Immigration Statistics and Appointments




JULY 30. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1237

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand during the Month of June,
1896, 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 .. | 26 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 95 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 169 |
| Queensland .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New South Wales .. | 377 | 156 | 27 | 26 | 586 | 512 | 215 | 40 | 30 | 797 |
| Victoria .. | 116 | 87 | 17 | 9 | 229 | 100 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 175 |
| South Australia .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Western Australia .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Tasmania .. | 26 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | .. | 30 |
| Fiji .. | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 5 | .. | 1 | 15 |
| Other British possessions | 16 | 4 | 1 | .. | 21* | 12 | 8 | .. | .. | 20† |
| Pacific Islands .. | 13 | .. | .. | .. | 13‡ | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 34§ |
| Other foreign ports .. | 16 | 1 | .. | .. | 17 || 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 34¶ |
| Totals, June, 1896 .. | 595 | 287 | 53 | 46 | 981 | 780 | 366 | 73 | 56 | 1,275 |
| Totals, June, 1895 .. | 706 | 336 | 51 | 41 | 1,134 | 1,145 | 442 | 96 | 67 | 1,750 |

  • From Norfolk Island, 18; Cook Islands, 2; Malden Island, 1. † For Rarotonga, 2; Norfolk Island, 11; Cook Islands, 7.
    ‡ From Friendly Islands, 1; Society, 12. § For Surprise Island, 2; Friendly Islands, 32. || From United States, 17.
    ¶ For United States, 31; Monte Video, 2; Rio de Janeiro, 1.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

| Ports. | ARRIVALS. | | | | | | DEPARTURES. | | | | |
| | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total |
| | | | | | Persons. | | | | | Persons. |
| Kaipara .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Auckland .. | 442 | 44 | 353 | 133 | 486 | 477 | 43 | 347 | 173 | 520 |
| Wellington | 198 | 25 | 132 | 91 | 223 | 336 | 37 | 264 | 109 | 373 |
| Picton .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Westport .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Lyttelton .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 148 | 18 | 105 | 61 | 166 |
| Dunedin .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bluff .. | 238 | 30 | 161 | 107 | 268 | 182 | 23 | 131 | 74 | 205 |
| Totals, June, 1896 .. | 882 | 99 | 648 | 333 | 981 | 1,146 | 129 | 853 | 422 | 1,275 |
| Totals, June, 1895 .. | 1,042 | 92 | 757 | 377 | 1,134 | 1,587 | 163 | 1,241 | 509 | 1,750 |

CHINESE.—Arrivals: Auckland, 9; Wellington, 6. Departures: From Wellington, 9.

  • 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, 27th July, 1896.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Officers appointed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 22nd July, 1896.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph
Department.

R. J. SEDDON,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

PERMANENT.

Name. Position. Office. Date.
Cleary, Winifred Rosina Beatrice .. Cadette, Telephone Exchange Christchurch .. 1 Jan., 1896
Coop, Sarah Jane .. Assistant (also Messenger) .. Roxburgh .. 1 April, ..
English, Henry Alexander Cadet, Accountant's Branch General Post Office 14 Aug., 1895
Harris, Dagmar Annie .. Cadette, Telephone Exchange Timaru .. 1 Feb., 1896
Harvey, Ethel .. .. Christchurch .. 1 Jan., ..
Kelleher, Patrick John .. Cadet, Accountant's Branch General Post Office 1 July, 1895
Matthias, John Vincent Hope Letter-carrier .. Coromandel .. 1 June, 1896


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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛂 Immigration and emigration statistics for June 1896

🛂 Immigration
27 July 1896
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, June 1896, Ports, Countries
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

🚂 Appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department

🚂 Transport & Communications
22 July 1896
Appointments, Post Office, Telegraph, Officers, Department
7 names identified
  • Winifred Rosina Beatrice Cleary, Appointed as Cadette, Telephone Exchange
  • Sarah Jane Coop, Appointed as Assistant (also Messenger)
  • Henry Alexander English, Appointed as Cadet, Accountant's Branch
  • Dagmar Annie Harris, Appointed as Cadette, Telephone Exchange
  • Ethel Harvey, Appointed
  • Patrick John Kelleher, Appointed as Cadet, Accountant's Branch
  • John Vincent Hope Matthias, Appointed as Letter-carrier

  • R. J. Seddon, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner