DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, D-09

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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

Sir, — Department of Immigration, 12th June, 1926. 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 1925-26. I have, &c., H. D. Thomson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister of Immigration, Wellington.

REPORT. There has been no material change in the immigration policy during the last financial year, but owing to the shipping strike in England there has been a slight decrease in the number of arrivals compared with the previous twelve months. I am pleased to be able to again report that with few exceptions the newcomers have been successfully absorbed, and are well satisfied with the new conditions and surroundings. The percentage of juvenile migrants has been well maintained, and the public and secondary school boys are making good progress. Parties of boys still continue to arrive under the auspices of the Salvation Army and Flock House schemes. The total number of arrivals in New Zealand from the United Kingdom and Ireland during the year ended 31st March, 1926, was 10,965 (6,061 males and 4,904 females). Out of the total number of persons arriving—namely, 10,965 —7,685 were assisted to New Zealand by the Imperial and/or Dominion Governments. The number of assisted immigrants is made up of persons nominated from New Zealand and of persons themselves applying for assisted passages in London. During the year the following steamers brought out assisted immigrants : —

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v , I Date (Number of Assisted' Vpo»p1 Date Number of Assisted of Arrival. ! Immigrants. ' of Arrival. I Immigrants. Ruahine .. 17/4/25 167 Corinthic .. ! 22/10/25 358 Athenic .. 21/4/25 297 Suffolk .. , 28/10/25 326 Corinthic .. 14/5/25 299 Rotorua .. | 31/10/25 122 Rotorua .. 29/5/25 273 Ionic .. .. 18/11/25 338 Orama .. 7/3/25* 1 Tekoa .. 19/9/25* 1 Ruapehu .. 11/6/25 181 Remuera .. 30/11/25 276 Baradine .. 16/4/25* 3 Mahana .. 9/10/25* 1 Largs Bay .. 21/4/25* ' 1 j Ruapehu .. 27/12/25 265 Ionic .. .. 1/7/25 347 Ruahine .. 23/1/26 366 Remuera .. 14/7/25 j 170 Jervis Bay .. 3/11/25* 10 Rimutaka .. 17/7/25 299 Arawa ' .. 21/1/26 318 Arawa .. 28/7/25 275 Tainui .. 16/2/26 249 Hororata .. 21/8/25 577 Athenic .. 14/3/26 j 343 Tainui .. 24/8/25 260 Waimana .. 18/3/26 J 789 PortDunedin .. 25/8/25* 1 Rotorua .. 21/3/26 2'78 Ruahine .. 6/9/25 130 — Athenic .. 23/9/25 363 Totals .. .. 7,685 Turakina .. 2/7/25* | 1 * Date of sailing.

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Nominated and Applied Passengers per each Vessel from the 1st April, 1925, to the 31st March, 1926.

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Nominated. Applied. Totals combined. Vessel. Date of Arrival. —— j— 4 1 ; — — j j I i Men. [ Women. Children. Total. Men. Women, j Children, j Total. i Men. Women. Children, j Total. l_ " I I 1 _ , . . , . Ruahine .. •• 17/4/25 51 54 60 165 1 1 .. 2 52 55 60 167 Athenic .. .. 21/4/25 84 78 106 268 2 27 .. 29 86 105 106 297 Cormthic .. •• 14/5/25 114 64 94 272 27 .. 27 114 91 94 299 Rotorua .. •. 29/5/25 75 76 118 269 3 1 .. 4 78 77 118 273 Orama .. .. 7/3/25* .. 1 .. 1 . . . . I . . . . .. 1 . . 1 Ruape.hu .. .. 11/6/25 37 44 68 149 1 27 i 4 32 38 71 72 181 Baradine .. .. 16/4/25* .. 1 2 3 .. .. 1 2 3 Largs Bay .. 21/4/25* .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Ionic .. .. 1/7/25 100 101 115 316 4 27 .. 31 104 128 115 347 Remuera .. .. 14/7/25 38 35 53 126 42 2 .. 44 80 37 53 170 Rimutaka . . 17/7/25 93 45 92 230 66 3 .. 69 159 48 92 299 Arawa .. .. 28/7/25 69 63 85 217 27 31 .. 68 96 94 85 275 Hororata .. .. 21/8/25 154 118 260 532 42 i 3 .. 45 196 121 260 577 Tainui .. .. 24/8/25 77 64 58 199 32 29 .. 61 109 93 58 260 Port Dunedin .. 25/8/25* .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Ruahine .. .. 6/9/25 32 29 64 125 5 J .. 5 37 29 64 130 Athenic .. .. 23/9/25 112 84 220 316 14 33 .. 47 126 117 120 363 Turakina .. .. 2/7/25* .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Corinthic .. .. 22/10/25 117 92 111 320 8 1 30 .. 38 125 122 111 358 Suffolk .. .. 28/10/25 97 87 133 317 8 1 .. 9 105 88 133 326 Rotorua .. .. 31/10/25 37 43 37 117 1 4 .. 5 38 47 37 122 Ionic .. .. 18/11/25 98 105 84 287 16 35 .. 51 114 140 84 338 Tekoa .. .. 19/9/25* .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Remuera .. .. 30/11/25 96 87 88 271 4 1 .. 5 100 88 88 276 Mahana .. .. 9/10/25* 1 .. . . 1 I .. . . 1 . . .. 1 Ruapehu .. .. 27/12/25 55 71 101 227 2 ! 36 .. 38 57 107 101 265 Ruahine .. .. 23/1/26 109 102 142 353 13 .. 13 122 102 142 366 Jervis Bay .. 3/11/25* 3 3 4 10 .. .. .. .. 3 3 4 10 Arawa .. .. 21/1/26 78 76 123 277 8 33 .. 41 86 109 123 318 Tainui .. .. 16/2/26 67 63 54 184 34 31 .. 65 101 94 54 249 Athenic .. .. 14/3/26 103 85 79 267 35 41 .. 76 138 126 79 343 Waimana .. .. 18/3/26 262 207 263 732 57 .. .. 57 319 207 263 789 Rotorua .. .. 21/3/26 71 66 134 271 6 1 .. 7 77 67 134 278 Totals .. I .. 2.230 1,946 2,648 6,824 433 424 4 861 2,663 2,370 2,652 7,685 I I [I * Date of sailing.

