Nov. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1896

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand during the Month of October, 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 .. .. | 159 | 128 | 17 | 14 | 318 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| Queensland .. .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New South Wales .. .. | 490 | 210 | 36 | 41 | 777 | 256 | 126 | 22 | 25 | 429 |
| Victoria .. .. | 123 | 75 | 7 | 15 | 220 | 110 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 205 |
| South Australia .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Western Australia .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tasmania .. .. | 41 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| Fiji .. .. | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 |
| Other British possessions .. | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24* | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35† |
| Pacific Islands .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 5‡ |
| Other foreign ports .. .. | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 32§ | 32 | 10 | 1 | .. | 43||
| Totals, October, 1896 .. | 856 | 446 | 70 | 83 | 1,455 | 470 | 262 | 47 | 37 | 816 |
| Totals, October, 1895 .. | 893 | 435 | 80 | 79 | 1,487 | 625 | 330 | 58 | 50 | 1,063 |

• From Cook Islands, 19; Fanning Islands, 2; Norfolk Island, 3. † For Cook Islands, 23; Rarotonga, 10; Port Natal, 2. ‡ For Friendly Islands. § From United States. || For United States, 36; San Francisco, 2; Monte Video, 5.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

| Ports. | ARRIVALS. | | | | | DEPARTURES. | | | | |
| | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total |
| | | | | | Persons. | | | | | Persons. |
| Auckland .. .. .. | 466 | 60 | 342 | 184 | 526 | 331 | 30 | 228 | 133 | 361 |
| Wellington .. .. .. | 582 | 59 | 404 | 237 | 641 | 135 | 22 | 111 | 46 | 157 |
| Napier .. .. .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Westport .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Greymouth.. .. .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Lyttelton .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| Timaru .. .. .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Oamaru .. .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Dunedin .. .. .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Bluff .. .. .. | 248 | 32 | 175 | 105 | 280 | 228 | 22 | 149 | 101 | 250 |
| Totals, October, 1896 .. | 1,302 | 153 | 926 | 529 | 1,455 | 732 | 84 | 517 | 299 | 816 |
| Totals, October, 1895 .. | 1,328 | 159 | 973 | 514 | 1,487 | 955 | 108 | 683 | 380 | 1,063 |

CHINESE.—Arrivals: Nil. Departures: From Invercargill, 3.

• 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, 20th November, 1896.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Bankruptcy Notices.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Gisborne.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM GRAHAM JACKSON,
of Tuparos, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt;
and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held
at my office, on the 30th day of November, 1896, at 2.30
o'clock.

JOHN COLEMAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Gisborne, 21st November, 1896.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Wairarapa, helden
at Masterton.

A DIVIDEND on all proved accepted claims in the under-
mentioned estate will be payable at my office on and
after Thursday, the 26th November, 1896:—
William Frederick Sinclair, Coach-proprietor, Pahiatua,
20s. in the pound (first and final).

W. B. CHENNELLS,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Masterton, 24th November, 1896.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Wairarapa, helden
at Masterton.

NOTICE is hereby given that statements of accounts
and balance-sheets in respect of the under-mentioned
estates, together with the report of the Audit Office thereon,
have been duly filed in the above Court; and I hereby
further give notice that at the sitting of the said Court to
be held on Monday, the 7th day of December, 1896,
I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the admi-
nistration of the said estates.

Dated this 20th day of November, 1896.

John Cummings, Labourer, Tutaekara.
William Tucker, Hotelkeeper, Makuri.
William Neill, Livery-stable Keeper, Masterton.
Robert Edward Maunsell, Settler, Te Nui.
Catherine M. A. Mason, Settler, Masterton.
August Nelson, Labourer, Carterton.
Francis G. Hartnett, Draper, Eketahuna.
Cole and Bartlett, Livery-stable Proprietors, Masterton.
Henry Cole, Livery-stable Proprietor, Masterton.
Ralph Bartlett, Livery-stable Proprietor, Masterton.
Edward Jones, Cab-proprietor, Masterton.
Charles Alfred Deadman, Contractor, Masterton.
James Webb, Tailor, Masterton.
Tan Kee (alias Chin Quat), Storekeeper, Pahiatua.
Edward Naylor, Blacksmith, Pahiatua.
Arthur Harrod, Farmer, Dreyerton.
Ihaia Whakamairu, Native, Masterton.

W. B. CHENNELLS,
Deputy Official Assignee.