Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3781

CONVERTED FROM MORSE TO TELEPHONE OFFICE.

Ohingaiti .. .. .. .. .. | Wanganui .. .. | 5 September, 1916.

TELEPHONE OFFICES AND BUREAUX OPENED.

Ihakara .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 3 October, 1916.
Mangaotaki .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 4 " "
Murray Creek .. .. .. .. .. | Greymouth .. .. | 12 " "
Papawai Military Camp .. .. .. .. .. | Wellington .. .. | 20 September, "
Rowsell’s .. .. .. .. .. | Auckland .. .. | 15 " "
Te Whaiti .. .. .. .. .. | " .. .. | 15 " "

DESIGNATION CHANGED.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of NOVEMBER, 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 .. .. | 136 | 183 | 33 | 30 | 282 | 42 | 95 | 15 | 22 | 174
Australian Commonwealth .. .. | 642 | 515 | 70 | 79 | 1,306 | 471 | 315 | 56 | 41 | 883
Pitcairn Island .. .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Cook Islands .. .. | 6 | 5 | .. | .. | 11 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 4
Niue .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 13
Fiji .. .. | 30 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 71 | 8 | 6 | .. | .. | 14
Canada .. .. | 46 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 31
British South Africa .. .. | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
United States .. .. | 9 | 11 | .. | .. | 20 | 10 | 12 | .. | .. | 22
Hawaii .. .. | 6 | 8 | .. | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23
Samoa .. .. | 21 | 2 | 1 | .. | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) .. .. | 10 | 2 | .. | 3 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .. | 35
Friendly Islands .. .. | 4 | 6 | 7 | .. | 17 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Totals, November, 1916 .. .. | 915 | 787 | 123 | 128 | 1,953 | 596 | 459 | 78 | 66 | 1,199
Totals, November, 1915 .. .. | 1,347 | 938 | 158 | 138 | 2,581 | 914 | 429 | 75 | 60 | 1,558

The excess of the arrivals in New Zealand over the departures therefrom during the month of November, 1916, was therefore 754 persons, as against 1,023 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 .. .. .. | 849 | 137 | 479 | 507 | 986 | 382 | 56 | 220 | 218 | 438
Wellington .. .. .. | 795 | 102 | 524 | 373 | 897 | 627 | 82 | 435 | 274 | 709
Invercargill .. .. .. | 58 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 46 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 52
Totals, November, 1916 .. .. | 1,702 | 251 | 1,038 | 915 | 1,953 | 1,055 | 144 | 674 | 525 | 1,199
Totals, November, 1915 .. .. | 2,285 | 296 | 1,505 | 1,076 | 2,581 | 1,423 | 135 | 989 | 569 | 1,558

CHINESE (included above).

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, 6th December, 1916.

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