IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 32, 3 January 1883, Page 2

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.

Some facts and figures m connection with the floating population of the colony may not be devoid of interest. According to receut returns, during the present year, (from the Ist January to the 30th November) the arrivals and departures were as follows : — Lninigra, tion— -United Kingdom, 280.7 ; Australian colonies, . 6167 ; other places 662 ; total, 9636. EmigrationUnited Kingdon, 405 ; Australiancolonies, 5679 ; other places, 656 ; total 6740, giving a neb gain to the colony of 2896 persons. The balances m favor of the colony were made up as follows : — United Kingdom, 2402 ; Australian colonies, 438 ; other places, 6. Of the Chinese the departures were 141, and the arrivals 22, showing a decrease of 119 persous. The total number of Government immigrants waß 445. A Wellington paper considers it worthy of notice that the only decrease of

immigration is among the Chinese, whose movements hitherward have been effectually checked by the restrictive legislation of last year \»ith regard to their numbers. It is also deserving of comment that, for the first time since last May the tide of immigration from the Australian Colonies has turned m favor of New Zealand. ;In the first five mouths of the year the flux was towards this colony, m the next five months there was a reflux to ,the Australian colonies, and last month, as" before stated, New Zealand seemed ©nee more m favor with the movable population. The necessity for the establishment 'of a labour department m the public service has often been, alluded to. Subh a department, if efficiently administered, would not d,ireotly increase the amount of labour available, but it would enable those who wanted work, m very many caseß, io 1 get it at once, without waiting for it a long while, expending their j anxiety, trouble, time, and money m vain. 'As for suitable immigrants getting employment at remunerative rates before long, tuere is no fear about that;' Even now, throughout the year, chough there is always a certain number of men wanting employment, there is a still larger quantity of work waiting to ; be done for want of competent bands. The hands and the work need bringing together and being made known to one another.