THE MARRIAGE MARKET.
WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. ' | - The effect of the war upon (1) the number of marriages in th e Dominion and (2) the number of illegetimate births is shown by figures prepared by the Registrar-General's Department at tie direction of the Minister for Internal Affairs. The figures are:—
The substantial increase in the number of marriages is attributed ;n part tc the desire of certain men to appear as "married'-' in the National Register, though,it is a fact that many members of the Expeditionary Forces have hastened their marriages before leav- | Ing the Dominion.
Illegatimate Year Marriages. Births, 1911 8870 107S 1912 9189 ' 1177 1913 8846 1181 1914 9326 1302 1915 10,262 1106 I
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 36, 12 February 1916, Page 6
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115THE MARRIAGE MARKET. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 36, 12 February 1916, Page 6
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