Kowloon Sub-Registry. The remaining 814 marriages were celebrated at licensed places of worship of various denomina- tions.
Fees.
16.
The fees collected totalled $69,828, over $10,700 more than the previous year's figure. Particulars are given in Table VI.
Comparison with Previous Years.
17. Table VII gives statistics in regard to marriages for each year since the war, with, for comparison, the average figures for the five years 1935/39.
TABLE VI
FEES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR
Kowloon Sub-Registry
Hong Kong Registry and Kowloon Sub-Registry
Hong Kong Registry
Description
(as from 8th August 1956)
Amount
Amount
Total
Total
Number
of Fees
Number
of
Amount of
Number
Fees
Fees
$
$
Notices of Marriages
5,504
5,504.00
1,900
1,900.00
7,404
7,404.00
Certificates of Notice... 5,647
5,647.00 269
269.00
5,916
5.916.00
Searches under
Section 27
51
102.00
Certified copies
2,477
4,966.00
51
102.00
2,477
4,966.00
Licences to Registrar to
issue his Certificate
under Section 10......
23
690.00
Special Licences
2
300.00
23
690.00
2
300.00
Marriages at the Office
of the Registrar
4,960
49,600.00
85
850.00
5,045
50,450.00
Total: $66,809.00 Total: $3,019.00
Grand Total:
$69,828.00
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