Registrar-Generals-Department-Annual-report-1952-1953 — Page 17

PART II

MARRIAGE REGISTRY

11. The number of marriages celebrated in the Colony during 1952/53 was 2,348, of which 2,032 were between Chinese, as compared with 2,111 and 1,776 respectively in the previous year. Particulars are given in Table IX infra.

12. The total amount of fees received was $23,247-an increase of $3,332.00 as compared with 1951/52. are shown in Table X.

Particulars

13. The numbers of marriages solemnized and the total amounts of fees collected during the ten years 1937 - 1940/1 and 1946/47 - 1952/53 are shown in Table XI.

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TABLE IX

Marriages during the Year 1st April, 1952 to 31st March, 1953

Mode

At licensed place of

At the

Public Worship Registrar's Office

Total

By Special Licence

1

1

By Registrar's Certificate

435

1912

2347

Total......

435

1913

2348

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