New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 14

Page 509

✨ Immigration Statistics and Notices

Feb. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 509

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Dominion of New Zealand during the Month of January, 1920, showing the Countries from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.

ARRIVALS FROM AND DEPARTURES TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

Countries.	Arrivals.					Departures.
	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.	Adults.		Children.		Total Persons.
	M.	F.	M.	F.		M.	F.	M.	F.
United Kingdom ..	538	690	146	119	1,493	54	37	9	8	108
Australian Commonwealth ..	1,091	760	120	118	2,089	853	651	90	52	1,646
Fiji ..	30	20	6	3	59	38	19	9	2	68
Cook Islands ..	11	13	3	2	29	1	1	..	..	2
British South Africa	1	..	..	..	1	..	..	..	..	..
Canada ..	69	56	12	9	146	50	44	10	11	115
United States and Canal Zone	62	35	9	7	113	36	13	1	1	51
Hawaii ..	5	3	..	..	8	9	9	..	..	18
Samoa ..	15	15	3	1	34	24	14	2	..	40
Friendly Islands ..	8	1	..	..	9	3	2	2	..	7
Society Islands ..	15	5	3	3	26	..	..	..	..	..
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined)	11	6	1	2	20	10	..	..	..	10
Totals, January, 1920	1,856	1,604	303	264	4,027	1,078	790	123	74	2,065
Totals, January, 1919	510	492	79	58	1,139	345	272	46	43	706

The arrivals during the month of January, 1920, exceeded the departures by 1,962. In the corresponding month of 1919 there was an excess of arrivals over departures of 433.

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 ..	1,342	239	819	762	1,581	806	99	532	373	905
Wellington ..	2,118	328	1,340	1,106	2,446	1,062	98	669	491	1,160
Totals, January, 1920	3,460	567	2,159	1,868	4,027	1,868	197	1,201	864	2,065
Totals. January, 1919	1,002	137	589	550	1,139	617	89	391	315	706

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals.		Departures.
At Auckland	Males. 62	From Auckland	Males. 13
,, Wellington	,, 45	,, Wellington ...	,, 5
	— 107		— 18

Note.— Figures of arrivals 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, 9th February, 1920.

J. W. BUTCHER,
Acting Government Statistician.

Land Surveyors Examination, March, 1920, Australia and New Zealand.

The Surveyors Board of New Zealand,
Wellington, 9th February, 1920.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the Surveyors Board, in conjunction with the Australian Surveyors Boards, will conduct an examination of candidates for licenses to survey, commencing at 10 a.m. on Monday, 22nd March, 1920, at Wellington.

Candidates are notified that their applications, on the proper form, must reach the Secretary of the Board not later than 4.30 p.m. on the 12th March, and that the examination fee of £1 1s. must be paid, at the same time, to the Secretary of the Board, from whom examination regulations, application forms, and other particulars may be obtained.

The amount of postage must also be remitted if plans and field-books are desired to be returned.

M. CROMPTON-SMITH,
Secretary, Surveyors Board.

Government Buildings, Wellington. [Telephone 20·452.

Soldiers’ Property Board of Trustees cancelled.

National Efficiency Board,
Wellington, 2nd February, 1920.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the Minister of Defence has cancelled the appointment of the Simon Brophy Property Board of Trustees, as gazetted on the 25th day of July, 1918.

WILLIAM FERGUSON,
Chairman.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1920, No 14

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for January 1920

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated9 February 1920
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Arrivals, Departures, January 1920
👩‍💼 Officials

J. W. Butcher, Acting Government Statistician

🌾 Land Surveyors Examination Notice

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated9 February 1920
KeywordsSurveyors, Examination, Licensing, March 1920
👩‍💼 Officials

M. Crompton-Smith, Secretary, Surveyors Board

🛡️ Cancellation of Soldiers’ Property Board of Trustees

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated2 February 1920
KeywordsSoldiers’ Property, Board of Trustees, Cancellation
👩‍💼 Officials

William Ferguson, Chairman, National Efficiency Board

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