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Domestics who arrived per each Vessel, and Distribution by Provinces, also Nominated and Applied Domestics.

Farm Labourers per each Vessel, showing Nominated and Applied.

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SP rr-5 d . xr , Date of 'g 3 w o s *3 -8 'S -§ Vessel - Arrival. Ilslodslg'l . at : 3 , §'S ! BJSP|§|!3 a Ruahine .. 17/4/25 1 .. 1 •• 1 1 Athenic .. 21/4/25 6 5 1 .... 18 .. 30 3 27 30 Corinthic .. 14/5/25 15 4 2 1 .. 13 .. 35 8 27 35 Ruapehu .. 11/6/25 6 1 2 .... 3 .... 22 .. 34 8 26 34 Ionic .. 1/7/25 15 5 1 .. .. 3 2 .. 12 .. 38 12 26 38 Rimutaka .. 17/7/25 1 1 1 •• 1 Arawa .. 28/7/25 14 4 1 .... 1 .... 19 .. 39 8 31 39 Tainui .. 24/8/25 10 4 1 .. .. 3 2 2 16 .. 38 10 28 38 Ruahine .. 6/9/25 1 1 1 .. 1 Athenic .. 23/9/25 8 8 1 4 . . 1 16 .. 38 6 32 38 Corinthic •. 22/10/25 5 8 3 .. .. 4 .. 1 21 .. 42 12 30 42 Suffolk .. 28/10/25 1 1 1 .. 1 Rotorua .. 31/10/25 .. .. 4 .. .. 4 .. 4 4 Ionic •• 18/11/25 17 9 2 .. .. 3 2 .. 13 .. 46 12 34 46 Ruapehu .. 27/12/25 4 7 3 .... 2 .... 24 .. 40 4 36 40 Arawa .. 21/1/26 6 7 1 2 1 20 1 38 6 32 38 Tainui ■ ■ 16/2/26 5 3 5 .. .. 3 1 .. 20 .. 37 9 28 37 Athenic .. 14/3/26 10 4 7 .. 1 4 2 3 10 .. 41 3 38 41 Totals .. • • 123 69 33 .. 1 34 11 7 225 1 504 104 I 400 504 I

