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During the year thirty-one steamers brought out assisted immigrants as follows :— 1919. 1919. April .. . . Willochra . . 13 September . . Athenic .. . . 392 Corinth ic. 36 Ellenga .. .. 4 lonic .. .. 214 Tainui .. .. 82 Bah mo .. ; .. 9 Corinthic. .. 376 Tainui .. ~ 50 [October .. .. lonic .. .. 378 May ... Remuera.. .. 136 November .. Paparoa .. .. 191 Aiawa .. 118 Arawa . . 49 Paparoa .. .. 2 Remuera.. .. 79 Rimutaka .. 18 December .. Ruahine .. .. 146 Tofua .. .. 5 1920. June .. .. Waimana .. 1 January .. .. Kigoma .. .. 93 I'rinzessen 91 Rimutaka .. 19 July .. . . Ruahine .. . . 145 Bremen .. 250 Kigoma .. ..160 Ruapehu.. .. 201 Briton .. ..107 March .. ... Athenic .. .. 222 Ruapehu.. .. 220 August .. Ciessen .. .. 4 Total .. .. 3,811 This total of 3,811 persons is made up of 130 men, 2,923 women, and 758 children. These people were booked to the following provinces: Auckland, 1,169; Canterbury, 555; Tlawke's Bay, 181 ; Marlborough, 47 ; Nelson, 93; Otago, 382; Southland, 141; Taranaki, 233; Wellington, 942; Westland, 68 : total, 3,811. The following summary shows the number in each class that came to the Dominion during the year as assisted immigrants :

Table showing the Number of Assisted Immigrants introduced into the Dominion during the past Twelve Years.

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Class. Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Totals. Domestics Farmers and farm labourers Wives of farmers and farm labourers . . Children of farmers and farm labourers Separated relatives ■ (a.) Men (b.) Women (c.) Children 1 I 130 2,922 758 130 2,922 758 Totals 3,811 3,811

i i Year. Applied in London. i Nominated from ,., , . New Zealand. ' otals - I 1909 .. .. 2,822 1910 .. .. 1,118 1911 .. .. 1,327 1912 .. .. 1,728 1913 .. .. 1,797 1914 .. .. 2.309 1915 .. .. 867 1916 .. .. 229 1917 .. .. 123 1918 1919 1920 2,131 1,953 1,554 2.672 1,297 2,624 1,572 3,300 2,131 3,928 2,755 5.064 2,119 2,986 874 1.103 515 638 171 171 906 906 3,811 3,811 I I have, &c. II. I). Thomson, Under-Secretary for Immigration. The Hon. the Minister of Immigration.