THE WEATHER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 5 April 1913, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

SUMMARY AND FORECAST. Present indications are for strong, southerly winds generally, weather colder, changeable to showery-squally about Ooolt and Foveanx Straits. The barometer will probably riso overywher© soon, and a brief spell of fair weather follow shortly. Strong west to south-westerly winds havo predominated, irith changeable wSth£ fefl v I y r S^l 0 'f crs , beinc f. experienced on the hnn Coast and southern districts. The barometer has been very unsteady. Meteorological Office, Wclto'gton/ ATES ' April 4, 1913. DISTRICT REPORTS. Wa'nganui, April 4.—Overcast; strong able day! ' beOT a Wdisag??e Hastings, April 4.—To-day has been fine with mild temperature. night ll " ls ' April 4-—Fine ' winfl y day; cold April 4,-Weather too and Greytown, April 4.-A beautiful day. ■ N W wind AprJl but cloudy, Otakl, April 4.—Sunshine:' shannon, April 4.-Cold and windy. • T d° ' at ® I'osidcnre of Sir John Findlay in Boulcott Terrace—the site of which has been acquired by Messrs. Whitcomba ancl Tombs—has been purchased by Mr. Aubrey Gualter, who intends removing Tereacf OnS t0 4 Sit ° 0n Wellio Ston Burinj last year there were 1600 marnages lu Auckland, aud of this number no fewer than. 313 were performed by the •Registrar. Xh© increasing number of people marrying outside the church is indicated by tho fact that last year there were ao more marriages by tho Registrar m Auckland than thero wero in tho preceding year. Likewise, during tho quarter just ended there were 100 marrinees solemnised in Auckland, a.nd of tho nu'ni- • J vcr ? ' r " Registrar's office. All Auckland "Star" representative mado inquiries at tho office of tho Auckland Registrar, and thero gathered somo interesting particulars. Tn Auckland last year the marriages by Registrar totalled 22 per cent, of tho total recorded. Tn Wellington tho figures represented slightly ovor 22 per cent., Christohurch 19 per cent., and Duncdin 18 per cent. The average for tho Dominion was 36.63 per cent, of tho total marriages for the year. Auckland's average of 22 per cent, is considerably above tho average for the Dominion. An interesting study is afforded by the following figures, representing the percentage of marriages in tho various denominations last year-.— Church of England, 25.60 per cent.; Presbyterian. 26.5-1 per cent.; Methodist, 11.17; Roman Catholic, 10.86; other denominations, 9.20; by Registrars, 16.63. Tt is suggested ' that the reason why tho Presbyterian percentage is so high is thai ministers of thai, denrnmnniion show le«? objection lo marrying people in I heir homes if it is so desired. : Woods' Great Peppermint Curs, la, (id. For CbroniO Cheat Complaints.*