D.—sa.

1886. NEW ZEALAND.

TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS OF IMMIGRANTS (RETURN OF), FROM JANUARY, 1884, TO JUNE, 1886.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 2nd June, ISB6. Ordered, " That there be laid on the table a return showing, as nearly as practicable, the trades and occupation* of immigrants introduced into New Zealand from the Ist January, 1884, to the present date."—(Me. MOSS.)

Return showing, as nearly as practicable, the Trades and Occupations of Immigrants introduced into New Zealand from the 1st January, 1884, to Date.

Trade or Occupation. No. _rchitect Sakers ... ilacksmiths Sricklayers iuilders ... 5 utchers irickmakers Soilermakers Jarbers ... !arpenters Ilerks 1 7 25 15 5 8 5 2 2 44 12 3 4 3 9 9 1 1 7 1 6 2 1 2 3 6 4 46 119 1 13 2 11 4 5 1 1 12 loopers ... loachmen 'arriage-builders ... !onf ectioners Jabinetmakers .hemist ... loachpainter !ompositors .handler )rapers ... )rapers' assistants )raftsman )esigners Engineers ilnginedrivers Snginefitters farmers... ... i'rench-polisher ... J-ardeners 5-rocers ... ■.rooms ... lasfitters tracers' assistants ■runmaker louse-decorator ... larnessmakers ...

Trade or Occupation. No. Joiners ... Ironmoulders Jewellers Ironmongers Labourers Lampmaker Lithographer Linguist ... Leather-dressers ... Masons ... Miners ... Mechanics Merchant Millers ... Painters ... Plasterers Ploughmen Plumbers Platelayers Potters ... Policemen Pensioners Platemaker Picture-framemaker Eailway-porters ... Shepherds Slaters ... Shoemakers Storemen Sawmiller Sawyers ... Stonemasons Tailors ... Tinsmiths Upholsterer Weavers Warehousemen Wagon-builders ... 32 6 2 2 546 1 1 1 2 5 36 3 1 2 15 3 40 11 6 2 8 2 1 1 9 23 3 24 2 1 3 5 23 5 1 13 5 2