New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 40

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 40

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of FEBRUARY, 1915, 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 ..	81	80	23	24	208	119	80	15	17	231
Australian Commonwealth ..	962	712	91	104	1,869	954	566	54	53	1,627
Fiji ..	27	29	21	5	82	17	7	1	2	27
Canada ..	28	5	1	2	36	28	12	..	..	40
British South Africa	3	5	2	..	10	..	..	..	..	..
Malden Island	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
United States	..	..	..	..	..	14	11	..	..	25
South America	..	..	..	..	..	16	8	4	4	32
Foreign Pacific Islands	30	6	6	3	45	9	3	1	..	13
Totals, February, 1915	1,132	837	144	138	2,251	1,157	687	75	76	1,995
Totals, February, 1914	2,020	1,325	180	192	3,717	1,846	1,277	157	130	3,410

The excess of the arrivals in New Zealand over the departures therefrom during the month of February, 1915, was therefore 256 persons, as against 307 in the corresponding month of 1914.

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 ..	746	112	502	356	858	563	38	382	219	601
Wellington ..	1,067	153	670	550	1,220	1,093	97	739	451	1,190
Dunedin ..	1	..	1	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill ..	155	17	103	69	172	188	16	111	93	204
Totals, February, 1915	1,969	282	1,276	975	2,251	1,844	151	1,232	763	1,995
Totals, February, 1914	3,345	372	2,200	1,517	3,717	3,123	287	2,003	1,407	3,410

Chinese: Arrivals—
At Auckland ... Males. Females.
.. Wellington ... ... 14 ...
Total arrivals ... 15 ...

Chinese: Departures—
From Auckland ... Males. Females.
From Wellington ... ... 12 ...
... 19 ...
Total departures ... 31 ...

Not including Expeditionary Force Reinforcements.
† 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, 16th March, 1915.

Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 1915.

NAPIER HARBOUR.—BERTHING-SIGNALS AT BREAKWATER HARBOUR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th March, 1915.

THE Napier Harbour Board have notified that on and after 1st April, 1915, a new system of signals for berthing at the wharves in the Breakwater Harbour will be inaugurated in lieu of the signals now in use. The signals are to be as follows:—

Signals by Day.
Square Flag.—Vessel to berth west side of Glasgow Wharf.
Pennant.—Vessel to berth east side of Glasgow Wharf.
Square Flag over Pennant.—Vessel to berth at Breakwater Wharf.
Two Pennants.—Stand to sea.
Two Square Flags.—Wait; or Keep handy.
Square Flag under Pennant.—Anchor under lee of Breakwater.

Signals by Night.
Communication will be made from Morse signal-staff at Glasgow Wharf.
Charts, &c., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 2528 and 1212; “New Zealand Pilot,” eighth edition, 1908, Chapter iv, page 133; “New Zealand Nautical Almanac,” 1915, page 272.

GEORGE ALLPORT,
Secretary.

Notice to Mariners No. 20 of 1915.

AUCKLAND HARBOUR.—WESTERN TIDE-DEFLECTOR.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 12th March, 1915.

THE Auckland Harbour Board have notified that the western breakwater or tide-deflector north of Freeman’s Bay reclamation is now completed, and the following distinguishing lights will be exhibited, viz.: Orange, green, green, in a vertical line five feet apart, with the lowest light ten feet above high-water mark.

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for February 1915

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated16 March 1915
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, Ports
👩‍💼 Officials

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🚂 Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 1915 - Napier Harbour Berthing-Signals

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 March 1915
KeywordsMaritime, Napier Harbour, Berthing Signals, Marine Department
👩‍💼 Officials

GEORGE ALLPORT, Secretary

🚂 Notice to Mariners No. 20 of 1915 - Auckland Harbour Tide-Deflector

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 March 1915
KeywordsMaritime, Auckland Harbour, Tide-Deflector, Marine Department
👩‍💼 Officials

GEORGE ALLPORT, Secretary

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