New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 85

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✨ Immigration and Population Statistics



Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2341

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Colony of New Zealand during the Month of September, 1903, 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 .. .. .. 101 68 12 12 193 22 9 2 5 38
Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Victoria .. .. .. 292 120 23 21 456 164 65 17 17 263
New South Wales .. .. .. 805 382 80 80 1,347 382 207 24 13 626
Western Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fiji .. .. .. 17 10 6 7 40 6 2 4 4 16
Other British possessions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1 .. 4*
Pacific Islands .. .. .. 15 10 .. .. 25† 14 2 4 .. 20†
Other foreign ports .. .. .. 14 9 .. .. 23§ 27 11 3 .. 41
Totals, September, 1903 .. 1,244 599 121 120 2,084 616 298 55 39 1,008
Totals, September, 1902 .. 1,342 535 107 115 2,099 680 314 62 59 1,115
  • For Cape Town. † From Tonga. ‡ For Norfolk Island, 15; Tonga, 5. § From San Francisco. || For San Francisco.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

Ports. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Persons.
Auckland .. .. .. 588 87 428 247 675 330 35 234 131 365
Wellington .. .. .. 843 110 622 331 953 323 18 232 109 341
Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 7 24 15 39
Invercargill .. .. .. 412 44 315 141 456 229 34 181 82 263
Totals, September, 1903.. 1,843 241 1,365 719 2,084 914 94 671 337 1,008
Totals, September, 1902.. 1,877 222 1,449 650 2,099 994 121 742 373 1,115

CHINESE.—Arrivals—at Auckland, 10; Wellington, 7. Departures—from Wellington, 7.

  • 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.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 3rd November, 1903.

Population of the Colony.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Colony of New Zealand on the 30th September, 1903.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (excluding Maoris and inhabitants of annexed Pacific Islands) on 30th June, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 432,572 386,260 818,832
Increase during September quarter, 1903—
By Births .. .. .. 2,804 2,660 5,464
„ Arrivals .. .. .. 3,487 1,869 5,356
6,291 4,529 10,820
Decrease during September quarter, 1903—
By Deaths .. .. .. 1,344 930 2,274
„ Departures .. .. .. 2,702 1,188 3,890
4,046 2,118 6,164
Net increase during September quarter, 1903 .. .. .. .. .. 2,245 2,411 4,656
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, &c.) on 30th September, 1903 .. .. .. 434,817 388,671 823,488
Maori population, census, 1901 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23,112 20,031 43,143
Population of Cook and other Pacific Islands annexed in 1901 .. .. .. .. .. 6,369 5,923 12,292
Total estimated population of the colony on 30th September, 1903 .. .. .. 464,298 414,625 878,923

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 4th November, 1903.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

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