FEWER MARRIAGES, MORE DIVORCES.
AND FEWER BABIES. UNENVIABLE POSITION OF IT,ANTE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Paris, June 26.
The alarming decline in the birth-rate continues. Tlie births in 191(2 were only 745,533, the lowest on recoril. in less than forty years the birtli-rato has
diminished by 200.000 annually. There were 13,169 fewer marriages celebrated in ISI3, while divorces increased by 500, totalling 15,07<i.
The decline in the birth-rate, coinciding with industrial expansion, has led to a serious dearth of labor. The Bill introduced into Parliament imposing a tax on all foreign labor is unlikely to pass, because this labor is an alwolute economic necessity.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 29 June 1914, Page 5
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103FEWER MARRIAGES, MORE DIVORCES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 29 June 1914, Page 5
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