IMMIGRATION RETURNS. (IN CONTINUATION OF D.-7., 1878.)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session I, D-04

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1879. NEW ZEALAND.

IMMIGRATION RETURNS. (IN CONTINUATION OF D.-7., 1878.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return of Immigration from Ist Judy, 1878, to 30th June, 1879, showing the Numhers of Ordinary and Nominated, the Charterers, Rates of Passage, Total Passage-Money, Amount paid by Emigrants prior to leaving England, Amount of Promissory Notes given by the same, Amount Paid in Cash or Bills towards the Passages of Nominated Immigrants, &c. Nominated Immigration.—Return showing Number of Nominations Received each Month during the Year ; Numbers Nominated, and Numbers Arrived. " Immigrants Land Act, 1873." —Return of Transactions to 30th June, 1879.

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RETURN of IMMIGRATION from 1st JULY, 1878, to 30th JUNE, 1879, showing the Numbers, Ordinary and Nominated, the Charterers, Rates of Passage. Money, Amounts paid by Emigrants prior to leaving England, Amount of Notes given by the same, Amount paid in Cash or Bills towards the Passages of Nominated Immigrants, &c. (In continuation of D.-7., 1878.)

NUMDEB OP IMMIGEANTS. Received in Cash, ob Recovebable on Notes oe Bills. s No. Ship. Chabtebebs. POBT OP Depaetube. Sailed. DESTINATION. Abbived 3 OQ 0Q rH Si -3 _ I o OD o -_ _H Eatbs oe Passage. Total PassageMonet. Notes given Emigrants before leaving England. Cash or Bills given in the Colony for Nominated Emigrants. 00 ft c_ o Casli Paid by Emigrants before leaving England. 1878. 1878. (£14/7/6^- _ adult, 1 £8/7/6 15- (. child. ,. £ s. d. ' 3,777 17 6 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 320 Eakaia ... N. Z. Shipping Co. Plymouth July 6 July 6 Wellington ... Oct. 8 94 192 91 283 261 57 13 9 45 14 6 321 322 323 324 325 326 Invercargill Waitangi May Qircen City of Auckland... Edwin Fox Hydaspes P. Henderson & Co. N. Z. Shipping Co. ». Glasgow Plymouth a „ 12 Otago „ 18 Canterbury ... „ 20 Auckland „ 25 Hawke's Buy Aug. 8 Nelson „ 10 Canterbury ... „ 12 „ 18 „ 20 „ 25 Aug. 8 „ 10 „ 2 i, 13 „ 19 * .. 22 Nov. 17 „ 9 82 87 91 89 101 91 262 165 170 186 182 304 76 158 78 59 62 23 338 323 248 245 244 327 306J 270 215. 223^ 222-i 298 JJ >J 4,452 2 6 3,966 2 6 3,144 0 0 3,241 16 8 3,231 12 6 4,326 8 9 15 1 0 14 7 6 14 7 6 7 10 0 28 15 0 14 17 6 14 7 6 13 11 6 96 11 0 13 11 6 »J tt JJ 42 5 0 JJ JJ 50 2 6 )> r £13/10/6 \> \ adult, 1 £7/10/6 1> (. child. ?£14/1/6 <{> l adult, 1 £8/7/6 T^ C child. 327 Timaru ... P. Henderson & Co. Glasgow „ 9 Otago „ 9 ,. 6 SO 282 58 i 340 306| [ 4,182 1 3 37 5 0 55 16 6 328 Waitara N. Z. Shipping Co. Plymouth „ 29 Otago (Bluff) Dec. 5 196 228 (3,023 16 3 14 7 6 28 15 0 „ 29 OS 32 208 i 329 330 Hermione Opawa ... H Sept. 5 „ 7 Sept. 5 Wellington ... „ 7 Canterbury ... „ 17 „ 7 1879. Jan. 11 103 91 207 222 99 71 306 293 281. 255 J) 4,097 12 6 3,715 7 6 28 15 0 22 15 0 14 7 6 14 7 6 40 14 6 »> a J) 331 Adamant }) 11 „ 28 Hawke's Bay „ 28 105 218 60 278 249. /■ £13/10/6^ \ adult, 1 £7/10/6 (. child. ( £14/7/6 \ adult, 1 £8/7/6 <& (. child. 3,625 1 3 28 15 0 14 7 6 21 10 0 332 Canterbury P. Henderson & Co. Glasgow „ 12 Otago „ 12 1878. Dec. 10 89 220 100 320 284 10 3 13 10 6 333 Marlborough N. Z. Shipping Co. Plymouth „ 26 ! Canterbury ... 267 [4,396 8 9 28 15 0 57 10 0 34 14 0 „ 14 79 65 332 302 334 335 Piako Fernglen m • a Oct. 11 „ 12 I Nelson, 4c. ... Vrecked at Otaki. 1879. fMar. 5 Jan. 3 145 83 237 173 23 67 260 210 235 203. 3,603 11 3 2,984 1 3 8 7 6 22 15 0 14 7 6 a n d days. # 1 1 ut ii [to Pernai ibuco t fire; detain(

