CO129-329 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [7-12] — Page 52

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copies of Gambia

Ordmance ho 10 of

1903

and of

a

Draft Sierra Leone

Ordinance together.

a com r

with the despatch

which I addnssed

to the Governor of

that Colony porting

out certain alterations

which

were required

3. The Ceylon

Straits Settlemen to

laws

m

the mamages

Ceylon Orthe 8 of Straub Orte 34

188

of 1969

of Mohammedaus

an doubtless in

your possession.

4 As regards

the laws of inheritance

would

write

your

attention & the

vicis expressed

in the

enclosed

copy of.

A

despatch to the 50

Governor

of

Mauritius.

When

populated

foreign country

under

comes

the gommion

of Great

дета

Ereat Britain it

Homme Sout

has always been the

"this comboy

policy of

to respect its nation

existing

law & custom

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alter it gradually,

if

من

there

Nativ

at all. But it

A

very differus

to set

up

law & custom of

t

The

immigrants into British

temtory

to

"Taw out tuu.

recognize that al

addition to the

Lis

orduniary

law of

Colony. Such a

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the

policy if carried four at might easily lead to great

confusion.