Daring the year ISSI, Presbyterian ministers married 2(5 ycr cent of the happy couples united iu New Zealand,. whereas Church of Fngland divines only coupled 20 per cent, Catholic clergymen linked 13 per cent, and Wesleyan ministers spliced but ten. Why the Presbyterian clergy get tho whip hand over other denominations in this tine of business is not explained. Taking the returns of prisoners in gaols, not matrimonial captives, Wcslcyaus come well to the front, having a gmailer proportion of their people incarcerated than any other religious persuasion. Amongst other County Councils that have i; overrun the constable ” in financial matters is that of Wallace. The bank overdraft now stands at £BOOO. and the Council have resolved to stop all fresh works of any magnitude. Vincent County is also in such a bad way that it is staled that many—if not all—of the labourers employed by the Uiucent County Council have not received their salaries for months paat.
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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 981, 8 January 1883, Page 2
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