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130 Oamaru Maraval P. Henderson & Co. N. Z. Shipping Co. Glasgow Plymouth Oct. 10 „ 15 Otago Auckland Jan. 10 0248 197 109 357 3071 ( £13/10/6 %) ) adult, 1 £7/10/6^ (. child. /-£14/7/6^ \ adult, 1 £8/7/6 \y (. child. 14 9 [4,190 17 6 42 2 0 42 12 3 28 11 6 7 3 9 50 14 0 40 14 6 337 „ 17 91 130 327 287 338 339 340 Northern Monarch Western Monarch Waikato JJ JJ j, ... „ 31 „ 30 Nov. 1 Canterbury ... Otago .'.. Canterbury ... Feb. 1 Jan. 19 „ 18 03 81 79 275 328 274 70 40 24 315 368 208 303 3291 2611 4,459 2 6 4,794 2 6 3,807 12 6 13 11 6 32 2 6 13 11 6 JJ ,, ... /" £13/10/6 •{> \ adult, 1 £7/10/6 \> (. child. (■£14/7/6 ) adult, 1 £8/7/6 f (. child. 45 10 0 25 2 6 31 2 6 341 Taranaki P. Henderson & Co. Glasgow „ 7 Otago „ 24 78 215 76 291 2551 [3,491 10 6 34 11 6 27 1 0 342 Boyne ... N. Z. Shipping Co. Plymouth ... JJ 18 Canterbury ... Feb. 26 279 [5,111 5 0 102 4 0 16 15 0 53 1 0 100 123 402 349 343 Hudson n i, ... 11 21 Wellington ... Mar. 14 113 145 108 253 229 3,317 17 6 95 12 6 22 3 0 344 345 Wellington Warwick .., P. Hender60n & Co. N. Z. Shipping Co. Glasgow Plymouth » U 29 30 Otago Nelson, &c. ... Feb. 17 Mar. 1 80 91 264 53 66 150 330 203 292. 171 (£13/10/6 f- ) adult, 1 £7/10/6^- (. child. (£14/7/6 "$>■ ) adult, 1 £8/7/6 \f (. child. S £13/10/6 <$■ aduit, £7/10/61> child. [3,996 11 6 [2,500 15 0 22 15 0 13 10 6 28 15 0 71 1 6 13 11 6 346 Lyttelton P. Henderson & Co. Glasgow Dec. 26 Otago „ 24 17 [ 234 10 0 88 12 8 20 347 Westland N ,, ... Jan. 30 M April21 81 105 61 166 148 (£16l7/6f \ adult, 1 £9/7/6^ C child, f £14 1>-stat. ( adult. 2,011 1 0 348 349 Stad Haarlem (s.s.) Loch Dee N. Z. Shipping Co. Plymouth ... Feb. 15 Otago, &c. ... „ 15 59 503 189 692 591. [9,895 8 9 I 231 O 0 32 15 0 49 2 6 14 7 6 a London „ 25 Auckland June 11 106 10 11 21 16} 350 Isle of Bute Other Vessels n a ... „ 27 „ ... „ 28 121 3 9 57 12 57 10} 48 a 147 O 0 662 10 6 ... ... ! 6,394 I 2,353 8,747 I 17,7391 112,686 9 9 780 4 0 460 10 9 659 11 6

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THE DISTRIBUTION of the IMMIGRANTS amongst the several Provincial Districts has been,

