New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 58

Page 1701

✨ Population and Immigration Statistics



MAY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1701

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1916.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, also Cook and other Pacific Islands), on 31st December, 1915 563,963 538,831 1,102,794
Increase during March quarter, 1916—
By excess of births over deaths 1,937 2,198 4,135
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces) —6,877* 354 —6,523*
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 31st March, 1916 559,023 541,383 1,100,406
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 31st March, 1916 591,947 570,901 1,162,848

*Decrease—Excess of emigration over immigration.

Census and Statistics Office, MALCOLM FRASER,
Wellington, 9th May, 1916. Government Statistician.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of APRIL, 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 Adults. Children. Total
M. F. M. F. Persons. M. F. M. F. Persons.
United Kingdom 94 18 3 6 121 138 124 22 25 309
Australian Commonwealth 482 454 71 82 1,089 1,116 713 100 81 2,010
Fiji 24 7 4 3 38 15 21 13 7 56
Canada 23 8 2 2 35 56 45 5 3 109
United States 21 11 3 5 40 33 18 3 3 57
Uruguay .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Foreign Pacific Islands 354 4 .. 1 359 27 22 .. .. 49
Egypt .. 1 .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, April, 1916 998 503 83 100 1,684 1,387 943 143 119 2,592
Totals, April, 1915 822 643 119 118 1,702 1,257 981 105 115 2,458

The excess of the departures from New Zealand over the arrivals therein during the month of April, 1916, was therefore 908 persons, as against 756 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 670 72 531 211 742 881 87 572 396 968
Wellington 726 86 491 321 812 1,293 154 873 574 1,447
Westport 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. ..
Dunedin 1 1 .. 2 2 .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 103 24 59 68 127 156 21 85 92 177
Totals, April, 1916 1,501 183 1,081 603 1,684 2,330 262 1,530 1,062 2,592
Totals, April, 1915 1,465 237 941 761 1,702 2,238 220 1,362 1,096 2,458

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals. Departures.
At Auckland From Auckland
Males. Females.
.. Wellington .. Wellington
8 ..
33 7
41 7

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.

Census and Statistics Office, MALCOLM FRASER,
Wellington, 9th May, 1916. Government Statistician.



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🏥 Estimated Population of the Dominion on 31st March, 1916

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
9 May 1916
Population, Statistics, Census, Maori, Cook Islands
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for April 1916

🛂 Immigration
9 May 1916
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, Ports, Countries
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician