A MINOR'S MARRIAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1915, Page 5

A MINOR'S MARRIAGE.

** i'' UNUSUAL APPLICATION TO THE 1 ■}■> COURT. ;, By Telegraph.—Press Association. ' - '•'s Wellington, Last Night '' \- Mr. Justice Hosking ha,d before him •' : to-day a petition on behalf of a young <".' man of nineteen years, who desired to +5 marry, but was unable to obtain the VW consent of his mother. The application f-ij was made under a section of the Mar- •'. * riago Act, which provides that in caae , ••[■ any father or mother whose consent ia ' I necessary to the marriage of a minor '."!'] unreasonably withholds consent to a, ''V proper marriage, a Judge of the Su- .'.'- preme Court may malice a judicial, declaration as to "the propriety of th« S" marriage. When the present applica- , i\' < tion was previously before the Court, it ,\- appeared that a copy of all proceedings * «," had been served upon the mother of the *'':* would-be bridegroom, but his Honor ad- ( /,! journed the hearing in order that the J'} Registrar might ascertain, by telegraph, * Y whether the mother had any objection, .' than that.of age. A reply was received ' ra the negative, and as the young ladji ,-i was of age, and the petitioner was able > •,; to satisfy the Court'of'big ahility to support a wife, His Honor gave the re- i quired consent, and expressed his hope ",; that the bridegroom would never have cause to regret this exercise of the Court's decision. ; '*. >