PROPORTIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO SIGNED THE MARRIAGE REGISTER IN WRITING IN AUSTRALASIAN COLONIES, 1886-1890.
| Colony. |
Proportion per 10,000 Married who Signed in Writing. |
| Men. |
Women. |
Both. |
| 1. Victoria |
9,831 |
9,824 |
9,827 |
| 2. New Zealand |
9,817 |
9,739 |
9,778 |
| 3. South Australia |
9,758 |
9,752 |
9,775 |
| 4. New South Wales |
9,661 |
9,648 |
9,655 |
| 5. Queensland |
9,662 |
9,513 |
9,587 |