POPULATION INCREASE.

Shannon News, 25 September 1923, Page 4

POPULATION INCREASE.

FIGURES FOR DOMINION,

EXCESS OF ARRIVALS,

The permanent gain to the population of the Dominion as the result of arrivals from other places during the year 1922 was 11,695 persons, according to a report issued by the Census and Statistics office at Wellington. This report shows that new immigrants intending permanent residence in New Zealand numbered 13,845 for the year, while, during the same period, 2150 New Zealand residents permanently departed, the gain tf> the Dominion thus being 11,695. Of these 13 845 new immigrants intending to settle in the Dominion, all but 616 (358 males), came from British countries. The British Isles supplied 11 097 (5611 males), Australia 16 69 (968 males), Canada 281 (202 males), South African 88 (49 males), and India 85 (52 males). The majority of the immigrants from foreign countries came from China (176), the United punpo’-qiAvs ‘(6l-) ‘(t6) (35), Denmark (29), and Yugo-Slavia (20). With the exception of 127 persons (of whom 68 'departed for the United States, 15 for China, and 14 for Germany), the ■whole of the New Zealand residents who > permanently left the Dominion went to British countries, the chief of which were the United Kingdom 552 (276 males), and Australia 1348 (713 males). Of the total immigrants intending permanent residence who arrived during 1922, 56.11 per cent, were “ assisted immigrants.” The amount involved in this assistance totalled £7768, of which the New Zealand Government contributed £3073, the Imperial Government £4496, and there was a further sum of £199 joint, ly paid by the two Governments.

The occupation of the males intending permanent residence is given the principal groups being: Metalworkers, 755; public administration, clerical and professional, 609; mining and quarrying, 600; farmers, 562: farm workei’s, 537; commerce and finance, 440; forestry, 34; fishermen, 34; children under 15, 1602. The principal groups into ■which the females are marshalled are: .Personal and domestic service, 1021; public administration, clerical and professional, 400; factory workers, 299; commerce and finance, 128; agricultural and pastoral, 25; children.under 15, 1508,