MARINE DEPARTMENT LIBRARY
TABLE XX
MARRIAGE REGISTRY
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
Number of
Year
Marriages
Number of Marriages
Number of Marriages
Total Amount
between parties
performed at
registered
Marriage
of Fees collected
of Chinese race!
Registries
$
1952-53 ...
J
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
1957-58 ...
7,466
7.053
6,668
89,654
1958-59...
7,954
7,661
7,134
94,687
1959-60...
9,689
9,292
8,776
116,934
1960-61 ...
H
11,045
10,684
9,889
132,670
1961-62...
11,837
11,502
10,592
140,626
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