New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 98

Page 2955

✨ Maritime Notices and Immigration Statistics



Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2955

MEDITERRANEAN.—EGYPTS.
Alexandria and Port Said.—Caution re Extinction of Lights. Former Notice.—No. 312 of 1915; hereby cancelled.

  1. ALEXANDRIA.—Caution : The following lights at Alexandria are extinguished until further notice—Great Pass leading-lights, and lights on all beacons and light-buoys marking the Great Pass ; light on southern extremity of Outer Breakwater; light on light-buoy off Quarantine Breakwater. Remarks : Ships will not be permitted to enter Alexandria Harbour between sunset and sunrise.

  2. PORT SAID.—Caution : All lights at Port Said are liable to be extinguished without notice.

DARDANELLES APPROACH, RABBIT ISLANDS.
Mavro Island.—Rock Southward of. Position.—At a distance of 5-7 cables, 123° (S. 54° E. mag.), from the north-eastern point of Praso Island. Lat. 39° 55½' N., long. 26° 4½' E. Depth.—4½ fathoms. Remarks.—The extent of the shoal ground is reported to be about one cable. Variation.—3° W. Charts affected.—No. 1599, Cape Eski Stambul to Kum Kale; No. 1608, Entrance of the Dardanelles; No. 1087, Thaso Island to Dardanelles; No. 224, Sea of Marmara; No. 2836B, Grecian Archipelago, northern sheet. Publication.—Mediterranean Pilot, Vol. IV, 1908, page 113.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of JULY, 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. | Adults. | Children. | Total | Adults. | Children. | Total
| M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Persons.
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
United Kingdom | 107 | 192 | 58 | 39 | 396 | 156 | 80 | 6 | 9 | 251
Australian Commonwealth | 663 | 405 | 51 | 66 | 1,185 | 925 | 535 | 88 | 59 | 1,607
Fiji | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 48 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 101
Canada | 22 | 6 | .. | 3 | 31 | 43 | 20 | 2 | .. | 65
British South Africa | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
United States | 16 | 5 | .. | .. | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24
South America | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 3 | 1 | .. | 16
Foreign Pacific Islands | 22 | 6 | 1 | .. | 29 | 30 | 21 | 4 | .. | 55
Totals, July, 1915 | 868 | 632 | 113 | 110 | 1,723 | 1,224 | 697 | 117 | 81 | 2,119
Totals, July, 1914 | 1,415 | 727 | 111 | 101 | 2,354 | 1,651 | 801 | 99 | 100 | 2,651

The excess of the departures from New Zealand over the arrivals therein during the month of July, 1915, was therefore 396 persons, as against 297 in the corresponding month of 1914.

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

Ports. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total
Auckland 542 54 348 248 596 532 72 368 236 604
Wellington 849 148 558 439 997 1,260 112 873 499 1,372
Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. 2 .. 2
Dunedin 1 1 1 1 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 108 20 74 54 128 127 14 98 43 141
Totals, July, 1915 1,500 223 981 742 1,723 1,921 198 1,341 778 2,119
Totals, July, 1914 2,142 212 1,526 828 2,354 2,452 199 1,750 901 2,651

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals. Departures.
Males. Females.
At Auckland 7
„ Wellington 26
33 ..

Note.—Figures of arrivals and departures do not include members of Expeditionary Forces.

  • 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 August, 1915.



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🚂 Maritime Navigation Warnings for Mediterranean and Dardanelles

🚂 Transport & Communications
Navigation, Lights, Ports, Alexandria, Port Said, Dardanelles, Maritime Safety

🛂 Immigration and Emigration Statistics for July 1915

🛂 Immigration
17 August 1915
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, Ports, Arrivals, Departures
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician