9105 TOURISTS VISITED N.Z. LAST YEAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18452, 1 May 1928, Page 1

9105 TOURISTS VISITED N.Z. LAST YEAR.

SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN IMMIGRATION

(Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON. May 1. The elaborate questioning of passengers who arrive on the overseas steamers. which causes critical comment now and then, has at least the advantage that the Government Statistician is able to analyse in great detail the flow of population overseas, llis latest report, covering the year 1927, shows that the Government’s suspension of assisted immigration, except in the cases of contracts already made, and for the purpose of uniting families, has had the. result of causing a big drop in the num-j her of arrivals intending permanent residence. Figures for the last few years are somewhat striking in this respect; Immigrants, 1924 14,314 Immigrants, 1925 15,704 Immigrants, 1926 17,868 Immigrants, 1927 11,327 Tourists totalled 9105, a slight drop on the previous year, but a very substantial increase on the year 1924, when the numbers amounted to 7425. . The American tourist, of whom more is heard than all the rest, only provided 656 of last year’s arrivals, the substantial figures being made up of Australians 5737 and people from the Homeland 1379. . The rc ; al tourist appearing in these ngures is the New Zealander, who shows a remarkable ability to mak” overseas journeys. In 1927 the arrivals included 14,271 New Zealanders who had returned from abroad and 16,659 who left on an overseas holiday. ’ In 19_o there was a substantial drop in ? ealand temporary migration (13.70 S being the total), but last vear’s movement is the largest recorded in an -\, year for which information is available. Particulars of the occupations of immigrants show that the suspension of assisted immigration has cut down the numbers of those intending to take up agricultural or pastoral work, the total being 1436 compared with 2432 in the previous year. Industrial workers have perfod m 1933 ‘° 1139 in the sa me movement hC nn CtUal 6ffcCt of firm Jr® 1 °V r P crma nent populai °on X tZ eP ° rt shows ,ha ‘. on cornpar-