New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 34

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✨ Immigration and Population Statistics



Feb. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 741

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of JANUARY, 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 .. 162 68 9 16 255 612 167 22 23 824
Australian Commonwealth .. 753 744 108 123 1,728 402 392 59 36 889
Cook Islands .. 91 15 3 .. 103 .. .. .. .. ..
Fiji .. 47 22 6 8 83 25 14 .. .. 39
Canada .. 39 24 9 9 81 24 22 2 1 49
British South Africa .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 8 3 .. 18
United States .. 11 11 3 3 28 1 .. .. .. 1
Hawaii .. 12 8 .. .. 20 15 16 .. .. 31
Navigators .. 27 8 8 9 52 13 2 .. .. 15
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) .. 12 5 1 1 19 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, January, 1917 .. 1,154 905 147 169 2,375 1,099 621 86 60 1,866
Totals, January, 1916 .. 1,494 1,011 188 184 2,877 938 691 86 69 1,784

The excess of the arrivals in New Zealand over the departures therefrom during the month of January, 1917, was therefore 509 persons, as against 1,093 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 .. 866 118 602 382 984 419 35 237 217 454
Wellington .. 1,077 166 640 603 1,243 1,232 98 909 421 1,330
Invercargill .. 116 32 59 89 148 69 13 39 43 82
Totals, January, 1917 .. 2,059 316 1,301 1,074 2,375 1,720 146 1,185 681 1,866
Totals, January, 1916 .. 2,505 372 1,682 1,195 2,877 1,629 155 1,024 760 1,784

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals. Departures.
Males. Females. Males. Females
At Auckland .. 2 .. From Auckland .. 2 ..
.. Wellington .. 3 .. Wellington .. 23 2
— — 25 2

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, 19th February, 1917.

Population of the Dominion.

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

Males. Females. Total.
Population (exclusive of Maoris, also Cook and other Pacific islands), as at Census of 15th October, 1916 .. 551,913 547,131 1,099,044
Increase between 16th October and 31st December (inclusive)—
By excess of births over deaths .. 1,853 2,040 3,893
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces) —3,733† 954 2,779†
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands) on 31st December, 1916 .. 550,033 550,125 1,100,158
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 December, 1916 .. 582,957 579,643 1,162,600
  • Subject to revision. † Decrease—Excess of emigration.


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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for January 1917

🛂 Immigration
19 February 1917
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, January 1917
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

🏛️ Population of the Dominion as at 31st December 1916

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
19 February 1917
Population, Statistics, Census, December 1916
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician