New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 7

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✨ Immigration Statistics



Jan. 26. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 205

SUMMARY OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FOR THE YEARS 1891–98.

Year. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES. Excess of Arrivals over Departures. Excess of Departures over Arrivals.
Adults—i.e., over 12 Years. Children. Total. Adults—i.e., over 12 Years. Children. Total.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
1891 8,649 4,238 1,544 14,431 10,098 5,023 2,508 17,629 .. 3,198
1892 11,076 4,947 2,099 18,122 7,680 3,947 1,537 13,164 4,958 ..
1893 15,577 7,019 3,539 26,135 9,457 4,693 1,573 15,723 10,412 ..
1894 14,829 7,367 3,041 25,237 14,508 6,229 2,247 22,984 2,253 ..
1895 12,973 6,588 2,301 21,862 12,685 6,292 1,990 20,967 895 ..
1896 10,192 5,128 1,916 17,236 9,212 4,932 1,620 15,764 1,472 ..
1897 11,095 5,381 2,116 18,592 9,501 4,896 1,443 15,840 2,752 ..
1898 11,504 5,438 1,913 18,855 9,653 4,969 1,537 16,159 2,696 ..

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 20th January, 1899.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of DECEMBER, 1898, 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 Persons. Adults. Children. Total Persons.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
United Kingdom .. .. 549 235 43 56 883 22 18 7 7
Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Victoria .. .. 196 162 24 27 409 120 68 5 7
New South Wales .. .. 386 244 41 28 699 431 200 40 29
Western Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tasmania .. .. 45 22 8 7 82 42 28 8 3
Fiji .. .. 10 13 4 5 32 .. 1 .. ..
Other British possessions .. .. 37 18 9 2 66* 2 1 1 ..
Pacific Islands .. .. 11 2 1 2 16‡ 3 2 1 2
Other foreign ports .. .. 17 14 1 .. 32 10 1 ..
Totals, December, 1898 .. .. 1,251 710 131 127 2,219 630 319 62 48
Totals, December, 1897 .. .. 1,274 791 124 124 2,313 747 336 45 32
  • From Calcutta, 5; Norfolk Island, 13; Cook Islands, 17; Vancouver, 30; India, 1. † For Vancouver. ‡ From Friendly Islands. § For Friendly Islands. || From United States of America, West Coast. ¶ For United States of America, West Coast.

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
Auckland .. .. 753 93 553 293 846 336 38 249 125
Wellington .. .. 780 99 555 324 879 349 49 264 134
Napier .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 5 .. 4 1
Timaru .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. 426 66 273 219 492 258 23 175 106
Totals, December, 1898 1,961 258 1,382 837 2,219 949 110 692 367
Totals, December, 1897 2,065 248 1,398 915 2,313 1,083 77 792 368

CHINESE.—Arrivals: Wellington, 3. Departures: Wellington, 5.

*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 January, 1899.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.



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🛂 Summary of Arrivals and Departures for 1891–1898

🛂 Immigration
20 January 1899
Arrivals, Departures, Statistics, Adults, Children, 1891-1898
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration for December 1898

🛂 Immigration
20 January 1899
Immigration, Emigration, December 1898, United Kingdom, Australasian Colonies, Foreign Ports, Ports of Arrival
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General