✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics
Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 403
Arrivals and Departures in 1916.
Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 27th January, 1917.
TABLES showing the numbers of arrivals in and departures from New Zealand during the year 1916, with totals for the previous nine years by way of comparison, are published for general information.
The total number of persons who arrived in the Dominion during 1916 was 21,799, and the departures during the year numbered 21,163, the excess of arrivals over departures for the year being 636.
According to returns furnished by the Immigration officers, 3,394 persons arrived from the United Kingdom, and 2,608 persons departed therefor during the year. From the Commonwealth of Australia the arrivals are returned as numbering 15,321 persons, and the departures thereto as 16,390 persons. Arrivals and departures from and to other countries were 3,084 and 2,165 persons respectively.
Of the 21,799 persons who came to New Zealand last year, 2,736, or 12·55 per cent. of the total, were children—i.e., under twelve years of age; and of the 21,163 departures the children numbered 2,173, or 10·27 per cent.
The arrivals and departures shown do not include members of the Expeditionary Forces.
MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.
RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the YEAR ended 31st DECEMBER, 1916, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, the Ports of Arrival and Departure, and the Arrivals and Departures for each Month.
ARRIVALS FROM AND DEPARTURES TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
| Countries. | ARRIVALS. | DEPARTURES. | Excess of Immigration over Emigration. | Excess of Emigration over Immigration. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Total Persons. | Adults. | Children. | Total Persons. | |||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||
| United Kingdom .. | 1,650 | 1,268 | 240 | 236 | 3,394 | 977 | 1,210 | 219 | 202 | 2,608 | 786 | .. |
| Australian Commonwealth | 6,944 | 6,416 | 916 | 1,045 | 15,321 | 8,616 | 6,258 | 846 | 670 | 16,390 | .. | 1,069 |
| Fiji .. .. | 362 | 204 | 61 | 70 | 697 | 160 | 178 | 55 | 27 | 420 | 277 | .. |
| Canada .. .. | 266 | 185 | 33 | 36 | 520 | 305 | 247 | 28 | 12 | 592 | .. | 72 |
| British South Africa.. | 23 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 30 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 81 | .. | 20 |
| British Pacific Islands | 22 | 16 | 5 | .. | 43 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 39 | 4 | .. |
| United States of America | 220 | 122 | 16 | 17 | 375 | 187 | 151 | 26 | 11 | 375 | .. | .. |
| South America .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 45 | .. | 44 |
| Foreign Pacific Islands | 1,170 | 165 | 27 | 23 | 1,385 | 402 | 159 | 29 | 21 | 611 | 774 | .. |
| Canary Islands .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 |
| Egypt .. .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. |
| Totals .. | 10,657 | 8,406 | 1,302 | 1,434 | 21,799 | 10,717 | 8,273 | 1,215 | 958 | 21,163 | 636 | .. |
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 .. .. .. | 8,050 | 1,217 | 4,962 | 4,305 | 9,267 | 5,870 | 740 | 3,526 | 3,084 | 6,610 |
| Wellington .. .. .. | 9,923 | 1,347 | 6,353 | 4,917 | 11,270 | 12,100 | 1,286 | 7,844 | 5,542 | 13,386 |
| Westport .. .. .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lyttelton .. .. .. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dunedin .. .. .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 6 |
| Invercargill .. .. | 1,083 | 169 | 639 | 613 | 1,252 | 1,012 | 145 | 560 | 597 | 1,157 |
| Totals .. .. .. | 19,063 | 2,736 | 11,959 | 9,840 | 21,799 | 18,990 | 2,173 | 11,932 | 9,231 | 21,163 |
- In the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants are all counted at the first port of arrival in the Dominion, and emigrants at the final port of departure.
SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1916.
| Adults—i.e., over 12 Years. | Children. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||
| Arrivals .. .. .. .. .. | 10,657 | 8,460 | 2,736 | 21,799 |
| Departures .. .. .. .. .. | 10,717 | 8,273 | 2,173 | 21,163· |
| Excess of arrivals over departures .. .. | - 60* | 133 | 563 | 636 |
- Excess of departures over arrivals.
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