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Note.— Persons over 12 years of age arc counted adults; between 1 and 12 years, children, or half-adults. Passage money is not paid for infants, i.e. children under 1 year old ; nor for the matron. Onehalf the passage money is paid on the departure of the ship ; the balance (for the number landed aliye) is paid in the colony.

280 Leicester N.Z. Shipping Co. London Oct. 21 All ports Jan. 20 01 297 44 341 286i (£13 16s. f- ] adult, £7 (l58.3d.^c. [4,010 3 10 82 10 3 83 18 10 5 6 0 282 283 277 Waipa Wiltshire Hurunui » jj )> j> „ 27 Nov. 12 Nov. 20 Canterbury ... Wellington ... „ 24 Feb. 17 „ 18 89 90 260 256 134 21 25 40 281 281 174 248J 250i 148 3,405 1 10 3,492 5 3 2,059 13 0 59 18 0 7 12 10 2 0 0 47 15 3 42 7 9 19 3 10 16 0 0 16 0 0 288 284 Loch Dee Oxford fi )) j) „ 20 Otago „ 21 93 18 18 14| r£1311 3 .6d. ] '#■ adult, £7 (11s. <#■ child ( £13 163. *p ] adult, £7 (15. 3d. \> c. I 200 13 0 1 2,895 8 3 )> jj „ 27 Auckland Mar. 1 94 204 37 241 2O7i 50 0 9 28 16 9 285 286 Fern Grlen Northampton ») Dec. 9 „ 16 Napier Wellington, &c. „ 20 April 3 101 108 249 297 6 39 255 336 216i 283 3,023 1 3 3,958 7 7 7 12 10 77 2 9 15 5 9 » M f£1311s.6d. 3^ adult, £7 (11s. f)* child 287 Carnatie >> n „ 20 1877. Feb. 24 Canterbury ... „ 13 114 31 31 25 J 353 O G 289 Wennington Other Sbips ji Wellington ... June 19 115 29 28 "4 29 32 26£ 301 15 6 379 17 4 16 5 6 6,405 I i 11,068 7,473 6,4031 )J 949 0 3 I 861 7 7 91,211 0 8 210 13 3 ...

'he I Distribution of the above amongst the Peovincial Districts has been, — Since June 1, 1876. Total to date. Souls. Adults. Soul?. Adults. Auckland ... ... 1,002 ... 855 ... 10,929 ... 9,178* Taranaki ... ... 109 ... 92J- ... 1.82G ... 1,47ft Hawke'sBay ... ... 610 ... 539i ... 6,011 ... 4,939J Wellington ... ... 1,309 ... 1,105 ... 12,441 ... 10,208 Marlborough ... ... 233 ... 204 ... 1,123 ... 981 Nelson ... ... 178 ... 149i ... 1,612 ... 1,340* Westland ... ... 411 ... 34H ... 1,355 ... 1,155 Canterbury ... ... 2,008 ... l,721i ... 20,739 ... 17,338 Olago ... ... 1,613 ... 1,395 ... 22,436 ... 18,796i English Irish Scotch French Germans Danes Swedes Norwegians Italians Others The Nationalities op the above aee, — Since June 1, 1876. Souls. 3,216 2,490 1,171 15 385 45 16 60 71 Total to date. Souls. 41,557 16,925 12,671 275 2,939 1,930 667 684 298 529 7,473 ... 6,4031 ... 78,475 ... 65,414*7,473 "! 78,475