AUCKLAND WEDDINGS
A RECORD YEAR AUCKLAND, 30th December. More marriages have been registered in Auckland this year than ever before In the city’s history. Marriages by the registrar also were a record. Births and deaths were both higher than last year. A total of 3138 marriage was registered, this being the first time that the 3000 mark has been passed. The figure represents an increase of 257 on the 1937 total, which eclipsed the previous record of 2727 marriages set up in 1926. During the war years marriages did noj; exceed 2000, but there was a rise to 2210 in 1921.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19381231.2.10
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 December 1938, Page 2
Word Count
101AUCKLAND WEDDINGS Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 December 1938, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in