New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 41

Page 1525

✨ Postal and Immigration Statistics



APRIL 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1525

STATEMENT showing Discount-stamp Transactions in the several Postal Districts of the Dominion of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 31st March, 1914.

Postal District. Discount-stamps sold. Discount-stamps redeemed. Unsold Discount-stamps on Hand on 31st March, 1914.
Auckland £ s. d. 3 0 0 £ s. d. 3 15 0 £ s. d. 5 15 0
Blenheim .. .. 3 0 0
Christchurch 6 15 0 6 3 0 31 0 0
Dunedin .. .. 30 0 0
Gisborne .. .. 7 0 0
Greymouth .. .. 5 0 0
Hokitika .. .. 12 10 0
Invercargill .. .. 2 10 0
Napier .. .. .. 3 10 0
Nelson .. .. .. 11 15 0
New Plymouth .. .. 12 15 0
Oamaru .. .. .. 4 0 0
Thames .. .. .. 5 0 0
Timaru .. .. .. 5 0 0
Wanganui .. .. 5 0 0
Wellington 191 15 0 177 11 0 190 0 0
Westport .. .. 2 0 0
Totals 1st quarter, 1914 201 10 0 187 9 0 335 15 0
Totals 1st quarter, 1913 221 0 0 217 12 0 365 5 0

General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st April, 1914.

W. R. MORRIS,
Secretary.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Dominion of New Zealand during the Month of March, 1914, 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 268 225 38 52 583 160 104 23 19 306
Queensland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Victoria .. 238 176 22 18 454 341 283 33 26 683
New South Wales 945 588 76 77 1,686 1,795 1,315 147 104 3,361
Western Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
South Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tasmania .. 144 90 12 13 259 103 79 11 9 202
Fiji 29 10 5 5 49 24 15 3 2 44
Other British possessions 33 24 10 6 73* 70 46 11 4 131†
Pacific Islands 13 2 3 2 20‡ 32 7 2 .. 41§
Other foreign ports .. 24 7 3 3 37 50 30 3 4
Totals, March, 1914 .. 1,694 1,122 169 176 3,161 2,575 1,879 233 168 4,855
Totals, March, 1913 .. 2,273 1,699 353 336 4,661 2,491 1,814 179 199 4,683

The excess of the departures from New Zealand over the arrivals therein during the month of March, 1914, was therefore 1,694 persons.

  • From British Columbia, 42; Cape Town, 31. † For British Columbia, 122; Norfolk Island, 9. ‡ From Friendly Islands, 4; Navigator Islands, 10; Society Islands, 6. § For Friendly Islands, 9; Navigator Islands, 10; Society Islands, 11; Sandwich Islands, 11. || From Teneriffe, 4; San Francisco, 33. ¶ For San Francisco, 70; Monte Video, 16; Rio de Janeiro, 1.

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 .. 1,091 134 746 479 1,225 1,736 145 1,077 804 1,881
Wellington 1,084 148 706 526 1,232 1,906 177 1,239 844 2,083
Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 4 2 6
Invercargill 641 63 411 293 704 806 79 488 397 885
Totals, March, 1914 2,816 345 1,863 1,298 3,161 4,454 401 2,808 2,047 4,855
Totals, March, 1913 3,972 689 2,626 2,035 4,661 4,305 378 2,670 2,013 4,683

Chinese: Arrivals—
At Auckland ... Males. 7 Females. ..
,, Wellington ... 13 1
,, Invercargill ... 2 ..
Total arrivals ... 22 1

Chinese: Departures—
From Auckland ... Males. 15 Females. 3
,, Wellington ... 40 ..
Total departures ... 55 3

  • It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the Dominion are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

Registrar-General's Office,
Wellington, 17th April, 1914.



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🚂 Quarterly Statement of Discount-stamp Transactions

🚂 Transport & Communications
21 April 1914
Discount-stamps, Postal Districts, Quarterly Report, Statistics
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary

🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for March 1914

🛂 Immigration
17 April 1914
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, March 1914, Arrivals, Departures
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician