DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION ANNUAL REPORT OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1916 Session I, D-09

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1916. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION ANNUAL REPORT OF).

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

Sir, — Department of Immigration, Wellington, 3rd April, 1916. Herewith I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the immigration which has taken place into New Zealand from the United Kingdom during the year 1915-16. I have, &<-., J. Eman Smith, Under-Secretary. The Hon. the Minister of Immigration.

EEPOBT. The total number of arrivals in New Zealand from the United Kingdom during the year ended the 31st March, 1916, was 3,699. Out of the total number of persons arriving—namely, 3,699—1,103 were assisted to New Zealand by the Government. The number of assisted immigrants is made up of persons nominated from New Zealand and of persons applying themselves for assisted passages in London. The declared capital brought out to the Dominion by the latter amounted to £2,564. When immigrants are nominated from New Zealand no declared capital is required. During the year nineteen steamers brought out assisted immigrants as follows :—

This total of 1,103 persons is made up of 104 men, 576 women, and 423 children. These people were booked to the following provinces : Auckland, 321 ; Canterbury, 112 ; Hawke's Bay, 120 ; Marlborough, 24 ; Nelson, 24 ; Otago, 96 ; Southland, 27 ; Taranaki, 40 ; Wellington, 324 • 'Westland, IB : total, 1,103.

Arrivod in New Zealand. Steamers. Number assisted. i 1915. April ,, June ,, July ,, ,, August September .. ,, October November December . . .. - ,, Ionic Turakina Paparoa .. Ecmuera Corinthic Ruahine . . Tainui Rotorua .. Rimutaka Arawa Turakina Ruapehu Remuera Corinthic 63 22 45 76 139 14 50 63 33 106 36 93 73 115 1916. January ,, February March Euahine . . Tainui Rotorua . . Rimutaka Arawa 19 22 74 28 32 Total.. 1,103

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The following summary shows the number in each class that came to the Dominion during the year as assisted immigrants : —

The distribution of the domestics and of the farm labourers throughout the Dominion, according to bookings, is as follows : — Province. Domestics. , u ftMn Labourers. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 38 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. . . . . . . 30 3 Marlborough . . . . . . . . .... Nelson .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 4 Otago . . . . .. .. ..17 J Southland . . . . . . .. .. .. . . 2 Taranaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Wellington . . . . . . . . 75 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 242 20

Table showing the Number of Assisted Immigrants introduced into the Dominion during the Past Twelve Years.

The Government is not at present, and has not been since the outbreak of the war, accepting the nomination either in New Zealand or in England of men eligible for military service, as it was deemed inadvisable to continue any course of action that might interfere in any degree with, the requirements of the military authorities in England. The inquiries regarding tho number of women in the United Kingdom under forty-five years of age who have lost their breadwinners through the war, and who may be willing to emigrate to New Zealand under the existing scheme of assisted passages to take up domestic service in the Dominion, are being continued.

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Class. Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Total. Domestics Farmers and farm labourers Wives of farmers and farm labourers Children of farmers and farm labourers Separated relatives— (a.) Men . . (b.) Women (c.) Children 192 8 8 21 50 12 ) 1' 242 20 29 85 325 402 812 Totals 229 874 I ,103

Year. i Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Total. 1905 1906 1907 >908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 2,822 1,118 1,327 1.728 1,797 2,309 867 229 2,131 1,554 1,297 1,572 . 2,131 2,755 2,119 874 | 1,751 2,469 3,712 3,104 4,953 2,672 2,624 3,300 3,928 5,064 2,986 1,103