IMMIGRATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3739, 16 February 1875, Page 2

IMMIGRATION.

By the Suez mail to-day, advices were received by the Immigration office of the departure for Port Chalmers of the ships Gareloch, Wellington, and Oamaru, The Gareloch arrived some days ago ; the others may shortly be expected. The immigrants forwarded in the Oamaru are sent out by the Otago Home agency. Both the Wellington and Oamaru are now oa their maiden trip, being rec utly built to the order of the Albion Company. The subjoined is a list of the trades and occupations of those in each boat;—

Per Qareloch: Farm laborers, 44; general do, 25; gardeners, 10; railway laborer, 3 ; ploughmen, 3; carpenters, 5 ; sawyer, 1; cooper, 1; blacksmiths, 2; engineers, 2; whitesmith. 1 ; cart painter, 1; potters, 3 ; masons, 2 ; tailor, 1; groom, 1; booking clerk, 1; shepherds, 4; plasterer, 1; miner, I—total, 110. Single women ; General servants, 17 ; lady’s maid, 1; housemaids, 5 ; governess, 1; housekeepers, 5; dairymaids, 3—total, 32. Male adults, 114; female do, 92 ; male children, 43: female do, 41; infants, 17—total, 307 souls. Nationality : English, 197; Scotch, 31; Irish, 77; French, 2. Per Oamaru (from Glasgow, November 30): —Ploughmen, 5 ; farm laborers, 40 ; general do, 10 ; gardeners, 3; joiners, 2 ; carpenter, 1; shipbuilder, 1 ; turners, 2; cabinet maker, 1; sawyer, 1; coopers, 2; cartwright, 1; iron moulder. 1; blacksmiths, 3; engineers, 2 ; boilermaker, 1; lead pipe maker, 1; iron turner, 1; machinist, 1; mason, 1; bakers, 2 ; tailors, 4; carter, 1 ; compositor, 1; coachpainter, 1; shepherds, 3; dyer, 1; shoemakers, o ; painter, 1: miners, 3; mechanics, 2; tahner, 1; painter, I—total, 106. Single women: General servants, 22; machinist,?!; bonnetmaker, 1;■ mill girl, 1 housekeeper, 1; nurse, I—total, 27. Summary: Male adults, 114: female do, 83; male children, 32; female do, 40; infants, 10—total, 279 souls, equal to 233 statute adults. Nationality : Scotch, 238 ; English, 2 ; Irish, 39—total, 279 souls. Per Wellington (from London) General laborers, 7 ; farm do, 26 ; miners, 2; ploughman, 1; navvies, 2 ; sawyer, 1; joiner, 1; carpenter, 1; millwright, 1; blacksmiths, 4; platelayer, 1; agricultural machine maker, 1; mason, 1; slaters, 2; brickmaker, 1; bakers, 2; stockman, 1; shepherds, 3; shoemakers, 2; collier, 1; potter, 1; butcher, 1; horse-keepers, 2 ; engine-driver, 1; grooms, 2 ; mechanic, 1; tailor, 1; waiter, 1. Total, 71. —Single women: General servants, 10; machinist, 1; midwife, 1; dressmaker 1; tailoress, 1; dairymaid, 1. Total 15.-Summary: Male adults, 78; female do, oO; male children, 20 ; female do, 24 • infants. 24. Total, 184 souls.-Nationality : English, 132; Scotch, 5; Irish, 36 ; Welsh 11.