FEWER PEOPLE.

Waikato Times, Volume 106, Issue 17805, 2 September 1929, Page 11

FEWER PEOPLE.

AUSTRALIAN POPULATION. SURPRISING FIGURES. Figures for the quarter ended June 30, 1929, made available by the Commonwealth Bureau of Census, show that Australia lost in the migration battle, says a Sydney paper. While 18,076 people arrived from overseas, 19,840 left Australian shores —an excess of departures of 1764, including 900 women. This was a bad year, for in the corresponding quarter of last year arrivals exceeded departures by 2724. The position is even worse than these recorded figures inlicate, for the Bureau estimates that unrecorded departures would make the net loss by migration for the quarter 2273, of whom 1299 were women. Mostly British. Of the 18,076 immigrants, 5187 were from Great Britain, while there were no fewer than 6479 from New Zealand, and 2223 from other Dominions of the Empire. No fewer than 7799 persons left for Great Britain. Only New Zealand and India showed an excess of arrivals over departures. From the United States, 356 persons arrived, while 499 left for that country. During the quarter 1235 non-Europeans arrived and 1011 departed. The respective figures for China were 811, 714; for Japan, 77, 72; and for India, 161, 101. New South Wales had the lion’s share of migrants, 12,191 arriving and 12,632 leaving, a net loss of 441. Three other States showed losses — Victoria 1123, South Australia 621, and Tasmania 96. There were no recorded arrivals from overseas in the apple State, although its climate is claimed to be most like that of Great Britain. Queensland and West Australia alone showed gains in population from overseas, Queensland by 69, and West Australia by 193. Many Races. The survey of the half-year ended June 30, 1929, shows that the number of arrivals was the lowest for the past five years, and the number of departures the highest. Of the permanent settlers during the six months, 12,443 were British, 891 Italian, 217 from the United States, 190 Albanian, 186 Greek, 129 Polish, 107 German, 101 Maltese, 96 French, 80 Bulgarians, 72 Finnish, 68 Russian, and 62 Jugoslavs. The variegated crowd included one lone Portuguese, but apparently he got away quickly, for a corresponding single Portuguese departure is recorded.