New Zealand Gazette – 1903 – No. 90

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✨ Post Office Updates, Immigration Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Offices opened and closed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 11th November, 1903.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed are published for general information.
J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

Name. District. Date.

POST-OFFICES OPENED.

Iwiroa .. .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. .. 1 October, 1903.
Makowhai .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. .. 14 September, "
Mokihinui Mine .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. .. 1 "
Parahau .. .. .. .. Blenheim .. .. .. .. 21 "
Ponana .. .. .. .. Gisborne .. .. .. .. 11 "
Ruapuke Island .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. .. .. 12 "
Tangoio .. .. .. .. Napier .. .. .. .. 5 May, "
Te Maika .. .. .. .. Auckland .. .. .. .. 21 September, "

MONEY-ORDER OFFICES OPENED.

Fanning Island Postal Agency .. .. Auckland .. .. .. .. 16 October, 1903.
Matakanui .. .. .. .. Dunedin .. .. .. .. 8 "

POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.

Springfield Railway-works* .. .. Christchurch .. .. .. .. 24 October, 1903.

TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.

Karamea .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. .. 22 September, 1903.
Kongahu .. .. .. .. " .. .. .. .. 22 "
Kuripuni .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. .. 24 "
Little Wanganui .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. .. 22 "
Roseneath .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. .. 25 "
Tuatapere .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. .. .. 24 "

TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.

Karamea .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. .. 22 September, 1903.
Kongahu .. .. .. .. " .. .. .. .. 22 "
Kuripuni .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. .. 24 "
Little Wanganui .. .. .. .. Westport .. .. .. .. 22 "
Roseneath .. .. .. .. Wellington .. .. .. .. 25 "
Tuatapere .. .. .. .. Invercargill .. .. .. .. 24 "

  • Open for receipt only of savings-bank deposits.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of OCTOBER, 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 .. .. .. 351 252 42 59 704 71 29 5 6 111
Queensland .. .. .. .. .. 14 26 349 160 57 9 12 238
Victoria .. .. .. 204 105 86 89 1,392 474 245 36 26 781
New South Wales .. .. 833 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Western Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tasmania .. .. .. 76 32 8 9 125 12 10 3 2 27
Fiji .. .. .. 9 16 6 4 35 20 5 4 .. 29
Other British possessions .. .. .. 1 .. 17† .. 2 .. .. 2*
Pacific Islands .. .. 12 4 .. .. 89§ 4 6 .. .. 10‡
Other foreign ports .. .. 53 32 2 2 .. 33 14 7 1 55
Totals, October, 1903 .. 1,538 825 159 189 2,711 774 368 64 47 1,253
Totals, October, 1902 .. 2,028 709 134 123 2,994 696 360 46 50 1,152
  • For Calcutta. † From Tonga. ‡ For Tonga. § 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 .. .. .. 680 90 512 258 770 342 33 249 126 375
Wellington .. .. .. 1,265 201 882 584 1,466 561 52 405 208 613
Greymouth .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. 417 57 302 172 474 239 26 184 81 265
Totals, October, 1903 .. 2,363 348 1,697 1,014 2,711 1,142 111 838 415 1,253
Totals, October, 1902 .. 2,737 257 2,162 832 2,994 1,056 96 742 410 1,152

CHINESE.—Arrivals—at Wellington, 8. 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, 23rd November, 1903.



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🚂 Opening and closing of Post and Telegraph offices

🚂 Transport & Communications
11 November 1903
Post and Telegraph Department, Post Offices, Money-Order Offices, Savings Banks, Telephone Offices, Bureau, Openings, Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Westport, Invercargill
  • J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner

🛂 Return of immigration to and emigration from New Zealand, October 1903

🛂 Immigration
23 November 1903
Immigration, Emigration, Arrivals, Departures, United Kingdom, Australia, Pacific Islands, Fiji, San Francisco, Calcutta, Tonga, Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, Greymouth, Chinese arrivals, Statistics
  • E. J. von Dadelszen, Registrar-General