immigrar-rion. · sir, re p o-rt. immigration office, melbourne, 15th august, 1856 .. i have the...

1856.

VI CTORI A.

IMMIGRAr-rION. . .

REPORT OF THE

ACTING IM];IIGRATION AGENT

UPON

COLONIAL EMIGRATION A~D IMJYIIGRA'rION

FOB THE YEAR ISlSli.

PRESEN'fED '1'0 BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HIS EXCELLENCY . THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVER...'TMENT.

lSI:! autflodtl:!:

JOHN FEHRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE. . No.1.

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SIR,

RE P O-RT.

Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856 ..

I have the honor to submit, for YOul' Excellency's consideration, a Report upon the Immigration and Emigration of the year 1855, with a series of Tabular Returns on the more important points.

2. During the year, 66,571 souls have arrived in the Victorian ports, Accession, to the

and 26,395 have departed, leaving an accession to the population of the popnlatIOn.

Colony of 27,304 males, and 12,872 females, or 40,176 souls.

3. The Immigration to the Colony has been conducted ill two methods:-

First.-Assisted Immigration, in which the -whole or part of the expense has been defrayed by the Government.

Second.-U nassisted Immigration, in which the whole of the expense has been defrayed by the passengers themselves.

4. Under the first of these methods 9245 souls, of which 3149 were Assisted Immigration.

males and 6096 females, have been introduced into the Colony, twenty~ nine ships chartered by H.M. Land and -Emigration Commissioners. These vessels have in g'eneral arrived in a satisfactory condition. The regulations in force, when carried into effect with zeal and discretion, have proved

- sufficient for securing the health and comfort of the passengers. These duties devolve upon the SUl'geons Superintendent, who have, as a body, succeeded in maintaining order and cleanliness amongst the immigrants during the voyages -of 1855, and in most instances they have been duly seconded by the officers of the ships. The particulars of each vessel will be seen in Returns Nos. I. and II.

5. The average duration of the voyage was ninety-nine days: the V.oyage.

births on board amounted to 140, and the deaths to 132, being 1'42 per cent. ~~!!h~, The subjoined Table shews the comparative statement of former years.

I Number of AVj,Jraga Average Avt:rage Year. Number of Rate of Ships. Totlnnge. Days at Morln1i~y.

~ea.

--------i Six months of 1851 , .. ) 7 750 102 1-86

During 1852 42 827 105 i 5-5 During 1853

::: I 44 797 107 \ 3-6

During 1854 49 920 96 l'47 During 1855 ... 29 856 99 1'42

The principal diseases were diarrhrea and other disorders of the Sickness.

bowels. In the colder latitudes, bronchitis and affections of the mucous membranes prevailed. Scarlatina occurred in two vessels, and a few cases of fever in others. There was, however, on the whole, but little sickness; and only one vessel was placed in quarantine during seven days.

Distribution,

App<)ndix, <

Returns No. IV. to X.

lhtio for. each Kingdom.

Singlc women.

IV'

6. The twenty-nine ships that arrived during the past year were d~stributed as under ~'-

Port of ~rrivfll. No: of Ships. lrlale. Feml),Ie. Total Soule.

Melbourne ... '" ... 10 810 2886 3196 Geelong ... ... < •• II 1097 2294 3391 Portland ... ... ... 8 1242 14i6 2658

Total ... ... 29 3149 6096 9245

7. The Tables in the Appendix afford full information as to ,the sex, ages, religious persuasions, occupation;&c., of the immigrants. It will be sufficient here briefly to state that of the total number of persons iutroduced, 9234 souls were from the United Kingdom, and 11 from other parts ..

. According to the population of each country the proportions should be, perlOO'OO:- .

C"ountry. Estim-'l.tcd Popu~ Ratio per Cent. In.tion in !855.

--~--.

England ... ... .. . ... 18753000 65'45 Scotland and the Islands ... ... 3125000 10'91 Ireland ... ... .. . ..... ~ 6772000 23'64

28650000 100-00

- 8. To maintain, therefore, a correct ratio from each kingdom, these numbers should have been ~ the followhig proportions

6044 Bouls = to 65-45 per eent. 1007 " 10'91

Irish .. , 2183 23-64

9234 100-00

.:But the numbers actll:ally introduced were' as under :-

EngliRh Seoteh Irish

4606 souls 1722 " 29Q6

49'88 per cent.; shewing a deficiency of 1438 souls, Of 24 per cent. 18'S5 " shewing an excess of 715 souls, Of 71 pCI' cent, 31'47 . shewing an excess of 723 souls, or 33 per cent:

.9234 100-00

9. It will thus be seen that whilst Scotland and Ireland have '. furn~shed an excess; the supply from England has beeu b<?low the due

proportion. The result is principally attributed to the alleged difficulty of procuring a sufficient number of English emigrants, and the consequent necessity of taking more than the due proportion of Scotch and Irish.

·-10. This disproportion is considerably increased in the nllmber, of single women introduced. The total from the United Kingdom being' 3135, they should have been selected in the undermentioned ratio

. English ... Scotch ... Irish

, I Sing1e FemQlea~ Per Cent~

2052 342 741

65'45 10'91 23'64

100'00

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The numbers actually introduced are as under :-

l I

Ratio per Cent. I

English '" ... I

894 28'51 I deficiepcy 1158 single women, or 157 per cent. Scotch ... ... 549 17'51 excess 207 single women, or 60 per cent. Irish ... ... .. . 1692 53'98

i excess 951 single women, or 128 per cent.

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I 3135 100'00 I I

11. These numbers are in a slight 'degree modified by the propor- Immigration RClllit

tions introduced under the Immigration Remittance Regulations. Of the tances.

9234 souls from the United Kingdom, 708 were brought out under this system in the following ratio :-

a·' I I SOULS.

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English . Scotch. Irish. . , Total souls introduced ... '" ... 4606 i 1722 2906 By Immigration Remittance ... .. , 258 108 342

Selected in the usuru. course .. , ... 4348 1614 I

2564

12. In lUre manner, of the 3135 single women from the United Kingdom, 208 were introduced by remittance, as under :-

English. Scotch. Irish.

Total Single 'Vomen introduce(l... ... 894 549 1692 Of which by remittance .. , ... ... 49 29 130

Selected in the usual course ... ... 845 520 1562

13. Deducting the persons introduced by remittance, the numbers Immigrantsfl'omench (lefinitely stand as under :- Kingdom.

Should be i

Ratio i A.otually Rlltio introduced~ 'p(",r Cent. , introduced. per Cent.

English ... ... 5580 65'45 4348 51'00 1232 souls deficient, or 22'08 per cent. Scotch ... ... 930 10'91 1614 19'00 684 souls in exccss,or 73'55 per cent. Irish ... ... 2016 23'64 2564 30'00 548 sonls in excess, or 27'18 per cent.

8526 100'00 I

8526 100'00

SINGLE FEMALES.

Should be Ratio ! ac~i:niei~ro::;:;d. nl\tio

introduced. per Cent. pel' Cent.

English _ .. ... 1915 65'45 845 28'86 { 1070 single females deficient, or 55'88 per cent.

Scotch _ .. ... 320 10'91 520 17'77 { 200 single females in excess, or 52-50 per cent.

Irish ... '" 692 23'64 1562 53'37 { 870 single females in excess, or 125'72 per cent.

2927 100'00 2927 100'00

lM:wGRATlON.-b.

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14. England, therefore; ];las nQt fllnUshed. ~ sufficient nt!lll,b~r either of families or of single women. Scotland has sent an excess of each; whilst fro-m Ireland there has been a large excess of singlc Vltomen, but a deficiency of families. . " .

Inunigrants from each . 15. In RetllXll No. Ill. the numbers intrQ,duced from each, county country. in the United Kingdom 'may be seen. It must be remarked, tha,t the

excess of Scotch immigrants is in some measure due to'the large numb€rs from the Gaelic districts, whilst the excess of Irish immigrants is caused by the great proportion, especially of sing1e women, fram the south-western counties.

Employment.

Port Albert.

16. :t am of apinion th~t under a proper. system of s~lection p,o. ~iffic.ulty wo,;,-ld be expel:ienced in procuring a -d'ne pro.eort,ion of. ~xc~l~ent lillmlgrants from each kmgdom. . At present a very general' demand exists for female· domestic servants from Englalld, the Lowlands of Scotland, and the north of Ireland, in preference to those from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, and, the southern and western pal~ts of Ireland; the latter being' better adapted for ag.ricultura1 and dairy occupations than for domestic . . . serVIce.

17. The immigrants have ingcneral had but little difficulty ih meeting with employulent. During the latter part of the the depression in trade had the effect of dinlinishing many branches of industry in the principal tal¥lls, especinlly in building operations, and the mechanics e1}.gaged i1}. these trad~s we:(Q c.ouSQq;l\Qntl;y! unabk tQ meet with full employment: T;he evil, hQweve:(" was,of bl'i~f CQ:utit1.JJ;1nG.~., Qce.tl:patiou.. w,as pro~mred for a conslclerable number in the inland towns, and many.turned their attention for a while. to other. pursuits. :Men accustomed to out of door work have al ways been in demand,. at a high rate of wag.~S, as, may be seen in Table No. XII.

18. For a sl;l,ort. p.eriod, ruso, several single fem~les in Melbourne and Geelong expe~6el1ced [!,.' difficulty; in obtaining situations.. ['his. clllifJiculty, so unusual in this Colony, WaS. most evident amongst those who. had been some little time in the Colony. On investigation it appeared that. the single feUil1a:les. out of! empl!QymeJ!l.1;· were· principally· Irish" g.trls u:n:accust<'lmed.to domestic duties, but more adapted for a country' life. Measures' were accordil1gly taken t@. bal'l<sfeF' 3l Rtrmber· 'flo th€ districts of Castlemaine~ Sandhurst and Ballaarat. .LU)Qut sev€nty:' sing]~' wom~1W 1~elilt from Geelong to the latter dist:dct, and, e.asily. met; with suitab~e oecupation.

1i~k ]1it ~ l!!ll~iJlllt~ <v:f Aslg:nst, a: detachme.nt of 1].3 souls, compri'sj:p.@ 52 membcl1s' oJ!famules and. 61 siligly females, 'was forwarded to Port Albert:. At first apprehensions were entertained that the nu.mber would provEl' greatly in excess of the requirements of the district, out a yery short period the whale ha(l been engaged; and a request for an additional supply has been received from the settlel'S in. that· impo,rtant district.

Immigrants to be dis- . 20. I may here be p.e.'f~1.itted:.to. sugges'titll~ eXF€ChlenCY of forwarding; b~~i!/hrough thc as many immigrants as. possible to. various, paJ?ts of the country, as occasiollt

. may l~eCJ:ld:r@.. rr~o plaQes, en th~ coast the sea aif()J;.ds a ready means of tl:anS:h and to those' imJhe, intcFior, a journey might be easily undertaken dt1ring, thc, favorable sea.son. @~., the year' by parties of immigl;ants, under the gui(l'anc~ an!'l oo1'e of' a suit.~blre pers@iIl!.. The l)ll@sperity 0;11' this Colony depends :i:1'l: so, great a d.egree on a continuous stream of irnmjgratiQ11,-tJ~t. it. is.: sCfiL'cely possible to estimate too highly the henefits. to -he deriv;ed from a judicious; distribution of populatiQn m the agricultullal and Qther distxic.ts.;, Ihu::ing:.

the .:fine weather, parties of immigrants might be fOl'warded with great ease to Oastlem.,aine and the adja~ent districts, as accommodation OTh the road: already exists, ten shelter' sheds. having been erected at conv.enient intervals by the Government, for the benefit of travellm:s requiring such assistance.

21. Additional facilities haye been given under the n-ew Remittance-Pa.ssa,ges f~r friend/J Regulati01;lS for securing passages from the, United Kingd€>ITj. for persons. to !UIIi re1l>tions.

join theiI: friends ancll'elatiyes settled in this Colony. -Wnen this plan comes into full operation mU~R benefit will accrue from the more settled habits: which a h1rge proportion ~f the population will derive from the presence of their relatives, and, especiaJily froDl the ,impulse to the immig)!ation Qr an .active class desirQus. of i~provi:p.g· the condition of themselves: and their relatives by the certainty th3Jt, if moderately successful, they will be able to ,secure. the pass~.es. of their fi'ielldti! ou defi1Ji1le and easy terms.

22. During 1855 the sum of £3426 was remitted throug'ft tills. office, Amount. of remit

by applicants in this Colony, to R.N!. Land and Emigration Commissioners, taRces.

to, secure the passages, of 708· persons, and £690 168. towards their outfit for 1:Ihe voyage. The latter sum would! be paid in cash. by the 00mmissioners ;to the persons about to immigrate. £650 have been repaid to depositors in Victoria, the persons nominated having been unable from various circum-stances to undertarke the voyage.

23. The classes I)rincipaHy required are domestic servants and Description, of per

ag:doulturallaborers of e1\ery description, especially of marrie~ meR without sODs.reqUll'ed.

many chihb:en. Single men would meet with engag,ements still more readily, but it would n9t be so expedient to employ public funds in. intro,. ducing' them.. as in bring~ng as many single wornen as possible. The disproportion between the sexes, is still v:ery gre()Jt, and ou.ght to be diniinished. Single women are greatly l~equi;red in MelbQllrne,. Geelo.ng, and several Pal.'.ts, of. the interior for hQuseh@ld s.ervice ..

24. The number of immigrants to be brought out. at the public Pr!>bable supply dur

expense during lSl'>6, has been settled at about 7000 soul.s.. They au.,e to be mg 1856.

,distributed as under, as nearly as circumstances will pe1'mit:--=-

Melboumc, about' ... G.eelong, about ," .. ; Portland and Belfast, abouC Alberton, abont ...

2,300; one-thir& .. , 2,300, one-third ... 2,100 l th' d •• ' :l00 ) one- IT

7.000

Considered only with refe:rence to the demand for labor, these·numbers must prove altogether inadequate.

