VITAL STATISTICS
BIG INCREASE IN MARRIAGES,
The notable' featuro about the vital statistics for November is .the very substantial increase in the number of marriages ■ recorded in Wellington. The Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Mr. J. Palethorpe) states that up to the date tho National Registration papers had to be in (November 10) there was a decided rush to the hymeneal altar, without much regard either for wedding bells or orange blossoms, but since the Register closed the marriage market has been slack. Still there liave been recorded 141 marriages in November compared with 88 for the corresponding month of last year. The figures aro as under: —
■ KHAKI MARRIAGES. (By Tele«rnph.—JV-xs *«s'it;int!oiO Dunedin, December 1. The vital statistics for November aro, as follow: —Births 140, deaths 67, marriages 69. The figures for November, 1914, are:—Births 146, deaths 70, marriages 29. For tlio eleven months of tlie present year marriages show an increase of 16, compared with 1914. Tlio Registrar says there is no rush on tlio part bf young men, seemingly eligible for aotivo service, to get married, >ml lie is quite certain that evasion of' military To sponsibilitics by mamago is practically unknown here. There liavo Leen quite a number of khaki lads who have got married before leaving.for tlio front.
-Nov., 1915. Nov.. 1.914. Births 108 173 Deaths 07 67 Marriages :... 141 88' Marriages (iti office) 28 25 For eleven months. . 1915. 1914. Birtlm 1917' 1956 Deaths 816 856 Marriagos ......... 1171 969 Marriages (in office) 299 2C6
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 7
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251VITAL STATISTICS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 7
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