HC Deb 29 July 1910 vol 19 c2678W
Mr. NOEL BUXTON

asked what are the annual emigration figures of natives who leave Jamaica to seek employment in other Colonies and countries?

Colonel SEELY

The Registrar-General's Report for the year ended 31st March, 1909, gives the number of labourers leaving Jamaica by the Port of Kingston at 10,967, and those entering as 10,506. The total number of departures from the island is given as 18,329, and that of arrivals as 17,496, and labourers departing and arriving are included in these totals.