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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

The total number of arrivals in New Zealand from the United Kingdom during the year ended 31st March, 1917, was 3,503. Out of the total number of persons arriving—namely, 3,503 — 638 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 £1,407. When immigrants are nominated from New Zealand no declared capital is required. During the year twenty-one steamers brought out assisted immigrants as follows: —

This total of 638 persons is made up of 39 men, 380 women, and 219 children. These people were booked to the following provinces: Auckland, 168; Canterbury, 64; Hawke's Bay, 31; Marlborough. 13; Nelson, 8; Otago, 20; Southland, 17; Taranaki, 34; 261; Westland, 22 : total, 638.

Arrived in New Zealand, Steamers. Number assisted. 1916. April May June „ ... ... ... July tt • • • ' ' ' • • " August ... „ ... September Turakina ... Remuera Athenic Ruahine Tainui Rotorua Corinthic ... Tongariro ... Arawa Eimutaka ... Ionic Turakina ... Remuera Athenic Ruahine Tainui 1 95 23 7 42 21 6 33 4 1 64 12 74 35 38 64 October November December 1917. Rotorua Euapehu Corinthic ... Arawa Turakina ... January February March ... 14 27 25 24 28 tt ■ • ' ' * • ' " It • • • ' • ' ' ' ' Total 638

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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. jjjjj^ Auckland ... ... ... ... ... 32 2 Canterbury ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 Hawke's Bay ... ... ... 9 1 Marlborough ... ... ... ... •■• ... J 1 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Southland ... ... ... ... ... Taranaki ... ... ... ... ... Wellington ... ... ... ... ... 39 2 West land ... ... ... ... ... I Totals ... ... ... ... ... 9,9 6

Table showing the Number of Assisted Immigrants introduced into the Dominion during the Past Thirteen 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 the number of women in the.United Kingdom under forty-five years ol' 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 Totals 92 6 5 20 123 7 99 6 1 I 25 33 276 199 ) 508 515 638

Year. Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Total. 1.905 1906 1907 1908 1.909 1910 1.9! I 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 2,822 1,118 1,327 1,728 1,797 2,309 867 229 123 2,131 1,554 1,297 1,572 2.131 2,755 2.1.19 874 515 1,751 2,469 3,7.1.2 3,104 4,953 2,672 2,624 3,300 3,928 5,064 2,986 1,103 638