Nominated. Applied. Total. , T , Date of [ . ) . ||. Vessel. Arrival . all 8 § £ '■. § CJ S-i • O . (D 'fn a , 2 : a a S 2 3 d ' S | S "3 I £ a o I g a , ° J ° i a o : O | H S P> o|&H *3 j O H Ruahine •• J 7/4/25 3 1 .. 4 1 .. ..• 1 4 1 .. 5 Athenic • • 21/4/25 3 .. .. 3 2 .. .. 2 5 .. .. 5 Corinthic .. 14/5/25 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Rotorua .. 29/5/25 2 . . .. 2 1 1 .. 2 3 1 .. 4 Ionic .. • ■ 1/7/25 7 .. .. 7 3 1 .. 4 10 1 .. 11 Rimutaka .. 17/7/25 6 .. .. 6 66 3 .. 69 72 3 .. 75 Remuera ■ • 14/7/25 1 .. . . 1 41 2 . . 43 42 2 .. 44 Arawa .. .. 28/7/25 5 .. .. 5 27 .. .. 27 32 .. .. 32 Hororata • • 21/8/25 4 .. .. 4 38 3 .. 41 42 3 .. 45 Tainui .. • • 24/8/25 4 .. .. 4 29 1 .. 30 33 1 .. 34 Ruahine ■ • 6/9/25 2 .. .. 2 5 .. .. 5 7 .. .. 7 Athenic .. 23/9/25 3 .. .. 3 13 1 .. 14 16 1 .. 17 Turakina •. 2/7/25* 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Corinthic • • 22/10/25 2 .. .. 2 8 .. .. 8 10 .. .. 10 Suffolk .. 28/10/25 1 1 8 1 9 9 1 .. 10 Rotorua ■ • 31/10/25 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Ionic .. •• 18/11/25 3 .. 3 16 1 .. 17 19 1 .. 20 Tekoa .. .. 19/9/25* 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Remuera • • '30/11/25 5 .. .. 5 4 1 .. 5 9 1 . . 10 Mahana .. 9/10/25* 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. 1 Ruapehu . • 27/12/25 2 .. .. 2 2 .. .. 2 Arawa .. .. 21/1/26 1 .. .. 1 8 1 .. 9 9 1 .. 10 Ruahine ■ • 23/1/26 8 .. .. 8 12 .. .. 12 20 .. .. 20 Tainui .. •• 16/2/26 2 .. 2 33 3 .. 36 35 3 .. 38 Athenic .. 14/3/26 2 1 3 35 3 .. 38 37 4 .. 41 Waimana . • 18/3/26 5 .. .. 5 53 .. .. 53 58 58 Rotorua .. 21/3/26 .. .. .. .. 6 1 .. 7 6 1 .. 7 Totals .. • • 71 2 .. 73 414 23 437 485 25 .. 510 * Date of sailing.

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Distribution of Farm Labourers by Provinces.

Distribution op Public-school Boys. Auckland .. .. 73 Otago .. .. .. 7 Canterbury .. .. 9 Southland .. .. .. 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 15 Taranaki .. .. .. 50 Marlborough .. .. .. 1 Wellington .. .. .. 9 Nelson .. .. .. 4 •—— Total .. ..177

Distribution of Assisted Passengers by Districts

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I I I • _d . ! K* bo ; fl V I i)ate I I I 2 j S to I ; VeSSel of Arrival. | ' | |' | § ° 3 | | | , -j I 1 4 | J a 1 | % o & I | pg » I g Ruahine .. .. 17/4/25 1 2 2 .. 5 Athenic .. .. 21/4/25 2 .. 1 2 .. 5 Corintliic .. .. 14/5/25 1 1 Rotorua .. .. 29/5/25 2 1 1 .. .. 4 Ionic .. .. 1/7/25 5 1 1 .. .. 4 .. 11 Rimutaka .. .. 17/7/25 24 7 1 .. .. 2 .. .. 41 .. 75 Remuera .. .. 14/7/25 11 2 1 1 1 28 .. 44 Arawa .. .. 28/7/25 9 8 3 .. .. 12 .. 32 Hororata .. .. 21/8/25 10 7 3 .. .. 2 .. .. 23 .. 45 Tainui .. .. 24/8/25 14 3 3 3 .. 11 .. 34 Ruahino .. .. 6/9/25 4 1 1 1 . • 7 Athenic .. .. 23/9/25 4 1 2 .. .. 10 .. 17 Turakina .. .. 2/7/25* 1 1 Suffolk .. .. 28/10/25 1 3 1 .. .. 5 .. 10 Corintliic .. .. 22/10/25 2 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4 .. 10 Rotorua .. .. 31/10/25 1 1 Ionic .. .. 18/11/25 11 1 1 7 .. 20 Tekoa .. .. 19/9/25 1 1 Remuera .. .. 30/11/25 4 2 .. 1 3 .. 10 Mahana .. .. 9/10/25* 1 1 Ruapehu .. .. 27/12/25 2 .. 2 Ruahine .. .. 23/1/26 5 3 1 .. .. 2 1 .. 8 .. 20 Arawa .. .. 21/1/26 3 1 5 1 10 Tainui .. .. 16/2/26 6 3 .. .. 1 4 .. 3 21 .. 38 Athenic .. .. 14/3/26 4 1 1 1 .. 3 .. .. 31 .. 41 Waimana .. .. 18/3/26 5 7 • 46 .. 58 Rotorua .. .. 21/3/26 2 1 1 .. .. 3 .. 7 Totals .. .. .. 131 53 12 2 1 26 6 9 269 1 510 * Date of sailing.

District. Men. Women. Children. Total. Auckland .. .. .. .. 870 797 948 2,615 Canterbury .. . . .. .. 260 300 316 876 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 97 104 92 293 Marlborough ...... 19 17 10 46 Nelson .. .. .. .. 77 60 117 254 Otago .. .. .. .. 251 200 266 717 Southland .. .. .. .. 66 72 78 216 Taranaki . .. .. .. 102 67 98 267 Wellington .. .. .. .. 858 701 645 2,204 Westland . . .. .. .. 63 52 82 197 Totals .. .. 2,663 2,370 2,652 7,685

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By Authority : W. A. G. Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington.— 1926.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (653 copies), £12.

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