New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 7

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✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics



JAN. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 203

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand during the Year ended 31st December, 1898, 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 .. 1,525 758 152 163 2,598 621 413 85 80 1,199 1,399 ..
Queensland .. .. 3 .. .. 3 1 2 .. 1 4 .. 1
New South Wales .. 6,722 2,957 570 469 10,718 6,212 2,996 465 456 10,129 589 ..
Victoria .. 1,880 1,151 173 171 3,375 1,524 968 137 145 2,774 601 ..
Tasmania .. 562 232 45 34 873 420 236 30 26 712 161 ..
Fiji .. 107 68 19 20 214 69 60 13 9 151 63 ..
Other British possessions 297 94 36 16 443 440 129 36 23 628 .. 185
Pacific Islands .. 220 111 12 9 352 113 65 10 7 195 157 ..
Other foreign ports .. 191 64 13 11 279 253 100 9 5 367 .. 88
Totals .. 11,504 5,438 1,020 893 18,855 9,653 4,969 785 752 16,159 2,696 ..

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

Ports. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons.
Kaipara .. 1 .. .. 1 1 16 14 14 16 30
Auckland .. 6,843 702 5,272 2,273 7,545 5,755 586 4,175 2,166 6,341
Napier .. 2 .. 1 1 2 7 .. 6 1 7
Wellington .. 6,084 763 4,449 2,398 6,847 5,400 561 3,946 2,015 5,961
Westport .. 1 .. .. 1 1 4 .. 2 2 4
Greymouth.. .. .. .. .. .. 5 .. 4 1 5
Lyttelton .. 2 4 4 2 6 243 29 157 115 272
Timaru .. 4 1 2 3 5 1 .. .. 1 1
Dunedin .. 7 1 3 5 8 33 10 23 20 43
Bluff .. 3,998 442 2,793 1,647 4,440 3,158 337 2,111 1,384 3,495
Totals .. 16,942 1,913 12,524 6,331 18,855 14,622 1,537 10,438 5,721 16,159
  • 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.

SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1898.

Adults—i.e., over 12 Years. Children. Total.
Males. Females.
Arrivals .. 11,504 5,438 1,913 18,855
Departures .. 9,653 4,969 1,537 16,159
Excess of arrivals over departures .. 1,851 469 376 2,696

ARRIVALS IN AND DEPARTURES FROM NEW ZEALAND DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR 1898.

Month. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
From Total Arrivals. To Total Departures.
United Kingdom. Austral-asian Colonies. Fiji. Other British Possessions. Foreign Ports. United Kingdom. Austral-asian Colonies. Fiji. Other British Possessions. Foreign Ports.
January .. 221 2,076 33 2 52 2,384 49 1,246 9 48 27 1,379
February .. 133 1,332 26 35 32 1,558 118 1,597 15 76 50 1,856
March .. 140 1,327 19 20 21 1,527 275 1,879 14 175 64 2,407
April .. 2 1,073 11 27 63 1,176 169 1,274 17 98 35 1,593
May .. 187 940 10 40 34 1,211 178 1,308 21 24 83 1,614
June .. 85 892 7 34 25 1,043 114 1,108 24 35 24 1,305
July .. 167 740 11 50 17 985 25 990 18 67 113 1,208
August .. 102 1,098 6 26 207 1,439 94 802 8 33 53 990
September .. 186 1,064 4 43 51 1,348 35 885 6 19 19 964
October .. 176 1,556 28 38 31 1,829 65 802 15 22 51 955
November .. 316 1,681 27 62 50 2,136 23 747 8 27 24 829
December .. 883 1,190 32 66 48 2,219 54 981 1 4 19 1,059
Totals .. 2,598 14,969 214 443 631 18,855 1,199 13,619 151 628 562 16,159

Chinese included above: Arrivals—28 (25 men and 3 women), from Australia; departures—93 men, for Australia,

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