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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13
RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND, during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1890, 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 Persons. | Adults. | Children. | Total Persons. | Excess of Immigration over Emigration. | Excess of Emigration over Immigration. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||
| United Kingdom .. | 1,429 | 879 | 256 | 248 | 2,812 | 938 | 569 | 181 | 175 | 1,863 | 949 | .. |
| Queensland .. | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | .. |
| New South Wales .. | 3,864 | 1,620 | 346 | 295 | 6,125 | 5,206 | 2,341 | 540 | 483 | 8,570 | .. | 2,445 |
| Victoria .. | 2,838 | 1,614 | 199 | 203 | 4,854 | 2,582 | 1,689 | 301 | 312 | 4,884 | .. | 30 |
| South Australia .. | 3 | 5 | 1 | .. | 9 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 68 | .. | 59 |
| Western Australia .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. |
| Tasmania .. | 294 | 167 | 36 | 27 | 524 | 191 | 92 | 26 | 20 | 329 | 195 | .. |
| Fiji .. | 80 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 150 | 55 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 101 | 49 | .. |
| Other British Ports .. | 36 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 127 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 155 | .. | 89 |
| Hawaii and South Seas .. | 301 | 101 | 28 | 21 | 451 | 524 | 198 | 36 | 38 | 796 | .. | 345 |
| Other Foreign Ports .. | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 33 | .. | 23 |
| Totals .. | 8,858 | 4,461 | 895 | 814 | 15,028 | 9,702 | 4,961 | 1,107 | 1,040 | 16,810 | .. | 1,782 |
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 .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Kaipara .. | .. | 19 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 34 |
| Auckland .. | .. | 4,023 | 480 | 3,149 | 1,354 | 4,503 | 4,655 | 568 | 3,412 | 1,811 |
| New Plymouth .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington .. | .. | 3,536 | 569 | 2,659 | 1,446 | 4,105 | 4,379 | 665 | 3,464 | 1,580 |
| Wanganui .. | .. | 19 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Napier .. | .. | 5 | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .. | 8 | 2 |
| Nelson .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Westport .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Greymouth .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | 123 | 19 | 85 | 57 | 142 | 953 | 217 | 729 | 441 |
| Timaru .. | .. | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Dunedin .. | .. | 737 | 176 | 513 | 400 | 913 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 20 |
| Invercargill .. | .. | 4,842 | 439 | 3,310 | 1,971 | 5,281 | 4,593 | 644 | 3,139 | 2,098 |
| Totals .. | .. | 13,319 | 1,709 | 9,753 | 5,275 | 15,028 | 14,663 | 2,147 | 10,809 | 6,001 |
SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR.
| Adults, i.e., over 12 Years. | Children. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||
| Departures .. | 9,702 | 4,961 | 2,147 | 16,810 |
| Arrivals .. | 8,858 | 4,461 | 1,709 | 15,028 |
| Excess of departures over arrivals .. | 844 | 500 | 438 | 1,782 |
ARRIVALS IN AND DEPARTURES FROM NEW ZEALAND DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR 1890:
| Month. | ARRIVALS. | DEPARTURES. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Total Arrivals. | To | Total Departures | |||||||
| United Kingdom. | Austral-asian Colonies. | Fiji. | Hawaii, South Seas, and other Places. | United Kingdom. | Austral-asian Colonies. | Fiji. | Hawaii, South Seas, and other Places. | |||
| January .. | 148 | 1,895 | 20 | 46 | 2,109 | 111 | 1,602 | 3 | 104 | 1,820 |
| February .. | 249 | 1,233 | 14 | 41 | 1,537 | 128 | 1,488 | 11 | 59 | 1,686 |
| March .. | 338 | 939 | 10 | 65 | 1,352 | 243 | 1,602 | 12 | 124 | 1,981 |
| April .. | 163 | 1,008 | 18 | 44 | 1,233 | 334 | 1,596 | 35 | 157 | 2,122 |
| May .. | 137 | 824 | 4 | 25 | 990 | 347 | 1,444 | 12 | 86 | 1,889 |
| June .. | 139 | 671 | 10 | 21 | 841 | 147 | 1,367 | 5 | 86 | 1,605 |
| July .. | 215 | 707 | 8 | 33 | 963 | 152 | 1,377 | 7 | 85 | 1,621 |
| August .. | 196 | 552 | 20 | 35 | 803 | 94 | 902 | 1 | 38 | 1,035 |
| September .. | 179 | 735 | 3 | 38 | 955 | 70 | 469 | 2 | 35 | 576 |
| October .. | 341 | 658 | 9 | 77 | 1,085 | 90 | 668 | 3 | 48 | 809 |
| November .. | 278 | 931 | 6 | 41 | 1,256 | 83 | 511 | 7 | 130 | 731 |
| December .. | 429 | 1,386 | 28 | 61 | 1,904 | 64 | 836 | 3 | 32 | 935 |
| Totals .. | 2,812 | 11,539 | 150 | 527 | 15,028 | 1,863 | 13,862 | 101 | 984 | 16,810 |
Chinese included above: Arrivals, 18—viz., 17 (adult males) from China, and 1 (adult male) from Australia. Departures, 169—viz., 93 (87 adult males, 1 adult female, 2 male and 3 female children) for China direct, and 76 (75 adult males and 1 adult female) for Australia.
*In the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants are all counted at the first port of arrival in the colony, and emigrants at the final port of departure.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 9th February, 1891.
Wm. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.
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🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration
🛂 Immigration9 February 1891
Statistics, Immigration, Emigration, Population, Ports, Countries
- Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General