OVERSEAS TRAVELLERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21999, 4 January 1935, Page 10

OVERSEAS TRAVELLERS

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AN INCREASE DURING 1934 An increase in overseas passenger traffic arriving at and sailing from Auckland is revealed by the figures for 1934, compared with those for the previous year. Arrivals at Auckland last year totalled 12,349, as against 10,316 in 1933, an increase of nearly 20 per cent, while departures for the year were 13,282, approximately 26 per cent in excess of the previous year's total of 10,511. During the year there was an excess of departures over arrivals of 933, whereas in 1933 departures exceeded arrivals by only 195. An incentive to travellers from New Zealand last year was provided by the Melbourne Centenary celebrations in October, and it is significant 'that during that month 1573 people left Auckland, compared with 722 in the corresponding month of 1933. Following are the detailed figures for the last two years: ARRIVALS 193-1 1933 January .. 1,368 1.209 February .. 961 1,062 March .. •. 886 629 April .. .. 1,003 624 May .. 638 608 June .. .. 671 'l4l July .. ~ 565 575 August .. B(i7 880 September . . 876 675 October . . •. I.IBH 916 November .. 1,325 997 December .. 2,006 1.697 Totals .. 12,349 10,316 DEPARTURES , 1931 1933 January .. 1.079 1,019 February .. 1,221 1,073 Mnrch .. •• 1,454 1,241 April .. .. 1.188 1.073 ' May .. .. 1.286 892 June .. .. 1.167 838 July . . .. 789 704 August . . . . 919 809 September .. 753 „ October ~ .. 1.5™ J22 November .. * l ' December •• 1,136 835 Totals . . 13,282 10,511