335
5.-Population.
Marriages. Ordinance No. 7 of 1875 as amended by Ordinance No. 15 of 1902
and Ordinance No. 6 of 1903.
The number of marriages solemnized during the year was 125, as compared with 149- in 1905. Twenty marriages were contracted at the Registrar General's Office.
225 permits were issued to fire crackers on the occasion of Chinese marriages, as against 292 in 1905.
St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, (Govt. Not. No. 865 of 1906) and the Wesleyan Chapel, Aberdeen Street, (Govt. Not. No. 1,080 of 1906) were licensed for the solemni- zation of marriages.
Births and Deaths. Ordinance No. 7 of 1896.
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(Tables VT a and b.)
For full particulars regarding these, reference should be made to the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The Births registered during the year were as follows:-
Chinese, Non-Chinese,
Males.
Females.
Total.
684
344
1,028
161
132
293*
845
476
1,321
*
Including 2 males and 1 female registered after the expiration of 12 months.
Four hundred and sixteen (416) births were registered during the year in the West Point and East Point registration offices in Victoria. The total number of Chinese births registered in Victoria shews a slight increase over the number for 1905. On two occasions the Chinese Press have kindly inserted a notice pointing out the benefits of registration and these are no doubt better appreciated than they were. The figures for the last ten years are :~~-
Number of Births registered.
Year.
1897,
1898.
1899,.
1900,
1901,.
1902,.
1903,.
1904.
1905,
1906,
..858
.778
684
.544
..663
..738
.550
.622
...605
...644
The two district registries were opened on 1st July, 1904,
The number of deaths registered during the year was:-
Chinese, Non-Chinese,
.8,087 292
Total,
....8,379
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