✨ Immigration Statistics
Jan. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 335
ARRIVALS IN AND DEPARTURES FROM NEW ZEALAND DURING EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR 1917.
| Month. | United Kingdom. | Australian Commonwealth. | Fiji. | British Pacific Islands. | Canada. | Other British Possessions. | Foreign Pacific Islands. | U.S. of America, including Canal Zone. | South America. | Other Foreign Countries. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrivals. | |||||||||||
| January | 255 | 1,728 | 83 | 109 | 81 | .. | 91 | 28 | .. | .. | 2,375 |
| February | 85 | 1,181 | 78 | 18 | 29 | .. | 56 | .. | .. | .. | 1,447 |
| March | 1,069 | 830 | 44 | 12 | 37 | 15 | 74 | 34 | .. | .. | 2,115 |
| April | 418 | 800 | 63 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 167 | 14 | .. | .. | 1,520 |
| May | 385 | 658 | 27 | 6 | 13 | .. | 108 | 13 | .. | .. | 1,210 |
| June | 263 | 606 | 30 | 8 | 27 | 18 | 44 | 12 | .. | .. | 1,003 |
| July | 278 | 788 | 42 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 44 | 22 | .. | .. | 1,223 |
| August | .. | 345 | 43 | 4 | 121 | .. | 61 | 22 | .. | .. | 596 |
| September | 48 | 366 | 49 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 34 | 22 | .. | .. | 622 |
| October | 130 | 684 | 58 | 15 | 94 | .. | 27 | 35 | .. | .. | 1,043 |
| November | .. | 949 | 14 | 12 | 32 | .. | 45 | .. | .. | .. | 1,052 |
| December | .. | 1,211 | 86 | 13 | 51 | 15 | 67 | .. | .. | .. | 1,443 |
| Totals | 2,931 | 10,146 | 617 | 238 | 641 | 56 | 818 | 202 | .. | .. | 15,649 |
| Departures. | |||||||||||
| January | 824 | 889 | 39 | .. | 49 | 18 | 46 | 1 | .. | .. | 1,866 |
| February | 252 | 1,217 | 22 | 12 | 31 | .. | 54 | 33 | .. | .. | 1,621 |
| March | .. | 1,433 | 43 | 24 | 43 | .. | 59 | 53 | .. | .. | 1,655 |
| April | 67 | 1,500 | 91 | 19 | 27 | .. | 96 | 10 | .. | .. | 1,810 |
| May | 77 | 1,009 | 36 | 5 | 62 | .. | 84 | 18 | .. | .. | 1,291 |
| June | 54 | 747 | 49 | 1 | 26 | .. | 41 | 14 | .. | .. | 932 |
| July | 8 | 796 | 46 | 5 | 30 | .. | 51 | 18 | .. | .. | 954 |
| August | 120 | 671 | 29 | 5 | 25 | .. | 21 | 12 | .. | .. | 883 |
| September | .. | 220 | 37 | .. | 134 | .. | 32 | .. | .. | .. | 423 |
| October | 27 | 638 | 31 | 4 | 13 | .. | 29 | 21 | .. | .. | 763 |
| November | 65 | 641 | 29 | 5 | 32 | .. | 33 | 18 | .. | .. | 823 |
| December | 7 | 738 | 51 | 5 | 13 | .. | 31 | 3 | .. | .. | 848 |
| Totals | 1,501 | 10,499 | 503 | 85 | 485 | 18 | 577 | 201 | .. | .. | 13,869 |
Chinese included above: Arrivals, 272; departures, 313.
ARRIVALS IN 1917, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO BIRTHPLACE, RACE, AND SEX; AND DEPARTURES OF RACE ALIENS IN 1917, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO BIRTHPLACE AND SEX.
| Birthplace. | Arrivals. | Departures. |
|---|---|---|
| Of European Descent. | Race Aliens. | Grand Totals. | Race Aliens. | |
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| | | | | | | | ||
| British Empire. | | | | | | | | |
| United Kingdom | 1,931 | 1,447 | .. | .. | 3,378 | .. | .. | .. |
| Australian Commonwealth | 2,527 | 2,956 | .. | .. | 5,483 | .. | .. | .. |
| New Zealand | 3,545 | 1,731 | .. | .. | 5,276 | .. | .. | .. |
| Fiji | 35 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| British Pacific Islands | 20 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 79 | 8 | .. | 8 |
| Canada | 46 | 44 | .. | .. | 90 | .. | .. | .. |
| British South Africa | 9 | 7 | .. | .. | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
| Malta | 11 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. |
| Hong Kong | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| India | 5 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 100 | 12 | .. | 12 |
| Total British Empire | 8,130 | 6,232 | 117 | 19 | 14,498 | 21 | .. | 21 |
| | | | | | | | ||
| Foreign Countries. | | | | | | | | |
| Germany | 15 | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. |
| France | 40 | 15 | .. | .. | 55 | .. | .. | .. |
| Austria-Hungary | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Italy | 19 | 3 | .. | .. | 22 | .. | .. | .. |
| Belgium | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Russia | 32 | 8 | .. | .. | 40 | .. | .. | .. |
| Spain | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Norway | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 23 | 5 | .. | .. | 28 | .. | .. | .. |
| Holland | 11 | 3 | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. |
| Sweden | 11 | 1 | .. | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
| Switzerland | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. |
| Greece | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Servia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Roumania | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| United States of America | 174 | 116 | 4 | .. | 294 | .. | .. | .. |
| China | .. | .. | 254 | 18 | 272 | 302 | 11 | 313 |
| Japan | .. | .. | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 | .. | 5 |
| Syria | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Turkey | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | .. |
| Arabia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | 5 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Java | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Samoa | 11 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 50 | .. | .. | .. |
| Tonga | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | .. | .. | .. |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign Pacific Islands (otherwise undefined) | 7 | 7 | 247 | 4 | 265 | 364 | .. | 364 |
| Total foreign countries | 376 | 187 | 536 | 52 | 1,151 | 676 | 11 | 687 |
| Grand totals | 8,506 | 6,419 | 653 | 71 | 15,649 | 697 | 11 | 708 |
*The term “race alien” refers to a person not of European descent, and includes Natives of Asia Minor.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 12
NZLII — 🌐 NZ Gazette 1918, No 12
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