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-, , Whether recognized as Valid by the Whether prohibited by the '* Local Law. Local Law. Jnited Kingdom— England and Wales . . No .. . . . . . . Yes. Scotland . . .. . . Yes ; provided that at least one of the No. parties had at the date of the marriage, his or her usual place of residence in Scotland, or had lived there for the twenty-one days immediately preceding Ireland . . . . No .. . . .. .. I Yes. British Tndia . . . . Yes ; provided that both parties are | Yes ; unless both parties subjects or citizens of the country are subjects or citizens represented by the solemnizing Con- of the country represul sented by the solemnizing Consul. British Colonies, Protectorates, &c. - Australia — New South Wales .. No .. . . .. .. i Yes. Papua, British New O-uinea Queensland South Australia .. .. I ,. .. .. .. . . Yes. Tasmania .. .. „ . . .. . . .. ,, Victoria. . .. .. ,, .. .. .. .. ,, Western Australia, . . ,, .. . . . . .. ,, Bahamas .. . . .... Barbados . . . . .. j .. Basutoland .... Bechuanaland Protectorate Bermuda .. .. .. No. British Guiana . . .. j ,, British Honduras . . .. ,, .. .. .. . . Yes. Canada (all provinces except ,, British Columbia) British Columbia.. .. Yes; provided that at least one of the j No; subject to the proviso parties is a subject or citizen of the in column 2. country represented by the solemnizing Consul, and that both parties are, in contemplation of the local law, domiciled in that country. In all other cases the validity is doubtful Cape of Good Hope . . | No .. . . .. . . J Yes. Ceylon .. .. .. ■ ,, .. ■. .. .. ,, Cyprus .. .. .. Where one party is a British subject, no : ,, East Africa Protectorate .. No .. .. . . .. I „ Falkland Islands .. .. „ Gambia .. . . ■ • ,, • • • • • • • • | Yes. Gibraltar .. .. .. ,, (.old Coast . . ... „ Hong Kong . . ■ ■ : „ ■ • • •. • • . • • I Yes. Jamaica . . .. . • ,, Leeward Islands ....,, V Ma lav States .. . . Yes ; provided that both parties are Yes ; unless both parties subjects or citizens of the country are subjects or citizens represented by the Consul of the country represented by the Consul. Malta .. .. . . No .. .. .. . . No. Mauritius .. .. . . , ,, ' Natal .. .. • • I „ • • • • • • ■ • Yes. Newfoundland .. .. j ,, • • • • • ■ • • \ „ New Zealand .. .. I ,, • • • • • • ■ • I ,, North-eastern Rhodesia . . „ . . . . . . . . ,, North-western Rhodesia „ . . . . .. .. | „ Northern Nigeria . . .. ,, .. . . .. .. „ Nyassaland Protectorate . > ,, . . . . .. .. : „ Orange River Colony „ . . . • ■ ■ .. „ Pacific Islands (Fiji,' &c.) .... .. .. .. .. | ,", St. Helena . . ..' j „ Seychelles . . , . I ,, 6—A. 2.