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8. Assisted Migration for Foreigners No assistance is granted for alien migrants to come to this Dominion, and there is no official machinery established here for the reception, placing, and after-care of alien migrants. 9. Temporary Permits for Visitors A person who arrives in New Zealand without a permit but proves to the satisfaction of the Customs Department that he desires to enter New Zealand as a visitor only for purposes of business, pleasure, or health, and that he intends to leave New Zealand within six months after his arrival, may be granted a temporary permit for six months or such shorter period as may in any case be determined. The period of stay under temporary permits is normally limited to six months, but may be extended if the Minister of Customs considers that the circumstances warrant such action. A deposit of £lO is required in respect of a temporary permit, and is returned on the departure of the visitor if the conditions of the temporary permit are complied with. The Collector of Customs may also require, if he so decides, before a temporary permit is issued, a deed to be entered into by some person or persons resident in New Zealand approved by him guaranteeing to pay all expenses that may be incurred by the Crown or any public body in New Zealand, or his deportation therefrom. 10. Students' Permits Provision is also made in the Immigration Restriction Regulations whereby under certain conditions foreigners may be allowed to enter New Zealand temporarily for educational purposes, and many Chinese and South Sea Islanders have taken advantage of this provision. VII. LOCATION OF POPULATION A. PROVINCIAL DISTRIBUTION The internal distribution of the population of New Zealand has varied considerably over the past hundred years. In the early history of New Zealand the settlement in the North Island was considerably influenced by the Maori Wars, particularly during the " sixties " and " seventies " of last century. As shown in another part of this report, the tendency for the majority of the assisted immigrants during the immigration boom of the " seventies " to go to Otago and Southland was another very important factor in this regard. There is little doubt that the South Island was more active and progressive during this period of New Zealand's history. The following table sets out the distribution of the population as between the North and South Islands at various censuses from 1858 to 1945
Table No. 53. —Table showing Distribution of Population as between the North and South Islands at various Censuses from 1858 to 1945
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Population (excluding Maoris). Proportions per Cent. Census Year. North South l T/vt-ol North ' South Island. Island. J. oral. Island. Island. 1858 . . 34,094 25,319 59,413 57-38 42-62 1861 41,641 57,380 99,021 42-05 57-95 1864 ... 65,263 106,895 172,158 37-91 62-09 1867 79,913 138,755 218,668 36-55 63-45 1871 96,875 159,518 256,393 37-78 62-22 1874 111,934 187,580 299,514 37-37 62-63 1878 158,208 256,204 414,412 38-18 61-82 1881 193,047 296,886 489,933 39-40 60-60 1886 250,482 328,000 578,482* 43-30 56-70 1891 281,474 345,184 626,658* . 44-92 55-08 1896 340,638 362,722 703,360* 48-43 51-57 1901 390,579 382,140 772,719* 50-55 49-45 1906 476,737 411,841 888,578* 53-65 46-35 1911 .. 563,733 444,735 1,008,468* 55-90 44-10 1916 651,072 448,377 1,099,449* 59-22 40-78 1921 741,255 477,658 1,218,913* 60-81 39-19 1926 831,813 512,656 1,344,469 61-87 38-13 1936 938,939 552,545 1,491,484 62-95 37-05 1945 .. 1,050,984 552,570 1,603,554f 65-54 ! 34-46 * Inclusive of Maori half-castes living as Europeans. t In addition, there were 45,381 members of the Armed Forces still overseas at census date.