mention that the bride

--was