Registrar-Generals-Department-Annual-report-1961-1962 — Page 77

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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