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Appendix II.
REPORT OF THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER.
Immigration Office,
Wellington, 16th April, 1875.
Sir,--
Herewith, I have the honor to transmit an approximate return showing the distribution of immigrants who have arrived at the Port of Wellington between the 1st April, 1874, and 31st March, 1875, and in doing so, I take the opportunity of making the following remarks :-
I learn from the Registrar-General that the excess of births over deaths within the Province during the period above stated, has been 1,016, and the excess of arrivals over departures, 6,397, leaving an increase to the population of the Province from all sources, of 7,413 souls.
With regard to the capability of the Province for the absorption of immigrants, I can only say that the demand for labor of all classes is as great as ever, notwithstanding the number of people introduced, and from the return annexed, it will be observed that a large number of Immigrants arrived between the months of June and December, which period being an unprecedentedly wet one, greatly retarded all agricultural pursuits and public works; still no serious difficulty was experienced in disposing of the immigrants.
Depôts have been established at Featherston, Greytown, Masterton, Foxton, Palmerston, Bull's, Marton, and Wanganui, which greatly facilitates the distribution of immigrants in the Country Districts. Cottages for renting to immigrants have also been erected at Featherston, Greytown, and Masterton, and the Old Stockade at Wanganui, has been utilised for a similar purpose.
The economical working of the Immigration Department in this Province, is due in a great measure to the interest taken by many of the settlers in the country in disposing of immigrants sent to them, and also to the cordial co-operation of the local officers of the Provincial Government.
I have, &c.,
H. J. H. ELLIOTT,
Immigration Officer.
His Honor the Superintendent,
Wellington.
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- H. J. H. Elliott, Immigration Officer