INCREASE IN WEDDINGS
SHARP RISE THIS MONTH POSITION IN WELLINGTON Already this month almost as many marriages have taken place in Wellington as for the whole of September last year. From September 1, 148 marriage have taken place, as .against 169 for the whole month last year. Thirty-two people gave notice of their marriage on Monday. Of the total marriages this month, 44 were performed by the registrar. Eight of the brides concerned were under 21 years of age, the youngest being 16. The oldest was 48 and the oldest bridegroom was 42. Many of the men concerned had enlisted or were already in the army. Such a sudden rush to get irtarried did not mark the outbreak of war in 1914, so far as New Zealand was concerned. It was stated at the registry office that the first marriage rush did not come until almost a year after, and then lasted only about a month. This was when the National Registration Act was passed, which was a preliminary to the Compulsory Military Service Act, and any men who married after it came into effect were treated as single for the purposes of military service.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20042, 14 September 1939, Page 15
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195INCREASE IN WEDDINGS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20042, 14 September 1939, Page 15
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