§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the net number of immigrants admitted from the Commonwealth to the United Kingdom in 1962; from which countries they mainly came; and what were the comparable figures for the three previous years.
§ Mr. BrookeSince 1st July, 1962, when Part I of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act came into effect, comprehensive statistics for all persons subject to immigration control under the Act have been maintained. Those for the period 1st July-31st December, 1962, are as follows:
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Estimated net inward movement from 1959 1960 1961 1962 Jan.-June only West Indies … … … 16,400 49,650 66,300 31,800 East Africa … … … 150 250 2,650 1,980 West Africa … … … 750 -500 5,450 6,630 Cyprus … … … 400 3,200 6,850 3,160 Malta … … … -350 -1,400 500 630 Hong Kong … … … 450 500 2,150 2,160 Malaya … … … 200 -400 700 720 Singapore … … … -100 - 50 950 630 India … … … 2,950 5,900 23,750 19,050 Pakistan … … … 850 2,500 25,100 25,080 Ceylon … … … -450 -2,000 650 990 Miscellaneous territories … … … 350 50 1,350 2,070 TOTAL … … … 21,600 57,700 136,400 94,900 Notes 1. A minus sign denotes a net outward movement. 2. Figures are not available in respect of Canada, Australia, New Zealand or the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Territory which issued passport Admitted Embarked Net balance Aden 588 656 - 68 Australia 32,874 34,956 - 2,082 Barbados 1,665 1,269 + 396 Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland 374 307 + 67 British Guiana 2,026 1,387 + 639 Canada 54,722 56,180 -1,458 Ceylon 2,133 2,141 -8 Cyprus 4,110 3,701 + 409 Ghana 2,549 2,517 + 32 Gibraltar 1,045 1,107 - 62 Hong Kong 2,534 2,340 + 194 India 18,712 15 662 +3,050 Jamaica 7,576 5,797 +1,779 Kenya 3,989 3.799 + 190 Leeward and Windward Isles 1,010 692 + 318 Mauritius 1,508 1,480 + 28 Malta 3,379 3,481 - 102 Malaya 3,075 3,064 + 11 New Zealand 11,287 13,929 -2,642 Nigeria 5,880 3,999 + 1,881 Pakistan 6,787 6,924 - 137 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 3,804 4,187 - 383 Sierra Leone 861 877 - 16 Singapore 1,106 1,066 + 40 Tanganyika 1,329 1,352 - 23 Trinidad 3,485 3,376 + 109 Uganda 1,254 1.133 + 121 Zanzibar 284 215 + 69 Others 3,470 3,319 + 151 TOTAL 183,416 180,913 +2,503 It is not possible to give comparable figures for previous years as it was necessary up to 30th June, 1962, to rely on estimates. These are set out below: