New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 126

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✨ Immigration and Population Statistics

Nov. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3533

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of OCTOBER, 1916, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS FROM AND DEPARTURES TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries.	ARRIVALS.					DEPARTURES.
	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.
	M.	F.	M.	F.		M.	F.	M.	F.
United Kingdom .. ..	85	145	27	22	279	35	53	9	4	101
Australian Commonwealth ..	633	590	76	99	1,398	611	375	38	50	1,074
Norfolk Islands .. ..	3	8	5	..	16	..	..	..	..	..
Fiji .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	23	21	1	4	49
Canada .. ..	21	15	1	..	37	21	25	2	1	49
British South Africa ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3	..	4	7
United States .. ..	18	15	6	5	44	11	23	2	1	37
Panama Canal Zone ..	..	..	..	..	..	3	1	..	..	4
Samoa .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	1	7	..	..	8
Foreign Pacific Islands ..	38	5	..	1	44	31	10	..	..	41
Totals, October, 1916 ..	798	778	115*	127	1,818	736	518	52	64	1,370
Totals, October, 1915 ..	999	667	86	103	1,855	906	637	62	76	1,681

The excess of the arrivals in New Zealand over the departures therefrom during the month of October, 1916, was therefore 448 persons, as against 174 in the corresponding month of 1915.

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 .. ..	732	112	386	458	844	348	34	191	191	382
Wellington .. ..	722	112	449	385	834	812	66	548	330	878
Dunedin .. ..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill ..	122	18	78	62	140	94	16	49	61	110
Totals, October, 1916 ..	1,576	242	913	905	1,818	1,254	116	788	582	1,370
Totals, October, 1915 ..	1,666	189	1,085	770	1,855	1,543	138	968	713	1,681

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals.			Departures.
	Males.	Females.	From Auckland ..	Males.	Females.
At Auckland ..	3	..	" Wellington ..	8	1
,, Wellington ..	3	1		—	—
	6	1		8	1

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.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 8th November, 1916.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 30th September, 1916.

	Males.	Females.	Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, also Cook and other Pacific Islands), on 30th June, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	551,404	542,835	1,094,239
Increase during September quarter, 1916—
By excess of births over deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	2,088	2,389	4,477
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces)	—6,092*	—122*	—6,214*
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 30th September, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	547,400	545,102	1,092,502
Maori population, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	26,475	23,369	49,844
Population of Cook and other Pacific Islands, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	6,449	6,149	12,598
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 30th September, 1916 ..	580,324	574,620	1,154,944

Decrease—Excess of emigration over immigration.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 8th November, 1916.

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for October 1916

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated8 November 1916
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, October 1916
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Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

🏛️ Population of the Dominion as of 30 September 1916

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Dated8 November 1916
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