New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 25

Page 799

✨ Immigration and Emigration Statistics



Mar. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 799

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of Immigration to and Emigration from the Dominion of New Zealand during the Month of February, 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 149 185 33 44 411
Australian Commonwealth .. 841 716 107 122 1,786 833 643 72 62 1,610
Cook Islands .. .. 4 3 .. .. 7 74 3 .. 1 78
Fiji .. .. .. 35 25 7 13 80 .. .. .. .. ..
British South Africa .. .. 2 2 4 8 .. .. .. .. ..
United States and Canal Zone 83 48 4 10 145 81 34 8 8 131
Samoa .. .. .. 7 2 10 4 23 .. .. .. .. ..
Friendly Islands .. .. 13 7 11 5 36 .. .. .. .. ..
Society Islands .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. 2
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) 2 1 .. .. 3 8 2 .. .. 10
Totals, February, 1920 .. 985 804 141 158 2,088 1,147 867 113 115 2,242
Totals, February, 1919 .. 679 553 77 85 1,394 392 358 47 36 833

The departures during the month of February, 1920, exceeded the arrivals by 154. In the corresponding month of 1919 there was an excess of arrivals over departures of 561.

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 .. .. 864 145 565 444 1,009 779 83 481 381 862
Wellington .. .. 780 118 474 424 898 1,224 143 773 594 1,367
Lyttelton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 2 4 6
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 2 4 3 7
Invercargill .. 145 36 87 94 181 .. .. .. .. ..
Totals, February, 1920 .. 1,789 299 1,126 962 2,088 2,014 228 1,260 982 2,242
Totals, February, 1919 .. 1,232 162 756 638 1,394 750 83 439 394 833

CHINESE (included above)

Arrivals. Departures.
Males. Females. Males.
At Auckland .. 27 6 From Auckland ..
,, Wellington .. 23 4 ,, Wellington ..
50 10

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, 8th March, 1920.

J. W. BUTCHER,
Acting Government Statistician.



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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Returns for February 1920

🛂 Immigration
8 March 1920
Statistics, Immigration, Emigration, Arrivals, Departures, Ports, Countries
  • J. W. Butcher, Acting Government Statistician