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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. , u ftMn Labourers. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 6 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 38 3 Hawke's Bay .. .. . . . . . . 30 3 Marlborough . . . . . . . . .... Nelson .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 4 Otago . . . . .. .. ..17 J Southland . . . . . . .. .. .. . . 2 Taranaki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Wellington . . . . . . . . 75 4 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. 242 20

Table showing the Number of Assisted Immigrants introduced into the Dominion during the Past Twelve 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 tho number of women in the United Kingdom under forty-five years of 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 192 8 8 21 50 12 ) 1' 242 20 29 85 325 402 812 Totals 229 874 I ,103

Year. i Applied in London. Nominated from New Zealand. Total. 1905 1906 1907 >908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 2,822 1,118 1,327 1.728 1,797 2,309 867 229 2,131 1,554 1,297 1,572 . 2,131 2,755 2,119 874 | 1,751 2,469 3,712 3,104 4,953 2,672 2,624 3,300 3,928 5,064 2,986 1,103