COMING AND GOING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14567, 2 January 1911, Page 6

COMING AND GOING.

YEAR'S POPULATION RETURNS.

EXCESS OF DEPARTURES.

The returns of the arrivals of persons at, and the departures from, the port of Auckland for the month of December show that the arrivals were 1184, or 90 less, than during November, and 29 more than during tho last month of 1909. The departures last month showed a substantial rise, the total being 912, as against 699 in November (an increase of 213) and 689 in December, 1909 (an increase of 214).

The total returns for 1910 show that 11,026 persons have arrived at Auckland during the year, or 196 fewer than in 1909, when the number was 11,222. The departures for 1910 totalled 12,007, as compared with 11,533 in 1909, an increase of 474. The excess, it will be soon, was On the wrong Side Of the ledger in both years, and this excess was 670 greater last year than in 1909, the respective balances being 981 and 311. Tho monthly returns and tho totals for the two years are shown in tho following table: 1910. 1909. Arr. Dep. Arr. Dep. January ... 1,422 795 1,710 727 February ... 921 963 1,120 938 March ... 870 1,434 1,006 1,651 April ... 676 1,399 716 1,183 May ... 783 1,306 841 1,314 June ... 623 967 - 434 1,006 July ... 778 775 583 946 August ... 668, 1,069 956 825 September ... 900 873 909 793 October ... 927 815- 909 800 Novemlier ... 1,274 699 883 661 December ... 1,184 912 1,155 689 Totals ... 11,026 12,007 11,222 11,533