New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 127

Page 3195

✨ Immigration and Population Statistics

Aug. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3195

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of JULY, 1917, 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 .. ..	261	16	1	..	278	5	3	..	..	8
Australian Commonwealth ..	407	295	42	44	788	381	352	31	32	796
Fiji .. .. ..	21	13	2	6	42	20	20	2	4	46
British Pacific Islands ..	7	11	3	2	23	4	1	..	..	5
Canada .. .. ..	15	9	..	..	24	20	9	..	1	30
British South Africa ..	1	1	..	..	2	..	..	..	..	..
United States .. ..	11	10	1	..	22	7	5	6	..	18
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) ..	32	10	2	..	44	24	23	2	2	51
Totals, July, 1917 ..	755	365	51	52	1,223	461	413	41	39	954
Totals, July, 1916 ..	571	612	78	91	1,452	724	652	97	66	1,539

The excess of the arrivals in New Zealand over the departures therefrom during the month of July, 1917, was therefore 269 persons, as against an excess of departures over arrivals amounting to 87 in the corresponding month of 1916.

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 .. ..	586	46	454	178	632	297	34	176	155	331
Wellington ..	534	57	352	239	591	558	42	318	282	600
Invercargill ..	..	..	..	..	..	19	4	8	15	23
Totals, July, 1917 ..	1,120	103	806	417	1,223	874	80	502	452	954
Totals, July, 1916 ..	1,283	169	749	703	1,452	1,376	163	821	718	1,539

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals.				Departures.
		Males.	Females.			Males.	Females.
At Auckland ..	..	5	..	From Auckland ..	..	23	..
,, Wellington ..	..	22	..	,, Wellington ..	..	27	..
		—	—			—	—
		27	..			50	..

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,
Wellington, 7th August, 1917.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 30th June, 1917.

	Males.	Females.	Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, also Cook and other Pacific Islands), on 31st March, 1917	547,629	553,533	1,101,162
Increase during June quarter, 1917—
By excess of births over deaths ..	2,216	2,377	4,593
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces)	—8,984*	—531*	—9,515*
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 30th June, 1917	540,861	555,379	1,096,240
Maori population, Census, 1916	25,933	23,843	49,776
Population of Cook and other Pacific Islands, Census, 1916	6,553	6,244	12,797
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 30th June, 1917 ..	573,347	585,466	1,158,813

Decrease—Excess of emigration over immigration.

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 7th August, 1917.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1917, No 127

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for July 1917

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated7 August 1917
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, July 1917
👩‍💼 Officials

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🏛️ Population of the Dominion as of 30th June 1917

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated7 August 1917
KeywordsPopulation, Statistics, Census, June 1917
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MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

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