IMMIGRATION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume III, Issue 376, 21 December 1882, Page 2

IMMIGRATION

A curious and interesting return has just beeu compiled by direction of the Government, showing the respective nationalities of nominated immigrants sent for during the past six months, and other instructive particulars. From the list- it appears that in the last half year" 3852 nominations were received. Of these 603 of relations in the nearest degree, that is to say, husbands nominating wives, or pareute children, or vice versa, 3021 were in the uext degree of relationship, such a brothers, sisters, aud cousins. There were 182 more nominations of friends, and 45 people were sent for to supply some particular new trade about to be started, for which no skilled labour could be procured in the colony. Next, as to nationalities. Of the total 3852 no fewer than 151U were Irish, but of these 904 were single women, chiefly coming out as domestic servants. There were 1445 English, including 875 single women; 863 Scotch, including 224 single women ; and 65 foreign, 13 being spinsters. The total deposits received on account of these nominations in six months amounted to £10,375. All these nominations have been duly forwarded to the Agent-General, and the people will be sent out as soon as possible.

According to official data, furnished by the secretary to the Commissioners of Emigration, the number of immigrants landed in the city of New York for the year ending June 30th, 1882, was 502,171, out of a total to the United State's of 789,008, an increase to New York alone of 102,000 over the preceding year. Seventyfive per cent, of the immigrants go to the West. The great proportion of the imrai-grants-f-particularly those going to the far West— seem to be well provided with fuuds. The cash capital of the immigrants is estimated at .£l7 per head. The value of the inland railway tickets purchased by immigrants this year would amount to £1,200,000. The demand for their labor is exceptionally good, principally for agricultural laborers, and wages are at advanced rates. The indications favor the belief that not less than a million immigrants will land this year. A million immigrants, averaging £11 each in cash, means £17,000,000 added to ' the cash capital of the land, and if the estimated value of immigrants (£'2oo each to the working capital of the country) be correct, there is £200,000,000 more to be counted in favor of the United States. The feeling throughout England in favor of emigration is inteuse, and the West see'iha to be the objective point.