25. The ~relhourne Clistrict alone cOtlld find enaployH:J.ent for 7000 Number of Immi.~ souls, of which 4000 should be single females. Geelong and the neigh- grl>llts required.

bouring distl1iets could t~ke at least 50@@. PO.l.1tla;nd, Belfast an.d Warrnambool would require as many, whilst seven or eight thousand souls could be absol1@ed @y the inland distliicts,. u;nder ~ proper method of dmtribution, as vel.'Y laar,g,e tJ:acts of land are oiljlJy wait:i;Ja,g- fOl~ sufficient labor to be at once cultivated. l1h~s.e· and other improY€m-ents cannot he under-taken. at I)ro.sellt,. as wages have l'isen cOllsideJ;'~bly" and c.olltractors requiring much rough labo.l1 we inconvemencecl by the impossibility of pl'ocUling sufficient hand.s. In r-act:,. the· conditi0DJ ot tJae la@ori:mg: classes. is pr0ved to be flourishing by the :r:p;ovem~utsuc.ces&fully UiIlule'll'takel)l;. to l~educe the hOUTS of labor in seY(ilr&1 il);\p.ortaIkt trades.,

26. The deposits hitherto paid for bedding and mess utensils·in the Deposits.

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, ,United Kingdom by intending immigrantf3 have been reduced one-half, for , persons receiving free passages, and are no longer required when a part of

the passage money has been deposited' by their friends in the Colony.

Incr~aset1 facilities to 27. Shipowners have complained of the additional expense they ~ shIpowners. incur by maintaining the immigrants during fourteen lay days after arrival.

Under the improved facilities for 'landing passengers it is' proposed to diminish the lay days to SL"lI: (exclusive of the day of arrival and of Sundays), and also to relieve the ship from maintaining the immigrants during these lay days, if in the Depots. The quarantine expenses incurred for the immigrants will also in future contracts be defrayed by the Govern~ ment. These charges varied in amount according to the time during w}:lich the immigrants remained iI}. ,Depot, and of ~ourse had to be provided for by the shipowner in an :i;ncreased rate of tender. '[1he alterat~on proposed will therefore prove a convenience to the shipowner, and an economy to the Government .

.Amount remitted. 28. The amount. remitted by the" Govermnent, to H.M. Land and EmigrationOommission~rs during 1855 has been~

;,,; s. d. 151135 0 0 from the Land Fund,

and 4116 16 0 from private depositors.

Total £155~51 16 0

Collection. ' 29. The expense of collecting immigrants and conveying them to the Depots in the United Kingdom is estimated to have amounted to about £12,000 for' the year 1855. ' ,

Cost of passages. The voyages of' twenty-nine ships, including gratuities and main~ tenance during fourteen d~ys after a.rrival, have cost £146;068 14s. 4d., being an average of £18 5s. ld. per statute adult: rrhe highest contract for the voyage during the year was £18 178. Bd., and the lowest £12: the average on twenty-nine ships being £17 28. 9d.,

Maintenance. 30. The cost of maintenance defrayed by the Government 111 the Colonial Depots is as under :-,

Bouls. Rate i Amount.

Average exrense per diem. i

" per head.

Melbourne' s. d.

I £ s. d. s. d.

..... , ... 3196 0 lJ;\- 1226 12 1 7 S Gedong. ... . .. . .. 3391 1 I! 1109 10 1 II 61, Portland ... ... . .. 2658 1 9 2350 3 7 17· 8-'

Tqtai ... ... 9245 i i

... . .. 4686 5 9 'I .10 I;\-I

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TrailShipment. 31. rrhe expenses incurred.for transhipment, to Alberton were £208.,

GuirJing Star. ' 32. In concluding the subject of Assisted Immigration it is my painful duty to state the loss of the ship G1.viding Star; w1;tich sailed from Liverpool on the 9th of January, 1855, with 5,46 souls on board. She was last heard of on the 15th February, in lat. 26° south and long. 340-west, since which period no tidings whatever have been received' of her. The' cause of this deplorable catastrophe can only be conjec~ur~d; in all

, 'l)robability it has been mving to collision with the ice. J\Iany vessels reported that they had seen vast quantities of ice in unusually low latitudes, and some of them had suffered more or less inj'LuJ" hi. passing amongst these floa~ing masses.

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The Guiding Star was built in 1853 at St. John's, New Brunswick, and had made a fine passage of' ninety-one days to Melbourne in 1854. Evel"v care had been taken to insure, as far as human arrangements can insme, a favorable voyage, as will be seen on referring to. the report in the Appendix, No. XXXI. . .

As the loss of the vessel is in all probability due to an exceptIOnal cause, which may not occur again for a considerable period, we may trust that future voyages will be as exempt from disasters as those of former veal's. Since their appointment, the Commissioners have despatched to the Australian Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Falkland Islands, 200,341 souls in 683 ships, of ,y:4ich (excluding the G2~icling Star) three ships only have been wrecked; but no loss of life took place, the passengers having been landed in safety.

