2386
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 77
Immigration and Emigration Returns.
RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of JUNE,
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. | Adults. | Children. | Total Persons. | | Adults. | Children. | Total Persons. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
| United Kingdom | 137 | 69 | 19 | 6 | 231 | 94 | 131 | 13 | 20 | 258 |
| Australian Commonwealth | 474 | 444 | 66 | 96 | 1,080 | 710 | 532 | 83 | 58 | 1,383 |
| Fiji | 11 | 17 | | 1 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 49 |
| Canada | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 77 |
| British South Africa | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 15 | | | | | |
| United States | 23 | 6 | | 1 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| South America | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 3 |
| Foreign Pacific Islands | 118 | 8 | | 1 | 127 | 14 | 9 | 1 | | 24 |
| Totals, June, 1916 | 783 | 556 | 90 | 107 | 1,536 | 892 | 733 | 112 | 88 | 1,825 |
| Totals, June, 1915 | 1,010 | 681 | 104 | 126 | 1,921 | 810 | 525 | 65 | 46 | 1,446 |
The excess of the departures from New Zealand over the arrivals therein during the month of June, 1916, was therefore 289 persons, as against an excess of arrivals over departures amounting to 475 in the corresponding month of 1915.
ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*
| Ports. | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. | | Adults. | Children. | Males. | Females. | Total Persons. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auckland | 428 | 71 | 261 | 238 | 499 | 413 | 67 | 260 | 220 | 480 |
| Wellington | 840 | 122 | 574 | 388 | 962 | 1,094 | 108 | 674 | 528 | 1,202 |
| Invercargill | 71 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 75 | 118 | 25 | 70 | 73 | 143 |
| Totals, June, 1916 | 1,339 | 197 | 873 | 663 | 1,536 | 1,625 | 200 | 1,004 | 821 | 1,825 |
| Totals, June, 1915 | 1,691 | 230 | 1,114 | 807 | 1,921 | 1,335 | 111 | 875 | 571 | 1,446 |
CHINESE (included above).
Arrivals.
| | Males. | Females. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| At Auckland | 11 | |
| Wellington | 29 | |
| | 40 | |
Departures.
| | Males. | Females. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| From Wellington | 14 | |
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, F.S.S.,
  Government Statistician.
  Census and Statistics Office,
  Wellington, 11th July, 1916.
  Notice of Date of Examinations for the Public Service.--Public Service Examinations.
  Office of Public Service Commissioner,
  Wellington, 22nd June, 1916.
  NOTICE is hereby given of the intention to hold Public Service examinations as follows, namely:-
  The Public Service Entrance Examination : On or about the 22nd November, 1916, and following days.
  The Public Service Senior Examination : On or about the 5th January, 1917, and following days.
  Candidates for the Public Service Senior Examination will be admitted without fee if they (a) are employed in Departments of the Public Service coming under the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912 ; or (b) have passed the Public Service Entrance Examination of November, 1915, and have not declined appointment; or (c) have entered and sat for the Public Service Entrance Examination of November, 1916. In all other cases a fee of £1 will be required as an entrance fee for the examination.
  An entrance fee of £1 sterling (which will be refunded if a candidate is successful in passing the examination and accepts an appointment in the Public Service) is payable by candidates for the Public Service Entrance Examination.
  Entries for the Public Service Entrance Examination and the Public Service Senior Examination must be addressed "The Director of Education, Wellington," and be sent so as to reach his office on or before the 8th September, 1916, and 15th October, 1916, respectively. Both male and female candidates will be admitted.
  Late applications, if accompanied in each case by a receipt for the late fee of £1 in addition to any fee ordinarily payable, will be received for the Entrance and Senior Examinations up to the 15th September and 31st October respectively.
  All entries must be made on the proper forms, which may be obtained shortly from the office of the Public Service Commissioner, or of the Education Department, or of any Education Board.
  D. ROBERTSON,
  Public Service Commissioner.