STEADY INCREASE

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 185, 1 May 1924, Page 6

STEADY INCREASE

DOMINION’S POPULATION EXTERNAL MIGRATION LAST YEAR The population of New Zealand is slowly but surely increasing. The annual report on external migration shows that, including crews of vessels, 83,827 persons arrived in New Zealand from overseas during the year 1923, an increase as compared with 1922 of 7095. During the same period 76,451 .persons departed, as compared with 69,346 in 1922, an increase of 7105. The gain in population by migration during the P er ‘°d w . as 7376, as compared with 7386 in 192... MMo immigrants outnumbered female immigrants by 48,187 in 1923 and 42,498 in 1922, but a male excess among the departures of 47,60 7 in 1923 and 42,474 in 1922 shows a gain in male population of 3953 in 1923 and 3705 in 1922. . . The largo preponderance of male immigrants and emigrants is accounted for almost entirely by the fact that the figures include crews of vessels. The statistics for the twelve months ended December 31, 1923, show that during that period 36,488 persons, excluding members of crews of vessels, arrived in the Dominion. Of these, only 11,762 were immigrants intending permanent residence in the country, as compared with 13,845 of a similar class in 1922. The remainder of the immigrants, 24,726 in number as compared with 21,388 in 1922. were classified as shown below. Corresponding figures for 1922 are also given:

The total departures recorded during the period under review numbered 29,668, as compared with 28,389 in 1922. Of these 2474 wore shown, to be New Zealand residents departing permanently, as "against 2150 in 1922. The figures which follow show the different classes of emigrants for the years 1922 and 1923: —

During the year 350 (268 males and 82 females) persons of foreign nationality out of a total of 11,762 arrived as new immigrants intending permanent residence in the Dominion, as compared with 405 (311 males, 94 females) out of a total of 13,845 in 1922. The remaining persons—viz., 11,412 in 1923 and 13,440 in 1922— w'ere British subjects. Of the 4887 new male immigrants over fifteen years of age who arrived during last year, 1029 had previously followed agricultural and pastoral pursuits, 417 had previously been attached to the mining industry, and 418 stated that they had previously been general labourers; while of the 4258 female immigrants over fourteen years of age, 1048 had been previously at-, tnched to personal and domestic service, 2302 were dependent on public or private support (the vast majority of whom were wives or daughters of male immigrants), and 179 had been engaged in processes relating to fibrous materials, textile;, and dress.

1922. 13,845 1925. 11.762 Immigrants intending per manent residence New Zealand residents returning' from abroad Tourists 11..V6 6.563 7.522 Persona on business 1,704 2 J 66 Persons visiting the Dominion in connection with enterteiinments, sport, etc. .. 954 911 Persons in transit 644 b62 Others (officials. etc., of other countries) 157 457” Not stated — 35 21.388 24.726 Grand totals (excluding crew s) <5,Z33

1923. 1?23. New Zealand residents de2.474 parting permanently 2.150 New Zealand residents deHIM parting temporarily 12.180 New Zealand residents departing, not stated ’ wliethe.r permanently or temporarily 3 Visitors to Dominion de13.083 parting 14.051 Persons regarding whom no information is available.. 8 4 26.239 27.194 Grand totals (excluding 29.668 crews) 28.389