33. The U nassisfud Immigration to Victoria htts falle1l: off very lJn~88isted Iml'{firf/'a

materially during the past year. The gross number arriving from all parts twn.

was 57.,326, classified as under, and compared with previous years ;-

Males. I

FeU)aies. Total.

I Julv to December, 1851 ... ... ... 7512 I 1517 9029

- During 1852 '" .. , ... 67110 12077 79187 During 1853 ... ... ... 607% i 16938 77734 During 1854 ... . .. '" 51913 I 15179 67092 During 1855 ... .. , '" 44740 12586 57326

~ ill! IU III ~- . "

34. Compareel with the Unassisted Immigration of 1854, a diminution Decrease.

of 9766 souls has taken place, which is increased to 17,345 souls, compared with the average arrivals of the three preceding' years. Of the total number landed, 20,916 were from the United Kingdom, 14,647 from foreign ports, and 21,763 from colonial ports.

35. Eleven hundred and fifty-four ships carrying 57,326 private Destination.

passengers arrived during 1855 at the different ports of Victoria, as under ;_

P(JTt uf Arrivn1. Ships, Passengers.

iVlclbournc ... ... ... . .. 923 55962 Geelong ... '"

.., ... 119 882 Portland '" ... ., . '" 35 194 Belfast ... ... '" . .. S 36 "'" arrnamhool. .. ... ... ... 7 40 Port Albert ... ... . .. ... 61 212

-.----".~~--.--.. ----"

Total ... .. , ... 1154 57326

Deing in the proportion of 97 -62 per cent. to MelboUl'ne, and 2'38 to the . other ports collectively.

. 36. The imxnigrants from· the United Kingdom. by private ships have Births and d~hs. generally arrived in good health. Some difficulty has existed in ascertaining the. e~act. proportion of births and deaths during the voyage, as, from an omISSIon ill the Act, no penalty attended the neglect of the masters to furnish the proper returns. This defect has been rectified in clause 16 of the "Pa88e?zgers' Act, 1855," and hencefor~h exact returns will be required. There IS every reason, however, to believe that the mortality has been very low, as a large p'roportion of the passengers are in the prime of life.

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C~~~al'ative mortal- .. 37. From the best data. in my' possession, the corn:parative mortalitY among passengers from the U mted Kmgdom in the Government and private ships is as under :-

Quaranti n c.

IN GOVERNMENT SHIPS.

Souls l 'Ratio per I I I

o~ bon'd •. i 100 "oula I Deaths .. Ra.ttQ. I on board.

Over 14 years ... ... 7129 76'03 i 37 1 in 192'7 or 0'518 per cent. From 1 to 14 years ... 1878 20'02 59 1 in 31'8 or 3'14 " Under 1 year .... 230 2'45 )

= 1 in 10'28 or 9'7 Infants born on board ... 140 1'50 J 36 "

_. I Total , .. . .. 9377 100'00 132

I

IN PRrv A'l'Ji) SHIPS.

Soul" R.tio p" i on board. 100 Souls Dclttha. RatiO'.

on bonrd. I. I

Over 14 years ... ... 16656 79'13

i} 50 = 1 in 833'1 or '3 per cent.

From 1 to 14 years ... 3748 17'81 53 = 1 in 70'7 or 1:41 " Under 1 year ... 554 2'63 30 1 in 21'5 or 4'65 Infants born on board ... i 91 ·0'43 " - .. _-_._.- .. _. --1--- i

Total ... I 21049 1 100'00

I 133

: ... !

38. This difference.in the ratio of mortality is in some degree to be ascribed to the fact that in the Government vessels the majority of the passengCl's consists of women and childl'en, whilst in the private ships men in the prime of life form much the larger proportion, the number of infants born during the voyage being considerably less.

39. Future returns under the amended clauses of the "Passenge1w' " Act" will probably show a neal'er approximation of these ratios.

40. The undermentioned private vessels were placed in quarantine on their alTival :-

PRIVATE SHIPS.

No. 1 I

/. Ploced in I , I NO'. of I Deaths !

Date of Deaths-in Name: of VeaseL Wh@nce~ ,(In the Cause.

I Passfmgcrs. , Voyage, Quartmtiue. Release.. Quarllntine~

i- .

1 Friederich Huth ... Mauritius ... 29 .. , Feb. 6 ... . Feb. 9 . None 2 Gipsy Bride ... Liverpool ... 510 9 Feb. 12 Feyer . .. Feb. 13 None 3 Amelia ... ... Hong Kong '" 270 17 Feb. 13 Fever ... Feb. 14 None 4 Ailstralia .... ... Mauritius ... 4 . .. Feb. 14 ... Feb 17 None 5 Wllisfler ... ... Hong Kong .11 •• 418 2 i May 14 Fever .... 1\1ay 15 None 6 I Ajen and Heinrich I Hong Kong ••• ·1 160 3 I Sept. ~ 20 ; Fever ... / Sept. 20 I None 7 Sussex ... .. . London ... .... I 90 ... Oct. 31 I Smallpox .. Nov. 12 1 None

I

Arrivals from foreign' ports.

