§ Mr. JOHNSTONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing
PARTICULARS OF THE NUMBER OF EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS, as distinct from passengers, were not obtained before 1st April, 1912. The balances outward of passengers of British nationality from the United Kingdom to Canada, Australia and New Zealand (the only measure available for all the years specified in the question), were as follows: Balance outward of British Subjects. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1922. 1923.* 1924.* To Canada … … … … 134,765 133,561 127,656 30,666 81,917 46,469 To Australia … … … … 56,337 68,673 46,012 30,385 30,447 28,156 To New Zealand … … … … 9,432 11,053 11,251 9,911 7,412 8,836 * From 1st April, 1923, the figures are exclusive of the number of passengers who departed from, or arrived at, Irish Free State ports.