New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 73

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✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics, Gold-mining Lease Forfeitures

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73]

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand, during the Month of October, 1887, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

| Countries. | ARRIVALS. | | | | | DEPARTURES. | | | | |
| | Adults. | | Children | | Total | Adults. | | Children | | Total |
| | M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons. |
| United Kingdom .. .. | 181 | 109 | 26 | 32 | 348 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 84 |
| Queensland .. .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New South Wales .. .. | 251 | 92 | 18 | 36 | 397 | 161 | 79 | 21 | 12 | 273 |
| Victoria .. .. | 144 | 57 | 16 | 13 | 230 | 185 | 78 | 27 | 30 | 320 |
| South Australia .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Western Australia .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tasmania .. .. | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other places .. .. | 34 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 63 |
| Totals .. .. | 616 | 276 | 74 | 89 | 1,055 | 434 | 193 | 62 | 51 | 740 |

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

| Ports. | ARRIVALS. | | | | | DEPARTURES. | | | | |
| | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. |
| Russell .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Auckland .. .. .. | 175 | 50 | 147 | 78 | 225 | 207 | 23 | 157 | 73 | 230 |
| Wellington.. .. .. | 283 | 45 | 220 | 108 | 328 | 129 | 22 | 100 | 51 | 151 |
| Wanganui .. .. .. | 4 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Napier .. .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Nelson .. .. .. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | .. | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Timaru .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Oamaru .. .. .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. .. .. | 219 | 30 | 150 | 99 | 249 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill .. .. .. | 208 | 35 | 167 | 76 | 243 | 263 | 57 | 212 | 108 | 320 |
| Totals .. .. .. | 892 | 163 | 690 | 365 | 1,055 | 627 | 113 | 496 | 244 | 740 |

It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

NOTE.—The net gain to the colony from excess of immigration over emigration for the ten months of this year has been 131.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 16th November, 1887.

Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

Applications for Gold-mining Leases forfeited.

Crown Lands Office, Nelson, 2nd November, 1887.

IT is hereby notified that the land described in the under-mentioned applications for gold-mining leases is now open to persons holding miners' rights or business licenses, the applicants having failed to comply with the provisions of Regulation 20, Part IV., Appendix A, "Mines Act, 1877:"—

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands (holding delegated powers).

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 73

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated16 November 1887
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Ports, New Zealand
👩‍💼 Officials

Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General

🌾 Gold-mining Lease Forfeitures

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated2 November 1887
KeywordsGold-mining, Leases, Forfeitures, Nelson, Crown Lands
👱🏽 Names

11 names identified

W. Hindmarsh, Forfeited lease, Star Gold-mining Company
R. J. Scottock, Forfeited lease, Bismarck Gold-mining Company
John McQuillan, Forfeited lease, Empire Gold-mining Company
W. P. Manuel, Forfeited lease, Midlothian Gold-mining Company
Benjamin Sutherland, Forfeited lease, Vogel Gold-mining Company
J. S. Fitch, Forfeited lease, Dalcoath Gold-mining Company
A. Caird, Forfeited lease, Khartoum Gold-mining Company
J. McCullum, Forfeited lease, Khartoum Gold-mining Company
James Cornwall, Forfeited lease, Tasman Gold-mining Company
John Crabb, Forfeited lease, Colonial Gold-mining Company
W. G. Collings, Forfeited lease, Zealandia Gold-mining Company

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Commissioner of Crown Lands (holding delegated powers)

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