41.' The arrivals from foreign ports are classified in Retul'n No. XX.

Chinese, 42. During the cOIllmencement of the year the Chinese landed at Hobson's Bay in large numbers; but the Act 18 Victoria No. 39, imposing a rate of ten pounds per head, diminished the :influx very considerably. The decrease in the arrivals by sea, however, is in a great measure compensated by the nllmbers who disembark in the adjacent colonies, and proceed to the gold fields overland. Since the navigation of the l\:furray has been established, numerous parties of Chinese have availed themselves of that mode of reaching the Victorian gold fields, and thereby of evading the Passenger Ra,te.

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43. Returns Nos. XXIII. and XXIV. shew the numher of Chinese who have arrived and departed by sea during the period from 1st January, 1854, to 30th June, 1856.

44. During the past year 884 vessels, carrying 26,395 passengers, Emigration. have sailed from the Victorian ports as under :-

I To the J To \ T. Routh I I Th I Th I nnd Western : To Total. Port. of Departure. United King- New South Tasmania. New Zealand. i Foreign Ports. dom.. Wales. I Australia.

-._._". ----. Melroume ... ... 5456 8697 2903 4735 1982 2286 26059 Geelong ... ... 46 20 8 157 11 3 245 Portland ... ... ... 9 ... 2 4 ... 1 16 Belfast ... ... 6 18 ... ~ ... ... 26 Port Albert ... ... ... 23 ... 26 ... I . .. 49

, Total 5517 ! 8758

\

2913 4924 1993 2290 26395 ... ...

45. Compared with the preceding year, the movement stands as under:-

United I Australian \! Foreign I Totnl.

~rn,::~-~J x~~:~~ 1\· ~2~8:4~9··03· :-.P2::1:9·76-

Departures to ... 4292 67092' 34981

-.-.~-.- ~~~~~~'-I----Ic-------

I;?'~P:' \ De:?e~~. 6101 32111 InerellSe_ Inc.rease.

1=====::.= '=--='::::.-=.:.=_-=I==:-~.:-= ---.- -- .. -~-. ·1855. [' :

Arrivals from ... I 20916 I 21763 14647 57326 26395 Departures i 0 '" I 5517 I 18588 2290

i I~~~:';' -I IU~':~~. ~, _. I~~::!..-I fn~!~'.

46. The passenger movement hetween Victoria and the Australasian Intercolonial move·Colonies is shown in Return No. XXII. Compared with the preceding ment. ,year it stands as under :.-

New South IS~~~h .. :.q,,,:,~t,. \'Valcs. t:rn .A.ustralfn. Tasmania. N eW Ze~lnnd. Total.

1854. I Arrivals from ... ... ... I 10651 5740 9871 638 26900 Departures to '" ... ...

I 13665 5102 8368 1358 28493

3014 638 1503 720 1593 Decrease, Increase. JnC1'c(l.Sc. Decre!l.3C. Decrease.

-' ..

1855. }

Arrivals from ... ... . .. 9917 5754 I 5693 397 I 21761 1) epartures to ... ... ... 8758 2913 4924 1993

I 18588

I il59 2841 769 1596 I 3173 I InCl'e."lse. Increase. Increase. Deer~e. Increase.

47. These figures show that, althoughconsiderahly less in total amount, the inter-colonial movement of 1855 has been more beneficial to Victoria than that of 1854, as an increase to the population of 3173 souls has accrued during the past year, whereas in 1854 thel'e was a halance against the Colony of' 1593 souls, heing the excess of departures over arrivals. The proportions of the arrivals to the departures is gTadually becoming still more favorahle to Victoria during the present year, as may he seen in

Passage rate.

, Shelter sheds.

P~lllions.

Supp'ly oj Lahor.

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Returns Nos. XX. and XXII.. New Zealand appears to be the only Colony constantly receiving an ac?ess' of population from: Victoria. *,0

48. The Passenger Rate collected during 1855, under the Act 18 Victoria No.5, amounted to £13,355, 17.s. Bd. An additional sum of £220 was levied on the Chinese passengers who. arriv,ed by sea during November and December.

49. Ten buildings l}ave been erected at convenient distances on the Gastlemaine road at the expense of· the, Government, under the auspices of a committee, for the accommodation of p00rer travellers. The experiment has not yet been fully tried, but there are sufficient grounds for believing' that under proper regulations it will prove advantageous, especially for' , immigrants newly arrived, and wishing to proceed: to the interior.

