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or widower. Secondly, where a party being under age and not a widow or widower a consent in writing of a parent or guardian as hereinafter required to the Marriage of such party shall be annexed to the notice, which consent shall be signed by the parent or guardian either before the Registrar at his office or before a Justice of the Peace, or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court, and for every such certificate the Registrar shall be entitled to a fee of . In all other cases the Registrar shall not issue his certificate until after the expiration of 14 days after giving such notice ; and thereupon he shall be entitled to a fee of . Provided always, that in every case such certificate shall be in the form in schedule B to this Act annexed. Question proposed—That the first blank be filled up with the words "five pounds."— (Mr, Fitzgerald.) Amendment proposed—That the question be amended by the omission of the words "five pounds,' with a view to insert in their place the words "twenty shillings." Question put —That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question. Committee divided. Ayes—4. Noes —10. Messrs. O'Neill Messrs. Kelham Macandrew Brown King Gledhill Fitzgerald (teller). Moorhouse Clifford Sewell O'Brien Weld Lee Forsaitli teller. Whereupon amendment put and carried.