THE MARRIAGE "BOOM,"

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXIV, Issue 17734, 6 December 1919, Page 5

THE MARRIAGE "BOOM,"

POLITICKS" T2B JUS

STEABT IKTCJKIKAS3S SBCOKDEB.

("WHISHT TMJEi BtOTS COMB HOME."

Til© m-amriisa®© stfcaiifiitles recorded for tire JlmM&ehsL tSSsixiet last month (says; tli® 3few Zealand Herald") Bhovsr J3na«t 13Das "TRewsm1" 5m marriages ivhiclii o®mjasm££&. att t&e beginning of tlive year 30.-as &eeaa steadily maintain p>d,' wMLe the registrar holds the otfiitfian that tlie figures far December wiillil be even higher titan those .of irecgEit mcMtths. A review of figures foa1 t&e lasft -eight years shows thjuit -the maiafeg© rate has .now reverttefl to, aand ev-em advanced upon, tluitt «w£ .tan® pne-waix period. In 19/112 .auai :IDIS taws jKomfeer of mai*riai.'gjss atecoavdetf. nra.-s 13&1 © and 1-431 reSjtxecitiKvdls^. TJuen-^ Tirats a rise in ,19.M. .the lastt iiew mcflait&s off -which 'saw ite die®airtur.e ©£ more than 10).$i0'8 -.ytOflrusL-g m.em of a marriageable Sig© iim th-e Exj«flMii3joaaajry Foroe. In ilS'-IS., Torita* tJn® KraT-clotoJls growing wialbeo;, aaa4 "tlue f)jino«ip<e.'ett of heavy (tft&xuasLft -oaa Vine imi-n.-^pow^T ot tlie jGiKuauiay lsx©aDSi2a!Lg aeasr at Jaaiad, a still ig3j®aftar Sma^ass® ira« recorded, the 3B3umH«<3r Tfelba^ i® ISSC TX« 3aus^!iAaibfe j-iea^itlksia set in dttrlos A-rtwateeaiim?: ■y&sm, tine uuxubey ftastt ,y®aa*.) lAiicai tv^.3 tihie lowest on aiffirQoifl Joa' uwumy J«zsws past.

Wst& :lis2 m-arrf.a^e notices sent txmt atosaifly,, aarj a twi«y Kwrath ii -s&sima jp-jnoihaibfe tfo&t by the cl-oae eoS: tMs jear a b,-w aa4 mnch more Xiw.iaiaicatitle reoord "wilt be estjtWlialnea.

jMfetlteJcu^b. .-s© meaty .reterned men (tre maaryins, Iwrweyttf., lie opinion was -esHßeased yesterday tkat this ffHi not ton^ilsr amj gyeat development hi i3bts iwjw!a©'!llf'e of tSae earntnunity, {ttitny us<tt%-n.i'airrie<d complies are fcafling lit sg» .difitotiLt to s&ztiTQ a Ivous.e ,«,$ gi mtswieiriaite jar-iae that ttiey .were It-jring is boa.fdfiagla««L6es oy feo't^ls., «ar., im ■soiTHre eases, two or evea jEtEre© oetiorpites sli-a-ived tfoe same dvell' ftn«-

The ixn&sgptect of the -wax gratuity jms pinotoafefly hasfceffiLed many mar-.-aJfiiwagih the idea was expsresaed &a.t in a number of infiitaiiiOes .tiM? jonaag o®upiUj will laa-ye a -''good t:i-jaajelV sg 10-ag as tii« m<m«jr lasts.. -wltiL^wt taMsig mmfa. thought So fiattnaave jvespotnsSibiilities or ho Hie'