New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 7

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✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand, during the Year ended 31st December, 1889, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, the Ports of Arrival and Departure, and the Arrivals and Departures for each Month.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
Countries. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Total Adults. Children. Total Excess of Immi- Excess of Emi-
M. F. M. F. Persons. M. F. M. F. Persons. gration over gration over
Emigration. Immigration.
United Kingdom .. 1,657 1,041 314 263 3,275 1,073 610 176 180 2,039 1,236 ..
Queensland .. 6 4 2 2 14 29 20 5 12 66 .. 52
New South Wales .. 3,262 1,301 255 229 5,047 4,000 1,900 552 591 7,043 .. 1,996
Victoria .. 3,320 1,662 266 284 5,532 2,316 1,549 438 445 4,748 784 ..
South Australia .. 2 2 .. .. 4 4 1 2 .. 7 .. 3
Western Australia .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 ..
Tasmania .. 407 171 23 11 612 156 91 20 13 280 332 ..
Fiji .. 128 58 27 26 239 56 35 19 16 126 113 ..
Other British Ports .. 33 18 2 2 55 140 18 1 3 162 .. 107
Hawaii and South Seas .. 406 124 35 26 591 397 133 72 49 651 .. 60
Other Foreign Ports .. 9 4 2 5 20 33 14 4 5 56 .. 36
Totals .. 9,230 4,386 928 848 15,392 8,204 4,371 1,289 1,314 15,178 214 ..

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*
Ports. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total
Persons. Persons.
Russell .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 9 14 9 23
Kaipara .. .. 25 15 13 27 40 48 24 41 72
Auckland .. .. 3,590 379 2,791 1,178 3,969 4,270 888 3,403 1,755 | 5,158
Gisborne .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2 3 .. 2 1 | 3
Wellington .. .. 3,554 595 2,662 1,487 4,149 3,574 649 2,691 1,532 | 4,223
Wanganui .. .. 7 2 3 6 9 2 2 2 2 | 4
Napier .. .. 7 3 4 6 10 31 2 27 6 | 33
Westport .. .. 2 .. 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. | ..
Lyttelton .. .. 174 61 134 101 235 496 114 359 251 | 610
Timaru .. .. 6 1 4 3 7 15 5 15 5 | 20
Oamaru .. .. 4 .. 1 3 4 7 1 6 2 | 8
Dunedin .. .. 713 137 543 307 850 77 18 60 35 | 95
Invercargill .. .. 5,532 583 4,000 2,115 6,115 4,038 891 2,883 2,046 | 4,929
Totals .. .. 13,616 1,776 10,158 5,234 15,392 12,575 2,603 9,493 5,685 | 15,178

SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR.
Adults, i.e., over 12 Years. Children. Total.
Males. Females.
Immigration .. .. .. .. 9,230 4,386 | 1,776 | 15,392
Emigration .. .. .. .. 8,204 4,371 | 2,603 | 15,178
Excess of immigration over emigration .. .. .. 1,026 15 | .. | 214
Excess of emigration over immigration .. .. .. .. .. | 827 | ..

ARRIVALS IN AND DEPARTURES FROM NEW ZEALAND DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR 1889.
Month. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
From Total To Total
United Austral- Fiji. Hawaii, Arrivals. United Austral- Fiji. Hawaii, Departures.
Kingdom. asian South Seas, Kingdom. asian South Seas,
Colonies. and other Colonies. and other
Places. Places.
January .. 250 1,219 28 24 1,521 132 1,166 14 44 1,356
February .. 165 1,144 12 14 1,335 166 1,067 6 56 1,295
March .. 207 963 23 50 1,243 317 1,321 24 61 1,723
April .. 131 848 18 101 1,098 317 1,261 6 125 1,709
May .. 272 692 9 40 1,013 304 785 16 91 1,196
June .. 177 449 24 14 664 185 799 8 37 1,029
July .. 350 580 6 59 995 147 857 10 102 1,116
August .. 235 635 17 56 943 99 1,120 10 60 1,289
September .. 344 552 6 51 953 95 851 5 122 1,073
October .. 342 905 42 47 1,336 136 1,147 8 52 1,343
November .. 288 1,222 33 93 1,636 61 740 8 62 871
December .. 514 2,003 21 117 2,655 80 1,030 11 57 1,178
Totals .. 3,275 11,212 239 666 15,392 2,039 12,144 126 869 15,178

Chinese included above: Arrivals, 16—viz., 9 from China, 4 from Australia, 2 from Fiji, and 1 from Sandwich Islands. Departures, 104, all for China direct.

  • 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, 11th February, 1890.

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



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11 February 1890
Statistics, Immigration, Emigration, Ports, Countries, Monthly Data
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General