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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, 1879. Total to date. English .. .. .. .. 2,821 .. 51,103 Irish .. .. .. .. 2,572 .. 24,895 Scotch .. .. .. .. 1,S96 .. 16,71] French .. .. .. .. 6 .. 284 Germans .. .. .. .. 64 .. 3,034 Danes .. .. .. .. J3 .. 1,953 Sweeds .. .. .. .. 18 .. 68(> Norwegians .. .. .. 2 .. 703 Italians .. .. .. .. 0 .. 312 Others .. .. .. .. 21 .. 582 Total .. .. .. 7,413 100,263

Return showing the Number of Nominations Received in the Colony each Month, from the 1st July, 1879, to the 30th June, 1880, and forwarded to the Agent-General. 1879 ■ Nominations. July .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 1,209 August .. .. .. .. .. ..1,118 September .. .. .. .. .. .. 632 October .. .. .. .. .. .. 428 November .. .. .. .. .. .. 44fi December .. .. .. .. .. .. 254 1880 January .. ... .. .. .. .. 635 February .. .. .. .. .. .. 360 March .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 April .. .. .. .. .. .. 370 May .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil June .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil Total .. .. .. .. .. 5,(107

Since 1st ruLY, 1879. Total -j -o Datk. Provincial District. Souls. Adults. Souls. Adults. Auckland Taranaki Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago 793 105 333 1,309 69 329 95 1,951 2,429 087i 96 308 1,1094 63 257 804 1,669 2,0504 12,857 2,223 7,304 15,432 1,430 2,137 1,729 27,712 29,439 10,8574 1,8234 6,1024 12,804 1,2544 1,772 1,4904 23,4624 24,932 Totals 7,413 6,321 100,263 84,499