New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 12

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 12

Arrivals and Departures in 1901.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 10th February, 1902.

TABLES showing the numbers of arrivals in and departures from New Zealand during the year 1901, with totals for the previous nine years by way of comparison, are published for general information.

The arrivals in the colony last year (25,086) greatly exceeded the number recorded in 1900 (18,074), and similarly the departures during 1901, which numbered 18,564, were more than those in the previous year—viz., 16,243.

The excess of arrivals over departures last year was 6,522, against 1,831 in 1900. These totals, however, include 1,582 officers and men of the Contingents sent to South Africa in 1900 and 1,178 in 1901, which qualify somewhat the comparisons, and the numbers exclusive of those troops are accordingly given.

DEPARTURES IN 1900 AND 1901, EXCLUDING CONTINGENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

Year.	Total Departures.	Contingents.	Departures excluding Contingents.
1900	16,243	1,582	14,661
1901	18,564	1,178	17,386

EXCESS OF ARRIVALS IN 1900 AND 1901, EXCLUDING CONTINGENTS.

| Year 1900 | .. | .. | 3,413 |
| Year 1901 | .. | .. | 7,700 |

Omitting the military who left for war purposes only, the results for 1901 are still more satisfactory than those for 1900, the gain for last year exceeding the other by 4,287 persons.

The comparative tables show that the colony has drawn to itself in each of the ten years 1892 to 1901 more population than it has parted with—a sure indication of prosperity.

The figures under the heading “United Kingdom” for 1901 show an excess of 1,411 arrivals over the departures, for Australia an excess of 4,705, and for other countries 406.

Of the 25,086 persons who came to New Zealand last year 2,420, or 9·65 per cent. of the total, were children—i.e., under twelve years of age; and of the 18,564 departures the children numbered 1,441, or 7·76 per cent.

GEO. DRURY,
Deputy Registrar-General.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1901, 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	1,397	813	198	155	2,563	590	421	78	63	1,152	1,411	..
Queensland	..	1	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..	1	..
New South Wales	8,444	4,002	650	604	13,700	6,880	3,417	457	392	11,146	2,554	..
Victoria	2,837	1,332	213	224	4,606	1,973	1,146	171	139	3,429	1,177	..
South Australia	1	..	..	..	1	1	2	1	..	4	..	3
Western Australia	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	..	1	..	1
Tasmania	1,021	400	100	94	1,615	405	184	27	22	638	977	..
Fiji	146	120	25	43	334	122	71	12	10	215	119	..
Other British possessions	1,255	28	10	19	1,312	1,213	29	13	5	1,260	52	..
Pacific Islands	254	87	19	22	382	100	56	9	6	171	211	..
Other foreign ports	369	159	29	15	572	362	151	11	24	548	24	..
Totals	15,724	6,942	1,244	1,176	25,086	11,646	5,477	780	661	18,564	6,522	..

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	6	6	4	8	12	26	23	18	31	49
Auckland	7,238	821	5,261	2,798	8,059	6,662	493	4,990	2,165	7,155
Napier	1	..	1	..	1	2	1	3	..	3
Wellington	8,549	930	6,288	3,190	9,479	6,500	560	4,689	2,371	7,060
Greymouth	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	1	1	2
Lyttelton	4	5	3	6	9	200	15	133	82	215
Timaru	1	..	..	1	1	2	2	1	3	4
Dunedin	1,275	27	1,239	63	1,302	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill	5,592	631	4,172	2,051	6,223	3,729	347	2,591	1,485	4,076
Totals	22,666	2,420	16,968	8,118	25,086	17,123	1,441	12,426	6,138	18,564

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.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1902, No 12

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GEO. DRURY, Deputy Registrar-General

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