New Zealand Gazette – 1919 – No. 59

Page 1383

✨ Population and Immigration Statistics



May 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1383

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1919.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 31st December, 1918 542,046 566,327 1,108,373
Increase during March quarter, 1919—
By excess of births over deaths 1,756 1,920 3,676
By excess of immigration over emigration (including members of Expeditionary Forces) 12,085 496 12,581
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 31st March, 1919 555,887 568,743 1,124,630
Maori population, Census, 1916 25,933 23,843 49,776
Population of Cook and other Pacific Islands, Census, 1916 6,552 6,245 12,797
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 31st March, 1919 588,372 598,831 1,187,203

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 12th May, 1919.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Dominion of New Zealand during the Month of April, 1919, 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 37 279 43 44 403 108 128 37 28 301
Australian Commonwealth 284 215 23 26 548 533 427 68 55 1,083
Cook Islands 8 2 1 1 12 6 4 2 2 14
Fiji 36 17 7 4 64 22 12 4 2 40
Canada .. 6 5 3 42 86 102 13 10 211
United States 28 .. .. .. .. 33 34 5 4 76
Hawaii .. .. .. .. .. 7 1 .. .. 8
Samoa 16 2 3 2 23 .. .. .. .. ..
Friendly Islands 3 4 1 4 12 .. .. .. .. ..
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) 6 1 .. 1 8 4 4 1 1 10
Totals, April, 1919 418 526 83 85 1,112 799 712 130 102 1,743
Totals, April, 1918 575 473 77 83 1,208 607 619 84 69 1,379

The departures during the month of April, 1919, exceeded the arrivals by 631. In the corresponding month of 1918 there was an excess of departures over arrivals of 171.

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 404 93 186 311 497 260 30 149 141 290
Wellington 491 60 301 250 551 1,099 160 686 573 1,259
Westport .. .. .. .. .. 21 6 16 11 27
Lyttelton 49 15 14 50 64 .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. 131 36 78 89 167
Totals, April, 1919 944 168 501 611 1,112 1,511 232 929 814 1,743
Totals, April, 1918 1,048 160 652 556 1,208 1,226 153 691 688 1,379

CHINESE (included above)

Arrivals Departures
Males Females. Males
At Auckland 4 .. From Auckland
,, Wellington 2 .. ,, Wellington
— ..
6 ..

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, 13th May, 1919.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Estimated Population of New Zealand as of 31 March 1919

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
12 May 1919
Population, Statistics, Census, Maori, Cook Islands
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician

🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for April 1919

🛂 Immigration
13 May 1919
Immigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, Ports
  • MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician