New Zealand Gazette – 1888 – No. 34

Page 683

✨ Immigration and Postmaster Appointments

JUNE 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 683

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand, during the Month of May, 1888, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure. (Subject to revision.)

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries.	ARRIVALS.					DEPARTURES.
	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.
	M.	F.	M.	F.		M.	F.	M.	F.
United Kingdom	164	115	51	33	363	205	117	33	28	383
Queensland	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	..	2
New South Wales	129	32	6	7	174	518	182	101	62	863
Victoria	240	35	8	8	291	421	199	57	47	724
South Australia	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	2
Western Australia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tasmania	30	8	3	2	43	19	8	2	2	31
Other places	34	13	3	2	52	63	31	14	6	114
Totals	597	203	71	52	923	1,228	538	207	146	2,119

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	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1
Kaipara	1	..	1	..	1	3	2	3	2	5
Auckland	137	6	105	38	143	637	154	560	231	791
Wellington.	281	86	222	145	367	355	60	269	146	415
Wanganui	..	1	..	1	1	..	..	..	..	..
Napier	1	..	1	..	1	5	..	5	..	5
Greymouth..	3	..	3	..	3	16	..	14	2	16
Lyttelton	4	..	4	..	4	117	30	98	49	147
Timaru	3	..	3	..	3	..	..	..	..	..
Dunedin	64	9	55	18	73	3	..	3	..	3
Invercargill	306	21	274	53	327	629	107	482	254	736
Totals	800	123	668	255	923	1,766	353	1,435	684	2,119

CHINESE.—Arrivals, 117; departures, 22. These are included in the above table.

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.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 13th June, 1888.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Deputy Registrar-General.

Postmasters appointed.

General Post Office, Wellington, 1st June, 1888.

IN virtue of the powers delegated to the Postmaster-General by His Excellency the Governor, the following appointments have been made in the Postal-Telegraph Service of the colony.

H. A. ATKINSON,
Postmaster-General.

Name.	To be Postmaster at	Postal District.	Date.
Dunderdale, F. H.	Alfredton	Wellington	9 May, 1888.
Corbet, W.	Fairview	Timaru	1 April, "
Hamilton, J. D.	Kakanui	Oamaru	30 April, "
Shepherd, A.	Karangahake	Thames	1 April, "
Bowler, F. H.	Lismore	Christchurch	1 April, "
Lyon, R.	Owen Reefs	Nelson ..	18 April, "
Cummings, T.	Owharoa	Thames	8 May, "
MacReynolds, M.	Pungarehu	New Plymouth ..	1 May, "
McLiver, C.	Quartzville	Thames	9 April, "
McClure, H. J.	Rangitata Island	Timaru	1 May, "
Harder, H. J.	Razorback	Auckland	15 April, "
Stratford, E.	Ruther Glen	Greymouth	1 May, "
Probine, W.	Tamahere	Auckland	1 April, "
Lee, E.	Tauерu ..	Wellington	1 May, "
Fitness, J.	Tokatoka	Auckland	1 May, "
Nicholson, R. H.	Tuakau	Auckland	1 May, "
Galbraith, C.	Whananaki	Auckland	15 May, "

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1888, No 34

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Statistics

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated13 June 1888
KeywordsStatistics, Immigration, Emigration, Ports, Countries
👩‍💼 Officials

E. J. von Dadelsez, Deputy Registrar-General

🚂 Postmaster Appointments

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 June 1888
KeywordsAppointments, Postmasters, Postal Districts
👱🏽 Names

17 names identified

F. H. Dunderdale, Appointed Postmaster at Alfredton
W. Corbet, Appointed Postmaster at Fairview
J. D. Hamilton, Appointed Postmaster at Kakanui
A. Shepherd, Appointed Postmaster at Karangahake
F. H. Bowler, Appointed Postmaster at Lismore
R. Lyon, Appointed Postmaster at Owen Reefs
T. Cummings, Appointed Postmaster at Owharoa
M. MacReynolds, Appointed Postmaster at Pungarehu
C. McLiver, Appointed Postmaster at Quartzville
H. J. McClure, Appointed Postmaster at Rangitata Island
H. J. Harder, Appointed Postmaster at Razorback
E. Stratford, Appointed Postmaster at Ruther Glen
W. Probine, Appointed Postmaster at Tamahere
E. Lee, Appointed Postmaster at Taueru
J. Fitness, Appointed Postmaster at Tokatoka
R. H. Nicholson, Appointed Postmaster at Tuakau
C. Galbraith, Appointed Postmaster at Whananaki

👩‍💼 Officials

H. A. Atkinson, Postmaster-General

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