The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-04

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Foreign Immigration-The British Colo-
ny OF New Zealand.
| We have just received rom John B. Bennett,
Esq, Registrar General Of the colony of New
Zealand, an Official copy Of his report to the
Hon. Frederick A. Weld Colonial Secretary,
dated at Auckland, December 20, 1864, giving
the statistical exhibits Of the colony for 1863
The following is copy Of the note from the
Registrar General accompanying the report
| REopfRAl GHsxaALs OFFICE
| AUCKLAND Feb. %, 1855
| To TIE EDITOR or TIE HERALD, New York, America
sIR-I have the honor by direction Of the general gov.
ernment to transmit to you by mail the statistics of the
colony Of New Zealand for the year 1888. have the
honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant,
| JOHN B. BENNETT, Registrar General.
| Notwithstanding the great preponderating
influences which lead foreign immigrants to
visit the American shores in the pursuit Of
fortunes and permanent homes, especially now
that peace is covering the land with it's radiant
benefcence, it is interesting to examine how
| far other nations have succeeded in colonizing
remote portions of the globe, and in inspiring
barbarc people with q knowledge Of the
| blessings of civilization. One of the favorite
colonization schemes of the British government
in past years has been the introduction Of Euro
pean people and the English tongue and British
ideas in the colonial possession known as New
Zealand. This colony consists of chain of
three islands, with smaller isles in the Pacific
Ocean, between latitude "a IL and Al 20 south,
and longitude 178 80 east, about twelve hundred
miles southeast Of Australia. The area of the
10 MI f<y- fun nd NIL
nearly the extent of Great Britain. In 1S49
these islands had a European population of a
little less than thirty-two thousand, while the
estimated population of the aborigines was
about one hundred and ten thousand. This it
will be seen, was the estimated number of the
population Of the colony some sixteen years
ago.
The document sent from New Zealand is full
and comprehensive, and in typographical execu-
ton will compare favorably with any work of the
kind emanating from the government printing
houses in the old European capitals. We learn
from the data here furnished that the popula-
ton of European descent in New Zealand on
the S1st December 1862 exclusive of the mill
tary and their families, was 164,048-viz,
105, 1913 males, and 5000 females. The immi-
grafton, over seas, to New Zealand in 1868
amounted to 1870; the emigration over seas
during the same period was 10,6f0-showing an
excess of immigration over emigration of IS ,l20
souls. OF the immigrants there were 14,378
from the United Kingdom, and 3O,367 from
Australian colonies-or more than double the
number that entered the colony from the mother
country. The births in 1868 were s, lis; deaths,
1888. The number Of marriages in 1868 was
LASS, being an increase of 1874 over the pre-
vious year. The shipping tables show an Gin
wards" for the year of l ,l54 vessels, of 419,935
tonnage; and total of "outwards" Of 1904
vessels, eff 1874 ,665 tonnage being an increase as
compared with 1862 of 34l vessels, with 1850
tonnage, inwards, and 81 vessels, with 106,0ls
tonnage, outwards Of these, 245 vessels, with
1874 tonnage, were British; 742, with 173,s
tonnage, colonial; ITO, with 81, 447 tonnage,
American. The total value of imports in 1868
was CT ,O24, 624-an increase of e2,39S,592, or
5l.s4 per cent over 1862 The total value of
exports in 1863 amounted to G3, 485 ,405, against
e2,422,732 in 1s62--an increase of 1886 per
cent. The two main articles Of export were
gold and wool. The value of gold exported in
1863 was e2,4s1,723, against 1881, 3s9 in
1s62-being an increase of $3.50 per cent The
value Of wool exported in 1868 was $780, 95,
against cG72 ,22S in l862-an increase of 23.l7
per cent Total revenue, ordinary and terri
torial, in 1868, 81 ,26690s, against 81 IFS lS2 in
lse2--an increase Of 1850 per cent The mat
tiers Of public debt, post Office joint stock com
panies, legal and criminal statistics, the judi
ciary, education, saving banks, meteorological
observations, &c, are all appropriately referred
to in this report of the Registrar General of
New Zealand; but the details would be unin-
teresting at this distance
Although the above presents a very natter-
ing exhibit of the progressive condition of this
colony of New Zealand, yet there is remark
able fact in regard to immigration ascertain
able from these statistics, and one that justifes
us in declarations upon the subject heretofore
made. We have always contended that the
proper place for permanent domicile of the
emigrant from the Old World is upon the soil of
the new. Coming here he enters upon new
life, under, institutions moulded to suit his
changed condition, and in the formation of
which he soon has voice. On the other hand,
the immigrant to the colonies of the Old World,
situated in remote portions Of the globe, or
even upon this continent, 90 in Canada, enters
new and untried life in country burdened
with laws unbeAtting his condition and origi-
mating m old countries where there is no actual
sympathy for those who encounter the trials
and hardshps inseparable from pioneers life
in the New World. Hence we find IL rarely &C.
ours that emigrants from Europe who are in
duced to 60 into the Canadas remain there
over one winter season, but make their way 10
the prairies Of the American Great West or to