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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 105
Immigration and Emigration Return.
RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of OCTOBER,
1905, 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. | Adults. | Children. | Total
Persons. | Adults. | Children. | Total
Persons. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| United Kingdom | 269 | 140 | 47 | 49 | 505 | 44 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 80 |
| Queensland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Victoria | 248 | 141 | 28 | 27 | 444 | 140 | 96 | 6 | 10 | 252 |
| New South Wales | 916 | 424 | 70 | 72 | 1,482 | 552 | 263 | 18 | 31 | 864 |
| Western Australia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Australia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tasmania | 85 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 130 | 67 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 92 |
| Fiji | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | ... | 1 | 25 |
| Other British possessions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 5 | 3 | ... | 14* |
| Pacific islands | 24 | 7 | 2 | ... | 83+ | 8 | 7 | 3 | ... | 18† |
| Other foreign ports | 79 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 131§ | 68 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 98||
Totals, October, 1905 | 1,631 | 786 | 165 | 161 | 2,743 | 901 | 448 | 43 | 51 | 1,443 |
Totals, October, 1904 | 1,763 | 901 | 178 | 171 | 3,013 | 989 | 400 | 69 | 48 | 1,506 |

• For South Africa, 10; Calcutta, 4. + From Tonga. † For Tonga. § From Frisco. || For Frisco, 44; Monte Video, 54.
  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 | 1,020 | 121 | 743 | 398 | 1,141 | 486 | 37 | 355 | 168 | 523 |
  | Wellington | 892 | 134 | 679 | 347 | 1,026 | 537 | 39 | 375 | 201 | 576 |
  | Lyttelton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 344 |
  | Invercargill | 502 | 70 | 371 | 201 | 572 | 326 | 18 | 214 | 130 | 344 |
  | Totals, October, 1905 | 2,417 | 326 | 1,796 | 947 | 2,743 | 1,349 | 94 | 944 | 499 | 1,443 |
  | Totals, October, 1904 | 2,664 | 349 | 1,941 | 1,072 | 3,013 | 1,389 | 117 | 1,058 | 448 | 1,506 |
  CHINESE.-Arrivals-At Auckland, 3; Wellington, 26. Departures-From Wellington, 10.
• 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's Office,
  Wellington, 28th November, 1905.
  Government Insurance Department.- Agency of the Life Branch opened at Moana.
  A N agency of the Life Branch of the above Department will be opened at The Post-office, MOANA, as from the 11th December, 1905.
  J. H. RICHARDSON,
  Commissioner.
  Examination for Mine-managers' and Battery-superintendents' Certificates.
  Mines Department,
  Wellington, 2nd November, 1905.
  A N examination of candidates for certificates as First- and Second-class Mine-managers and Battery-superintendents, under "The Mining Act, 1905," and First- and Second-class Mine-managers under "The Coal-mines Act, 1905," will be held on Tuesday, the 23rd January, 1906, and following days, at places to be hereafter named. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act [or Coal-mines Act], Wellington," and must be received before the
  23rd December. Forms of application may be obtained at School of Mines, Thames, Waihi, and Coromandel, also from Inspector of Mines, Thames, Westport, and Dunedin.
  T. H. HAMER,
  Secretary to the Board of Examiners.
  [NOTE.-No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]
  Examination for Dredgemasters' Certificates.
  Mines Department,
  Wellington, 2nd November, 1905.
  A N examination of candidates for certificates as dredgemasters, under "The Mining Act, 1905," will be held on Tuesday, the 30th January, 1906, at Greymouth and Dunedin. All applications, with necessary certificates, and fee of £1 by post-office order, should be addressed to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act, Wellington," and must be received before the 2nd January, 1906. Forms of application may be obtained from Inspector of Mines, Westport and Dunedin.
  T. H. HAMER,
  Secretary to the Board of Examiners.
  [NOTE.-No candidate will be permitted to present himself for examination unless he holds an authority from the Secretary stating that his certificate of service has been accepted by the Board.]