50. Return No. XXV. shows thc proseeutions institut~d :001" breaches of the" Passengers' Act" d.uring the year 1855.

51. The important question of securing an adequate supply of labor-has been carefully considered. Reports feom all parts of the. country show that a large munber of immigrants of the laboring class could at once beemployed, and that many improvements, which otherwise would be effected, are of necessity deferred on account of the impossibility of obtaining the requisite amount of labor. The.experience of this Office affords grounds for believing thM a stream of immigration, far surpassing the supply we have hitherto received, could be absorbed without any difficulty, if properly distributed throughout the Colony. . . .

Obstacles to immigra- 52. The principal obstacle to immigration from the United Kingdom tion. to Victoria lies in the llnqlense distance, and consequent expense of the

voyage. :Many families, therefore, although anxious to reach these' shores, are unable to do so. In these instances it frequently happens that the most active and enterprising members of the family intending to emigrate, proceed to America, whence in course of time they remit funds for the passages 0f their relatives. The number of immigrants who annually land on the American shores is truly astonishing; during 1853 no fewer than 265,407 sailed from the United KingdomalOlle, -the sum of £1,439,000. having been remitted towards their ,passages. '

Remittanee; from America.

Facility of transit.

NORTH AMERICA.

Yen,r. nemittanees. Immig"ut, (,om I Avernge Remittance United Kingdom. per hea.d.

-~-- -~ .... --- ,

I

£ Souls. £ s. d. 1'850 957000 256039 3 10 10 185.1 990000 309962 3 4 9 1852 1404000 277134 5 1 4 1853 1439000 I 265407 5 8 5

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I 4790000 ·I-~~~~-I 4 6 5" ~r ltI ,,,"wl

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53'. A very large number of foreigners from Germany and ot~Cl~, Continental States also land every year; yet these multitudes are absorbed with ease, owing to the facilities afforded by the railways and steamboats ~, reach the interior. The cost of a passage to Amel'ica. does not exceed three '01' four pounds, whilst another pound will carry the immigrant four or five hupdred miles into the interior, by either railway or steam·boat. It is easy to ,conceive in what a different state both the emigrants and the country would havebeen,.hacl not these facilitie,s existed.

'Ii An excess of departures to Sydney has taken place during July, owing to the rcporte(l diggings at the 'Rocky River.

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54. Every inducement, therefore, should ,be afforded to direct a continuous stream of immigration to this Colony, especially by promoting the system of persons paying for their own passages, and those of their friends. I am of opinion, however, that it would be impolitic to rely on this system alone for a sufficient supply of all the kinds of labor required in Victoria. . Mechanies might be able to pay the amounts required towards their passages: l\lechauics.

and from the facilities of obtaining information in the large towns, they would have but little difficulty in taking the necessary measures for thyir emigration. But farm laborers and their families are in very different cir- Farm laborcrs.

cumstances. Scattered through small villages and hamlets, they have not the same means of obtaining information; nor have they the same quickness in comprehending it, when obtained. Their pursuits also are less favorable to mental activity and self-reliance than those of the mechanics: consequently to emigrate to a distant countljl appears in their eyes a more formidable undertaking. It is likewise more difficult to accomplish, since they can save little or nothing: their wages lJeing miserably low. In fact, as a class, they have no money to pay towards their passages, nor friends to pay for them. The utmost they can do is to provide the necessary outfit of clothes, &c. It is therefore in vain to anticipate that any considerable proportion of this class can emigrate to Australia, unless they are sought out in the rural districts, and conveyed free of expense from the nearest railway or packet station to the port of embarkation. Once landed in . .the agricultural districts of Victoria, these laborers and their fa:milies would meet with immediate occupation at satisfactory rates of w~ges.

55. I would therefore suggest that the inimigration introduced into Class~s propose<1 to

this Colony, at the sole expense of the Government, should principally be mtrodulled.

consist of agricultural laborers with their families, carefully selected in the rural -districts, where their characters can be readily ascertained, and of single female servants of every description. Other classes of immigrants might (unless in special cases, or under an unusual demand), be required to contrihll.te towards the expense of the passage, according to their age, occupation, and other circumstances.

56. Whilst suggesting that the entire cost of the passages of laborers and servants should be defrayed from the funds of the Colony, I would remark that the system of persons paying part of the expense' of the voyage, eithel~ by Immigration Remittances, or Passage Certificates, as mentioned hereafter (paragraphs 65 to 75) should be developed as much as possible. J\;Iany industrious families who might object to be classed as mere laborers would willingly avail 'themselves of these advantages, and would prove equally valuable additions to the population of the Colony. As large a proportion therefore of the immigration considered desirable to introduce, should be drawn from, eligible classes by the Remittance and Certificate plans; and the absolutely gratuitous system be adopted only so far as necessaI'y, to supply the deficiency which might still remain in the numbers to be introduced. Should the Remittance and Certificate systems take a considerable development, gratuitous passages would become -less necessary, and might after a time be greatly restricted.

