Record Emigration Last Year

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31993, 21 May 1969, Page 14

Record Emigration Last Year

A record peace-time emigration of 11,000 people is shown in the migration figures for the year ended March, 1969, released last week by the Government Statistician (Mr J. V. T. Baker). During the year 485,403 people arrived in New Zealand and 496,584 left. New

Zealand, the difference of 11,181 representing net emigration. In 1967-68—the first year since the Second World War when departures exceeded arrivals—net emigration totalled 10,596. In 196667 net immigration totalled 14,004. Arrivals and departures in the last three years were as follows:

ARRIVALS 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 Temporary visitors k-i 1 Je’aol Immigrants £8,999 N.Z. residents returning r.« 98,536 Crews 131,420 Through passengers k.i r.* 72,561 123,188 30,660 105,533 131,743 84,839 131,902 23,225 .100,818 140,884 88,783 All arrivals ko 454,387 475,963 485,403 DEPARTURES N.Z. Residents departing permanently 21,1-8 Temnorarilv 99,890 Temporary residents departing 114,953 Crews • ■ Through passengers ». 72.561. 28,472 104,094 134,905 134,249 84,839 29,803 100,813 135,963 141,217 88,783 All departures .... 440,383 486,559 496,584 Net emigration—shown by a minus sign—or immigration, quarter by quarter, in the last three years was as follows: 1986-67 1967-68 1968-69 June t.-.i September >.1 December i».< March ..j r..i —8,718 —10,915 — ...J 6,414 —544 .... 11.366 3,035 w 4.942 —2,172 •13,615' —1,445 9,421 -5.542 Total kb 14,004 —10,596 — -11,181