MORE MARRIAGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22538, 1 October 1936, Page 14

MORE MARRIAGES

FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER INCREASE IN BIRTHS Marriage is becoming more popular, judging by the Auckland figures for the nine months ended yesterday. During last month. 221 marriages were registered, making 1905 for the nine months of 1936. The figures for thp same periods last year were 173 and 1646. There are still a number of people who prefer to he married at the registry rather than in church. Of the 221 marriages in September, 33 were performed by the registrar. Therp were 25 in September last year. A satisfactory increase in the number of births in Auckland also is indicated in the statistics for the month. A total of 231 was registered in September, compared with 192 for the same month last year. Deaths in September totalled 166, this figure exceeding by one that for September, 1935. HAMILTON WEDDINGS FIGURES FOR NINE MONTHS [iBOM OUR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON. Wednesday Except for an increase in marriages, there has been little variation in the vital statistics recorded in Hamilton for September, compared with those for the corresponding months last year. The figures arc as follows, those for September, 1935, being in parentheses: —Births, 54 (54); deaths, 35 (33); marriages,,26 (35). The figures for the first, nine months of this year show a marked increase compared with thoso for the corresponding period last year. The details are:—Births, 444 (39l); deaths, 254 (220); marriages, 249 (206).

DUKEDIN DEATH RATE HIGHEST FOR SIX YEARS [BY TELUGBAPH —PIIKSS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN, Wednesday Tho vital statistics for September disclose the highest death-rate for six years. The total was 103 against 86 last September, For the quarter, the deaths total 300, compared with 246 in the same quarter last year.