New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 85

Page 2875

✨ Tenders and Immigration Statistics

Oct. 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2875

Tenders for Varnish.

THE undermentioned accepted tender-rates for the supply and delivery of 3,200 gallons of varnish for the New Zealand Railways is published for general information.

R. W. McVILLY, General Manager, New Zealand Railways.

Successful tenderers: Guthrie, Bowron, and Co. (Limited), Wellington.
Makers of varnish: Naylor Bros. (London), Limited.

Description of Varnish.	Auckland.	Wellington.	Lyttelton.	Dunedin (or Port Chalmers).	Total Quantity.	Rate per Gallon.	Amount.
A. Varnish, best finishing body ..	200	300	150	150	800	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
B. ,, ,, hard-drying body ..	300	400	100	100	900	1 1 0	945 0 0
C. ,, ,, carriage	100	200	..	200	500	0 13 9	343 15 0
D. ,, ,, black japan ..	..	100	..	200	300	0 16 0	240 0 0
E. ,, ,, gold-size ..	200	200	100	200	700	0 12 9	446 5 0

Total value of tender, £2,815.

Immigration and Emigration Returns.

RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of SEPTEMBER, 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 .. ..	641	831	164	159	1,795	163	156	45	47	411
Australian Commonwealth ..	1,088	731	125	101	2,045	827	711	81	88	1,707
Fiji .. ..	55	79	..	1	135	46	47	4	5	102
Cook Islands .. ..	6	10	2	2	20	5	2	1	..	8
Norfolk Island .. ..	6	2	2	2	12	..	..	..	..	..
Canada .. ..	43	40	3	3	89	25	21	1	1	48
British West Indies ..	..	..	..	..	..	2	1	..	..	3
United States and Canal Zone ..	29	19	10	5	63	34	15	6	1	56
Hawaii .. ..	8	15	1	..	24	1	1	..	..	2
Samoa .. ..	9	6	..	1	16	18	15	7	3	43
Friendly Islands .. ..	5	8	..	..	13	2	..	..	..	2
Society Islands .. ..	6	2	1	..	9	52	5	6	..	63
Foreign Pacific Islands (undefined) ..	3	7	..	..	10	2	2	..	..	4
Russia .. ..	2	1	..	2	5	..	..	..	..	..
Totals, September, 1920 ..	1,901	1,751	308	276	4,236	1,177	976	151	145	2,449
Totals, September, 1919 ..	875	1,239	160	170	2,444	929	692	117	107	1,845

The arrivals during the month of September, 1920, exceeded the departures by 1,787. In the corresponding month of 1919 there was an excess of arrivals over departures of 599.

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 .. ..	1,617	224	967	874	1,841	924	124	587	461	1,048
New Plymouth .. ..	3	..	1	2	3	..	..	..	..	..
Wellington .. ..	1,566	263	979	850	1,829	1,164	155	695	624	1,319
Dunedin .. ..	375	81	206	250	456	2	..	2	..	2
Invercargill .. ..	91	16	56	51	107	63	17	44	36	80
Totals, September, 1920	3,652	584	2,209	2,027	4,236	2,153	296	1,328	1,121	2,449
Totals, September, 1919	2,114	330	1,035	1,409	2,444	1,621	224	1,046	799	1,845

CHINESE (included above).

Arrivals.			Departures.
At Auckland ..	Males.	Females.	From Auckland ..	Males	Females
,, Wellington ..	88	11	,, Wellington ..	29	5
,, Invercargill ..	51	2		8	..
	5	..		37	5
	144	13

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 October, 1920.

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1920, No 85

NZLII — NZ Gazette 1920, No 85

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🚂 Accepted Tender for Varnish Supply

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
KeywordsTenders, Varnish, New Zealand Railways, Supply Contract
👩‍💼 Officials

R. W. McVililly, General Manager, New Zealand Railways

🏛️ Immigration and Emigration Returns for September 1920

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated8 October 1920
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Census, September 1920
👩‍💼 Officials

Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

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