New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 47

Page 1689

✨ Immigration Statistics and Crown Lands Notices

MAY 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1689

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of APRIL, 1907, 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 .. .. ..	224	118	40	54	436	276	183	25	19	503
Queensland .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Victoria .. .. ..	215	139	19	15	388	342	222	28	24	616
New South Wales .. .. ..	639	854	52	40	1,085	1,200	714	78	60	2,052
Western Australia .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
South Australia .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tasmania .. .. ..	100	27	7	7	141	138	95	7	7	247
Fiji .. .. ..	45	23	3	2	73	24	23	5	4	56
Other British possessions .. .. ..	19	6	2	6	33*	85	36	4	8	133†
Pacific islands .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	22	9	..	1	32‡
Other foreign ports .. .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	102	33	8	6	149§
Totals, April, 1907 .. ..	1,242	667	123	124	2,156	2,189	1,315	155	129	3,788
Totals, April, 1906 .. ..	1,524	753	189	133	2,599	1,654	932	131	111	2,828

From British Columbia, 3; Cape Town, 30. † For British Columbia, 106; Norfolk Island, 27. ‡ For Society Islands, 10; Friendly Islands, 5; Navigators, 17. § For San Francisco, 134; Monte Video, 15.

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 .. .. ..	2	..	2	..	2	1	..	..	1	1
Auckland .. .. ..	548	78	418	208	626	1,327	115	900	542	1,442
Wellington .. .. ..	877	121	604	394	998	1,378	103	929	552	1,481
Greymouth.. .. ..	1	..	..	1	1	1	..	..	1	1
Invercargill .. .. ..	481	48	341	188	529	797	66	515	348	863
Totals, April, 1907 .. ..	1,909	247	1,365	791	2,156	3,504	284	2,344	1,444	3,788
Totals, April, 1906 .. ..	2,277	322	1,713	886	2,599	2,586	242	1,785	1,043	2,828

CHINESE.—Arrivals—At Auckland, 1; Wellington, 17. Departures—From Wellington, 19; Auckland, 3.

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, 29th May, 1907.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Land in Nelson Land District for Disposal under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 22nd February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining lands, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Wednesday, the 29th day of May, 1907.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.

ALL that area, containing by admeasurement 13 acres, more or less, in Block X, Motupiko Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a line being the continuation in an easterly direction of the northern boundary-line of an area of 1,020 acres held by W. A. Mead on lease in perpetuity; towards the east by the main road leading to Top House; towards the south by Section 1, Block X, Motupiko Survey District; and towards the west by the road fronting Motupiko River.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Nelson Land District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands Office,
Nelson, 22nd February, 1907.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that Section No. 23, Block II, Gordon Survey District, Nelson Land District, containing 307 acres, and marked on the map as a “Milling-timber Reserve,” will be open for sale or selection either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, at this office, on Wednesday, the 29th day of May, 1907, under the provisions of the said Act.

F. W. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1907, No 47

After a massive fire destoyed the wooden Parliament complex in 1907, Old Government House (depicted) became the seat of Parliament until 1918. Demolished in 1969 to make way for the Beehive.

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for April 1907

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated29 May 1907
KeywordsImmigration statistics, Emigration statistics, Arrival data, Departure data, Ports of entry, Ports of departure
👩‍💼 Officials

E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General

🗺️ Crown Land Disposal under Section 114 of the Land Act 1892

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated22 February 1907
KeywordsLand disposal, Adjoining landholders, Nelson Land District, Motupiko Survey District
👱🏽 Names

W. A. Mead, Holder of adjoining leasehold land

👩‍💼 Officials

F. W. Flanagan, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Crown Land Open for Sale or Selection in Nelson Land District

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated22 February 1907
KeywordsLand sale, Public auction, Gordon Survey District, Milling-timber Reserve, Occupation with right of purchase, Lease in perpetuity
👩‍💼 Officials

F. W. Flanagan, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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