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

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| 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.*
Males. Females.
British Empire.
United Kingdom 1,931 1,447
Australian Commonwealth 2,527 2,956
New Zealand 3,545 1,731
Fiji 35 23
British Pacific Islands 20 21
Canada 46 44
British South Africa 9 7
Malta 11 ..
Hong Kong 1 ..
India 5 3
Total British Empire 8,130 6,232
Foreign Countries.
Germany 15 ..
France 40 15
Austria-Hungary 1 1
Italy 19 3
Belgium 3 2
Russia 32 8
Spain 1 ..
Norway 8 1
Denmark 23 5
Holland 11 3
Sweden 11 1
Switzerland 5 5
Greece 3 ..
Servia 1 1
Roumania 1 ..
United States of America 174 116
China .. ..
Japan .. ..
Syria .. ..
Turkey 3 ..
Arabia .. ..
Peru 1 1
Brazil 1 1
Cuba 1 1
Java .. ..
Samoa 11 12
Tonga 3 3
Bolivia 1 1
Foreign Pacific Islands (otherwise undefined) 7 7
Total foreign countries 376 187
Grand totals 8,506 6,419

*The term “race alien” refers to a person not of European descent, and includes Natives of Asia Minor.



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