§ Mr. HUGH BARRIEasked the Secretary what was the number of emigrants from England during 1906, 1907, and 1908?
The HON. MEMBERaddressed similar questions (1) to the Chief Secretary for Ireland in relation to the number of emigrants from Ireland, and (2) to the Lord Advocate respecting the emigration from Scotland in the same years?
§ Mr. H. J. TENNANT, on behalf of the Board of Trade, replied to all three questions, and submitted the following statement, showing the number of passengers leaving English, Irish and Scottish ports for non-European countries and arriving at such ports there from, during each of the years 1906, 1907 and 1908, distinguishing British and foreign passengers so far as possible:—
OUTWARD. INWARD. BALANCE. *(+)OUTWARD †(-) INWARD British. Foreign. Nationality not distinguished British. Foreign. Nationality not distinguished British. Foreign. Nationality not distinguished From and to English Ports. 1906 … 243,756 210,830 3,458 108,017 81,681 4,435 *135,739 *129,140 † 977 1907 … 295,086 217,306 229 1131,843 109,347 3,857 *163,243 *107,950; †3,628 1908 … 207,243 115,201 — 146,238 150,532 — *61,005 †35,331 — From and to Irish Ports. 1906. … 43,036 434 — 15,142 4,734 — *27,894 †4,300 — 1907. … 52,459 184 — 19,375 8,726 — *33,084 †8,542 — 1908. … 30,228 4,417 — 15,095 8,859 — *15,133 †4,442 — From and to Scottish Ports. 1906. … 38,345 17,878 — 7,307 8,849 — *31,038 *9,029 — 1907. … 48,135 21,550 — 9,370 11,110 5 *38,765 *10,440 †5 1908. … 25,728 3,594 — 10,710 11,488 — *15,018 †7,894 — No information is available with regard to the total number of outgoing passengers included above who are properly describable as "Emigrants," but according to the Returns of the Registrar-General, Ireland, the number of natives of Ireland who left that country with the intention of settling permanently elsewhere was 35,344 in 1906, 39,082 in 1907, and 23,295 in 1908. Of these, the number proceeding to the Colonies or Foreign countries was 31,279 in 1906, 35,120 in 1907 and 20,389 in 1908.