New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 18

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✨ Immigration Statistics and Unclaimed Property Sale

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 18

Immigration and Emigration Return.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of JANUARY, 1906, 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 .. .. ..	437	258	57	64	816	48	32	7	8	95
Queensland .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Victoria .. .. ..	676	308	33	24	1,041	138	82	10	15	245
New South Wales .. ..	1,564	735	104	99	2,502	692	353	49	33	1,127
Western Australia .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
South Australia .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tasmania .. .. ..	190	70	12	13	285	97	61	4	3	165
Fiji .. .. ..	22	20	3	4	49	..	..	..	..	..
Other British possessions ..	41	16	7	4	68*	..	2	..	..	2†
Pacific islands .. ..	14	6	4	4	28†	22	1	2	1	26§
Other foreign ports .. ..	58	20	7	4	89		46	15	3	2
Totals, January, 1906 ..	3,002	1,433	227	216	4,878	1,043	546	75	62	1,726
Totals, January, 1905 ..	2,688	1,194	210	185	4,277	1,073	540	86	60	1,759

*From Bengal, 22; Cape Town, 46. † For Calcutta. ‡ From Tonga. § For Tonga. || From Frisco, 86; Teneriffe, 3. ¶ For Frisco, 33; Monte Video, 30; Rio de Janeiro, 3.

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 .. .. ..	1,219	113	913	419	1,332	571	55	403	223	626
Wellington .. .. ..	1,974	249	1,407	816	2,223	636	50	464	222	686
Timaru .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	2	..	2
Dunedin .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	..	..	2	2
Invercargill .. ..	1,242	81	909	414	1,323	378	32	249	161	410
Totals, January, 1906 ..	4,435	443	3,229	1,649	4,878	1,589	137	1,118	608	1,726
Totals, January, 1905 ..	3,882	395	2,898	1,379	4,277	1,613	146	1,159	600	1,759

CHINESE.—Arrivals—At Auckland, 6; Wellington, 14. Departures—From Wellington, 4.

*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, 7th March, 1906.

Sale of Unclaimed Property.

Police Department (Commissioner’s Office),
Wellington, 23rd February, 1906.

THE unclaimed property described hereunder, and now in possession of the police at the stations named, will, unless previously claimed, be sold by public auction, at the respective police-offices, on Saturday, the 24th March proximo, at noon, in accordance with the police regulations :—

AUCKLAND.—Gold bracelet, revolver, two umbrellas, and sundries.

NAPIER.—Rolled-gold watch and sundries.

WANGANUI.—Gold bangle, ring, scarf-pin, twelve metal watch-chains, revolver, greenstone brooch, two bicycles, and sundries.

WELLINGTON.—Two gold tie-pins, gold pin and pendant, Swiss watch (No. 184392) and silver chain, five bicycles, gold brooch, gold bangle and padlock, rolled-gold necklet, and sundries.

CHRISTCHURCH.—Fifteen bicycles, gold brooch, revolver, metal watch and chain, ladies’ gold ring, gold-mounted braid watch-guard with greenstone pendant, ladies’ silver watch, gold band ring, scarf-pin and greenstone heart, two gold brooches, two Waterbury watches, silver watch, and sundries.

DUNEDIN.—Silver lever watch (No. 9543), gold brooch (ruby in centre), revolver, silver watch-chain with Kruger shilling attached, ladies’ gold ring, and sundries.

INVERCARGILL.—Silver brooch, three fur boas, rolled-gold bangle, rolled-gold watch and chain, and sundries.

W. DINNIE,
Commissioner of Police.

[P. 06/442.]

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1906, No 18

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Return for January 1906

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated7 March 1906
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, January 1906, Arrivals, Departures
👩‍💼 Officials

E. J. von Dadelzen, Registrar-General

⚖️ Sale of Unclaimed Property

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated23 February 1906
KeywordsUnclaimed property, Police auction, Public sale
👩‍💼 Officials

W. Dinnie, Commissioner of Police

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