IMMIGRATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 420, 1 February 1909, Page 9

IMMIGRATION.

SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS;

:;; Tables . showing tlio .numbers.-,' ; 'qf'.-'arrivaU:." in,and .departures,- from ,-.Ne\v:. .Zealand during , . . the ■ year. , ; 1903, 'i with -totals > for .the previous: ■'nme.:.yearS'\;by/^wk3rybf^.c()'mp^iiMnV(a , re-'i>iib.--i lishedJfor, goneralfinforrnatifln- in; i ;(razette;; : -V^;: i^r?~w--:'?',!■*■'■£:■':■ i<:: •j/Tho^ , arriyali;;in'/the. Dominion^last-'.year:! (44,970).-weroirriore, !tliani" : the'i number-.'--', corded :in^9o?=(36 ) lo3)^ai)d,theaepar);uros.-1 during '1903, : ' which • numbered ■■■'30)709, •' W/ore greaterithan; viz,v.,"3P)3.78, :. The:excess, pyeri departures^last >ye'ar-Vwas': 14,261,; ■■ .against'l 573Q , -in '■ 1907; butltliis'last number;:was' lowV-•: •■■βn^,■;■by;;a;;S^o^al ! persons 'yi&>' arrived;- in:- the flatter,■• months' of the^ar:;i9o6to'visit the'Exhibitioni'Tho'l interchange^of: people Between JSeiy Zealand:"and the Cghimdnwealth.of Australia-has" beoii 'in -favour ;,of this.. Dominion, tlie..gain. ;being;i -5301 :persona. after .deducting; departures^ tothe: (fcntinent. The ' number- of ..departures | for other. -Britiph-.- possessions in-: ■tensists;;nain.ly. of persons lvlioVleft;for -Britr ish Columbia. 'The: comparative-tables .show -I that l theDoniimon..has. drawn toitself;jn each.' of ■the , ten years 1899 .to 1908 more'.pbpula-' 1 ;tion::than:itliaßparted,;'witK;VOf .the.. 44,970 i persons who came, to Now Zealand,last' year/ 5037,', or,', 11.20 ..per, cent.' ; of Vthe'.,total,vwero ichildren-rte. , ,--.':under. twelve years/of■ age;. and'of Vthe 30,709 ■departures, : the .children: numbered\2fl66, : <>r 1 8.36 per cent.;,; ,; ; V .-':7- ':■'■ ' -"Classifie(i-:.as .to .birthplace., and race,-the 'figures are.;i-7.i"',: f '•,■■.■":■:;'.--'i- ■: .•,-■■■•• ' ;'.i'j> , ■ ■■■'•'A..-..' , ■ ;; : : Kingd6ni''-..;■ v'...-';22;990-v- h ;■ :.- ? Australia.' ; i.V . ; \ ; .., : :>19,9.19:; : ■;< j-■■; Other.:Britjsh h • ; 329 '.;■■.n: IToreign.!Countries:-...',;:•..^> , ; 1,732 .V ,: <:l ;Xyi '-.^.v::i f '■; Here is .".another ■ tabid, ; giving .a! siimmary. of arrivals and departures.for., the. years 1899-,- ■■■•.■•■":: ■ ; ;-;:v'-? : ~'■;•' ■'■',-■ --■ Arrivals."'. Departures.: ■■■- : 'y':' ■■■'"■■ 1899 -.'-■■■■:■■ 18,606" -"v.■■ 16,619" ■' :} :■. :-1900VV : 18,074 V: ■ 10,243 i■■ - ■■■"■ : 'V- -190 - ■■•'•• - 25,086,; -:>:.' 18,564':: .:.:■. •'- V- '■<■ 1902■='■.■ - : 30,293 '■:■- ' •■': 22,301 ,:.- '-■,';■ ■'. "•;■■■:•■.-' : -v1903 : '" >•. 30,883 .v:'.- .19,608- -;.:- ;: " '■ :-;'-:32,632-:-::-' ::22,277;;:'- ; ■:'• -';.• 'Y.,:i905 ; : : •32,685./v.- ; .':-;-23-,383-S-.'-; ; :--.-". r>.:-;;> •: 19.06 K" -39,233; K-v::r26,385: .-a .. .'..-.■' : .■■ '1907 :V;.;: '.■ 36,108;'.:::,: ■'■;.;•: .■:. "■' 4 ;i9OB - , ' .'■;■:;