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Bay, 407; Marlborough, 24; Nelson, 144; Otago, 401; Southland, 181; Taranaki, 171; Wellington, 1,339 ; Westland, 113 : total, 5,064. The following summary shows the number in each class that came to the Dominion during the year : —

The distribution of the domestics and of farm labourers throughout the Dominion, according to bookings, is as follows :— T-, Farm Province. Domestics. Labourers . Auckland ... ... ... ... ' ... ... 281 188 Canterbury ... .. ... ... ... ... 161 261 , • Hawke'sßay... ... ... ... ... ... 128 70 i Marlborough ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 14 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... ... 18 7 - ; Otago ... ... ... ... ... ... 96 79 Southland ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 42 Taranaki '... ... ... ... 20 39 Wellington ... ... ... ... .... ... 387 232 Westland ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 11 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 1,138 943 Assisted immigration has been in existence since the year 1905, and the following table shows the results from that year until 1914. In 1913 the Government directed that any person residing in the Dominion should have the right to nominate any near relatives by blood or marriage who are resident in the United Kingdom. Residents in the Dominion may still nominate, irrespective of relationship, any specified domestic worker or farm labourer residing in the United Kingdom. Nominated immigrants of either class are only granted assisted passages after passing the medical examination prescribed, and after satisfying in other respects the requirements of the High Commissioner's Department in London. The Government has directed that nominated relations by blood or marriage must be provided with employment by the relatives nominating them in this Dominion, and this requirement has been strictly adhered to. The precautions taken by the High Commissioner in London to prohibit the coming into the Dominion of immigrants who, by health or character, might prove undesirable colonists are stringent, but there is considerable difficulty in preventing evasion.

Table showing the Number of Assisted Immigrants introduced into the Dominion during the past Ten Years.

It will be seen from the above table that a steady increase in the nominated passages is taking place, a fact which clearly shows that the prospects for newcomers are becoming more appreciated by our own people as well as by the new arrivals. Under this scheme the nominators* have to

Class. Applied in LondoD. 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 (6.) Women ... (c.) Children 1,006 720 170 413 132 223 1,138 943 583 154 772 , 1,474 2,400 » Totals ... 2,309 2,755 5,064

Year. Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Total. ■ 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 2,822 1,118 1,327 1,728 1,797 2,309 2,131 1,554 1,297 1,572 2,131 2,755 1,751 2,469 3,712 3,104 4,953 2,672 2,624 3,300 3,928 5,064