TABLE XXV
MARRIAGE REGISTRY
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEARS
Number of
Marriages performed
Year
Number of Marriages registered
at Marriage
Registries
Number of
Marriages performed at Licensed
Places of Public Worship
Number of Marriages
between
parties of Chinese race
Total Amount of Fees collected
1954-55 ...
3,715
3,136
579
3,411
$ 38,074
1955-56...
4,953
4,330
623
4,598
59,089
1956-57 ...
5,859
5,045
814
5,474
69,828
1957-58 ...
7,466
6,668
798
7,053
89,654
1958-59 ...
7,954
7,134
820
7.661
94,687
1959-60 ...
9,689
8,776
913
9,292
116,934
1960-61...
11,045
9.889
1,156
10,684
132,670
1961-62...
11,837
10,592
1,245
11,502
140,626
1962-63 ...
11,187
9,938
1,249
10,909
134,744
1963-64...
12,700
11,262
1,438
12,406
154,116
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