IMMIGRATION

Evening Star, Issue 22990, 22 June 1938, Page 5

IMMIGRATION

DOMINION COMMENCES TO CAIN ADVERSE FLOW STOPPED (Special to the ‘ Star.’) WELLINGTON, June 22. In the most active days of _ assisted immigration, the annual gain in population through this cause, including the non-assisted immigrants frequently approached 10,000, but the tide turned in the reverse direction during depression years, when Britain, from, which most immigrants came, commenced to show increasing population through the return to the Homeland of former residents who had originally gone out to the dominions.

New Zealand was losing permanent residents for some years, the balance between arrivals and departures being adverse. Now the position has commenced to rectify itself, hut only to a modest extent, represented by a gain last year of 344 persons. In 1936 the residents who left Now Zealand permanently numbered 4,331, while those who arrived to live in the Dominion totalled 1,915, a net loss of 2,416. The following year saw a continuance of this position, although the loss came down to 1,165 ; and the balance is once more in favour of New Zealand. Another important movement is that represented by New Zealanders’ holidays abroad). Last year was exceptional for its overseas attractions, and the New Zealanders who left our shores totalled 16,383, while others who had completed their travels returned to the number of 17,672. This is a more important passenger traffic than that provided by the ordinary tourist, for the official figures give the total of tourist arrivals last year at 12,880, exclusive of 6,654 who came on tourist liners for a few days.