THE FLOW OF POPULATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 866, 12 July 1910, Page 6

THE FLOW OF POPULATION.

SOME IMPORTANT FIGURES. HOW NEW ZEALAND IS FAKING. Tho iigures quoted in the House by Mr. Buchanan, M.P., on Friday, with referenco to the ebb and How 01 population are tho subject of a good deal of comment. It will be remembered that tho point which the member for Wairarapa made was that the departures were this year greatly exceeding the arrivals. Tho Hon. p. Buddo.Jn reply, declared that the discrepancy need occasion no alarm, as at this period of tho year largo numbers of workers went to Australia for the slaughtering season, returning to New Zealand at the end of tho year. That tho position is much more unsatisfactory than tho Minister mado it appear will, however, be seen from the undermentioned ligures, which aro gleaned from the official returns. In J'JOS the Dominion gained in population to tho extent of 11,201, owing to the arrivals exceeding departures. Of this incrcaso 2885 occurred during the first five months of the year. The increase as a result of the flow of population in 11)00 was, however, only 4710, but still tho initial fivo months of tho year more than held their own, as there was a surplus of arrivals over departures of $<>0. From the latest figures available for this year, viz., up till the end of May last, tho departures have exceeded the arrivals every month, with tho exception of January, the result being that the Dominion has so far this yeat lost 2375 in population. Tho figures are as follow:— i i ~S 1J "3 "£ •.- c, ■ •£ a 4 fl R 1008. 1909. Jan. ... 4957 2391 5822 2233 Feb. ... 4567 29GG 4141 2857 March 3382 3998 3347 4785 April... 3022 3313 2372 4015 May ... 2G59 3031 2424 355G 18.557 15,702. 18,106 17,448 June... 270 C 2758 1929 2671 July ... 2941 2261 2232 2839 Aug. ... 2433 2094 2457 2382 Sept ... 3922 1821 2682 2317 Oct. ... 3806 1904 28VJ 21V5 Nov. ... 49G3 1633 3335 1799 Dec. ... 5G12 2533 5030 2302 44,970 30,709 38,650 33,931 The figures for the current year are as follow :— Arrivals. Departures. Jan 4130 2062 Ji'eb 2689 2843 March 2556 ■ 3893 April 2201 4184 May 2470 3439 14,016 16,421