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1894. NEW ZEALAND.
CHINESE IN THE COLONY (RETURNS RELATIVE TO).
Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated 18th July, 1894. Ordered, "That a return be laid before this House showing, according to provincial districts, the number of Chinese in the colony at the census of 1885 and 1891; the number who have left the colony from the census of 1885 to the 31st March, 1894 ; also the number who have returned to the colony, or died, or who have paid the tax under the Chinese Immigrants Act." —(Mr. G. W. Russell.)
Number of Chinese in New Zealand.
Arrivals, Departures, and Deaths of Chinese from 1st April, 1886, to 31st March, 1894.
Number of Chinese at census, 1886 ... ... ... 4,542 + Arrivals ... ... ... ... ... 1,196 5,738 - Departures, 1,420, and deaths, 251 ... ... ... 1,671 Number of Chinese on 31st March, 1894 ... ... 4,067 Of the 1,196 Chinese who arrived in the colony between the Ist April, 1886, and 31st March, 1894, 663 paid the poll-tax, and the balance (533) were exempt. E. J. yon Dadelszen, Registrar-General's Office, Eegistrar-General. Wellington, 16th August, 1894. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,200 copies), 18s.
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Provincial Districts. Census, March, 1S86. Census, April, 1891. Auckland Taranaki Ha;wke'j3 Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Chatham Islands 165 12 21 139 9 477 829 160 2,728 2 169 14 33 308 17 598 1,008 140 2,157 Totals 4,542 4,444
Year. Arrivals. Departures. Deaths. 1886 (from 1st April) ... 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 (to 31st March) ... 205 354 308 16 18 52* 58 116 69 156 246 211 104 169 160 197 134 43 31 25 33 34 27 30 43 25 3 I Totals ... 1,196 1,420 251 * Adjusted in accordance with the results of the census of April, 1891.
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CHINESE IN THE COLONY (RETURNS RELATIVE TO)., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-21
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302CHINESE IN THE COLONY (RETURNS RELATIVE TO). Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1894 Session I, H-21
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