TABLE VII
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
Number of
Year
Marriages
registered
Number of Marriages between parties of Chinese race
Number of Marriages performed at
Marriage
Registry & Sub-Registry
Total Amount
of Fees Collected
$
1935/39 (Average)
498
313
257
4,434
1946/47
860
.658
618
9,691
1947/48
2,864
2,626
2,558
29,537
1948/49
2,951
2,479
2,588
30,377
1949/50
2,185
1,918
1,794
21,295
1950/51
2,051
1,751
1,639
19,581
1951/52
2,111
1,776
1,680
19,915
1952/53
2,348
2,032
1,913
23,247
1953/54
2,828
2,541
2,361
28,474
1954/55
3,715
3,411
3.136
38,074
1955/56
4,953
4,598
4,330
59,089
1956/57
5,859
5,474
5,045
69,828
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