brides; the remaining 171 were between parties both of whom were non-Chinese. 225 widowers and 101 widows remarried. 273 of the parties married were divorced persons, and in accordance with the normal practice of the Registry the divorce documents were carefully scrutinized before the marriage was permitted to take place.
150. In 25 cases the Registrar in the exercise of the discretion conferred on him by the proviso to Section 9 of the Ordinance issued his certificate allowing the marriage to proceed before the expiry of the prescribed 15 days' notice. There was also one marriage by the Governor's special licence.
Work done and Fees collected
151. Table XXX gives particulars of work done during the year and of the fees charged therefor, which totalled $216,097. This was $27,878 more than the 1965-66 figure and constituted a new record.
PART IX
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRY
General
152. The registration of births and deaths is compulsory under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance. The General Register Office is situated at Li Po Chun Chambers, 92-97 Connaught Road Central, and there are ten District Registries on Hong Kong Island and six in Kowloon and New Kowloon. In the New Territories there are full-time Birth Registries at Tai Po, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long, and also 'part-time' Registries at various Rural Committee Offices, which District Registrars visit according to a regular programme. Deaths in the New Territories are reported to local police stations. In addition to the above, three mobile teams operate in the New Territories dealing with applications for post-registration of births. Table XXXI shows the present organization of the Registry.
Population
153. According to the 1961 Census the population of the Colony on 7th March 1961 was 3,133,131 including 3,483 persons classified as transients. Since then the estimated population has risen as follows:
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