New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 5

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✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics



Jan. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 295

Arrivals and Departures in 1911.

Government Statistician’s Office, Wellington, 23rd January, 1912.

TABLES showing the numbers of arrivals in and departures from New Zealand during the year 1911, with totals for the previous nine years by way of comparison, are published for general information.

The total number of persons who arrived in the Dominion during 1911 was 41,389, and the departures during the year numbered 37,189, the excess of arrivals over departures for the year being 4,200 persons.

According to returns furnished by the Immigration officers, 11,379 persons arrived from the United Kingdom, and 2,755 persons departed therefor during the year. From the Commonwealth of Australia the arrivals are returned as numbering 26,909 persons, and the departures thereto as 30,918 persons. Arrivals and departures from and to other countries were 3,101 and 3,516 persons respectively.

Of the 41,389 persons who came to New Zealand last year, 4,555, or 11·01 per cent. of the total, were children—i.e., under twelve years of age; and of the 37,189 departures the children numbered 3,269, or 8·79 per cent.

M. FRASER,
Government Statistician.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1911, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, the Ports of Arrival and Departure, and the Arrivals and Departures for each Month.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries. ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Total Persons. Adults. Children. Total Persons. Excess of Immigration over Emigration. Excess of Emigration over Immigration.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
United Kingdom 5,284 3,973 1,106 1,016 11,379 1,354 1,075 160 166 2,755 8,624 ..
Queensland 1 2 .. .. 3 11 5 .. 1 17 .. 14
New South Wales 12,038 6,997 840 692 20,567 14,793 8,193 1,136 941 25,063 .. 4,496
Victoria 2,647 1,560 229 181 4,617 2,636 1,627 299 238 4,800 .. 183
South Australia 5 7 .. .. 12 7 6 1 .. 14 .. 2
Western Australia 16 20 7 8 51 7 19 3 4 33 18 ..
Tasmania 994 518 82 65 1,659 631 304 35 21 991 668 ..
Fiji 321 223 41 39 624 436 205 41 14 696 .. 72
Other British possessions 664 255 40 37 996 496 275 43 30 844 152 ..
Pacific islands 331 171 63 37 602 623 211 47 12 893 .. 291
Other foreign ports 580 227 44 28 879 736 270 44 33 1,083 .. 204
Totals 22,881 13,953 2,452 2,103 41,389 21,730 12,190 1,809 1,460 37,189 4,200 (net) ..

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 4 .. .. 4 4 4 .. .. 4 4
Auckland 11,990 1,146 8,152 4,984 13,136 13,585 1,291 9,554 5,322 14,876
Wellington 19,264 2,873 13,322 8,815 22,137 15,015 1,364 10,294 6,085 16,379
Picton .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. 8 2 10
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2
Lyttelton 2 .. 1 1 2 150 29 95 84 179
Dunedin 142 16 97 61 158 11 3 5 9 14
Invercargill 5,432 520 3,761 2,191 5,952 5,143 582 3,581 2,144 5,725
Totals 36,834 4,555 25,333 16,056 41,389 33,920 3,269 23,539 13,650 37,189

*In the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants are all counted at the first port of arrival in the Dominion, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1911.

Adults—i.e., over 12 Years. Children. Total.
Males. Females.
Arrivals 22,881 13,953 4,555 41,389
Departures 21,730 12,190 3,269 37,189
Excess of arrivals over departures 1,151 1,763 1,286 4,200

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for December 1911 (continued from previous page)

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23 January 1912
Immigration, Emigration, Arrivals, Departures, Statistics, December
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician