TABLE XV
MARRIAGE REGISTRY
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
Number of
Year
Marriages
Number of Marriages
Marriages
performed at
registered
between parties of Chinese race
Marriage Registries
Number of
Total Amount of Fees collected
$
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 ...
1955-56...
1956-57 ...
1957-58 ...
1958-59...
3,715
3,411
3,136
38,074
:
4,953
4,598
4,330
59,089
:
:
5,859
5,474
5,045
69,828
7,466
7,053
6,668
89,654
7,954
7.661
7.134
94,687
1959-60...
9,689
9,292
8,776
116,934
1960-61...
11,045
10,684
9,889
132,670
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