The Nationalities of the above are, — Since 1st July, 1878. Total to date. English ... ... ... ... 4,195 ... 48,282 Irish ... ... ... ... 3,023 ... 22,323 Scotch ... ... ... ... 1,464 ... 14,815 French ... ... ... ... 3 ... 287 Germant ... ... ... 19 ... 2,970 Danes ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1,940 Swedes ... ... ... ... 1 ... 668 Norwegians ... ... ... 12 ... 701 Italians ... ... ... ... 4 ... 312 Others ... ... ... ... 24 ... 561 Totals ... ... 8,747 ... 92,850

Return showing the Number of Nominations Received in the Colony each Month, from the 1st July, 1878, to 30th June, 1879, and forwarded to the Agent-General. 1878. Nominations. July ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 476 August ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 435 September ... ... ... ... ... ... 548 October ... ... ... ... ... ... 346 November ... ... ... ... ... ... 327 December ... ... ... ... ... ... 604 1879. January ... ... ... ... ... ... 314 February ... ... ... ... ... ... 637 March ... ... ■" ... ... ... ... 1,120 April ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,892 May ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,288 June ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 963 Total ... ... ... ... ... 8,950

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Since 1st 'toy, 1878. Total to Date. District. Souls. Adults. Souls. Adults. Lackland [awke's Bay Wellington larlborougb feleon Vcstlaml !anterbury (tago 637 193 555 1,119 145 70 134 2,988 2,906 556 157 500 998 128 66 124J 2,630* 2,759* 12,064, 2,118 6,971 14,123 1,361 1,808 1,634 25,761 27,010 10,170 1,727* 5,794* 11,694* 1,191* 1,515 1,410 21,793* 22,881* Totals 8,747 7,739i 92,850 78,178

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NOMINATED IMMIGRATION.

Price 6d.]

"IMMIGRATION LAND ACT, 1873." RETURN of TRANSECTION to 30th JUNE, 1879.

H. J. II Eliott, Under Secretary for Immigration.

By Authority: Geobge Didsbitet, Government Printer, Wellington.—lB79.

From Commencement of Scheme to 30th June, 1878, vide Return D.-7., 1878. Between 1st July, 1878, and 30th June, 1879. Total from Commencement of Schemo to 30th June, 1879. Disteict. Nominated. Arrived. Nominated. I Arrived. Nominated. Arrived. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago 4,613 853 1,859 5,930 884 440 1,897 11,020 15,804 I 1,220 164 536 1,174 209 110 432 3,157 3,166 941 163 233 1,801 228 92 171 2,911 2,410 253 58 140 423 26 25 97 737 594 5,554 1,016 2,092 7,731 1,112 532 2,068 13,931 18,214 1,473 222 676 1,597 325 135 529 3,894 3,760 Totals 43,300 10,258 8,950 2,353 52,250 12,611

Registeations. Foefeitttees. Exercised in taking up Land upon Deferred Payments. Total Number of Total Sum represented by Registrations. Amount Expended in Purchase of Land. Area of Land Purchased. Actual Cost of Land. Disteict. Adults over 14 years. Children under 14 years. "Persons Registered. Nominal Number. Value of Interests. Amount Expended by Department. Amount Recovered by Sale of Land, &c. M. 212 20 11 175 16 3 4 185 417 F. 85 9 8 97 12 M. 65 10 5 61 10 F. j 61 , 12 £ s. d. 7,200 0 0 800 0 0 430 0 0 6,590 0 0 700 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 6,880 0 0 12,590 0 0 35,330 0 0 £ s. d. 353 10 0 1,713 3 6 110 0 0 1,819 0 0 A. B P. 4.7 0 0 749 0 24 141 2 0 1,307 1 39 £ s. d. 353 10 0 2,016 12 6 120 0 0 2,071 0 0 £ s. d. £ s. a. £ s. d. Auckland ... Taranaki ... Hawke's Bay Wellington Nelson 1_ arlborough Westland ... Canterbury Otago 54 I 4 4 i 423 51 24 387 42 3 4 407 696 20 0 0 17 0 0 20' 0 0 5 ... 190 0 0 ... ... 180 0 0 ' ... ... 2 1 •■• 96 146 79 70 47 63 3,876 13 0 1,095 3 6 1,908 2 35 794 3 24 ... 4,074 5 0, 1,484 7 0 1 1 ... 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 60 5 0 ... Totals 1,013 453 300 I I 241 ! 2,037 8,987 10 0 5,365 3 2 10,139 14 6j 7 290 0 0 242 10 0 60 5 0 3