57. As the fund from which the expenses of the immigration service Proposed alterations

were formerly defrayed has now come under the control of the Colonial in tne system.

Legislature, I presume that I shall be acting in accordance with the views of the Government (as stated by the Honorable the Commissioner of Trade and Customs in the Legislative Oouncil), in assuming that the immigration to Victoria will be conducted under the exclusive administration of the Colonial Government, without the intervention of the Land and Emi-gration Commissioners, I beg leave therefore to submit the following plans:

bL\1lGlL\TION.-d.

Special ageney.

Fi1'St.-, To. esta;b~s~ a: ;~pecia~ ,Agency in the Hm~ed Kingdom, for the , :selecti0n Qf ~grants ~ such ~umhel's -and iof'~uclL description

:as illay be Troill.,timet0 tmre,J['cqUill"ed bytheColomai 'Government.

,sec01~~_-, To -eXtend t~e :system of _IDJJl1ligrationRemittances, whereby frlendsand <relatn;;es -can be brol1:ght out on behalf ·of depositors paying -a proportion of their passages tQ thisCol,ony. '

Thi1'd.-To allow persons in this Colony to depQsit a pr9portion of -the passage money for immigrants to be selected fOl~ them in -the United 'Kingdom or 'elsewhere.

JJourth.-To introduce immigrants ona system of Passage \Certificate~.

Plfth.-'To make special arrangements for foreign immigrants of' good character and habits. ,

~58. With regard to the -:firstproposru,of estaolishinga ~specia:l AgenGY in the 1J nitedKingdom, I would remark that the duties of the Agent and his officers would be to carryon the wbdle working detaJls 'of the

,immigration service in the United Kingdom, 'but principally to select'srutahIe immigrants, rather than to receive 'applications. He should therefore make a point of being constantly and correctly informed of the state 'of the laboring classes in different parts of the country; 'and 'shouid 'act accordingly by visiting,those districts ~v'here, from 10cail or temporary ,circumstances, he m~ght be likely to obtain e:migrants of thc description req nired. As' the principal classes .selected for the Cdlonial Government would probably be female .servants, .agriculturai 'laborers, -railway ;excavators, and other hard working persons of similar charactcr, they should be conveyed. £ree .of expense 'from the nearest railway or packet station. • '

Vessels to be char- 5,@. The ,Agent should ,be empowered to charter vessels for this special teredo service, subject of course to the regulations issued from time to time by the

Colonial Government. They would require to be inspected 'by the emigra. tiOl~ officers under the ':Pas8e.~Z:!Je1'8',Act," and should carry efficient.surgeons, as at .present. '

Additional fltcilities '60. Arrangements shonld ·be ,made ,to enab[e the ,owners ,tQ receive to shipowners. hailif'the passage money ,in England, tone .fortnight after the vesselihas defini·

:tively sailed; and the ;(i)ther ,moiety one .fortnight after 'the vessel has been insFected 'and approved. by ithe ,:1'uthorities:on her' arrival in the, CQlon,y. This second moiety .shmrld :be IJayable, at the option of the OWiI1e:rs~ .either in ea'Sh to tke ,sih~p';s ;a;gent 01' master {for which ,his .receipt ,should lbesufficient quittance), 101' by :it ibill on iLon:don, free :of ,e~c1mnge; ,and the method of p~yment shomd be 'Stated in thecbla:rter party. O~\Le week should be allow,ed in ,the ,British 'port fi@f :lay idaYf1, and a sim.ilar '\t>eri0d ,in the ,colmual PQrt; within which timethQ ;Qffi:cw inspection shomd be wished. 11he ship .should T'eceive -ike ;passengers ;at ,the rutstlal place of .embarkation, and should deliver them at the Government Depot a:t. theporl of ar.rival; or if there .be 'no Depot, at the usual landing place. The o'wners should not be liable for any {expenses ,incur;reril. i0n shore £0r the im.migr.aIl!t~, ,a£ter having ,duly d.elivered them to the ollillice:rs of the Gove:rnment; ,silllee such lmdefined ,and ;unc~rtain items have ,a tendeB:cy to ,raise the contract 'iJimices ;very considerably.

Liability. l(i)l. The kgent 'Shotlld cease :tJ0 be in anY'way Ihible ,a'S :S001ll.as -the emigrants '3,re 'a:Eloat 'at the ·place ·of emtaifkation; fie :liability ·of ':tilire ,ship 'Shonld 'cease 'a'Ss('){')n as 'they are ·delivered ali the DeFot, i( 01' sftorud -,t1J:ere ,be ITO Depot} 'at -t1fie1:tBaa:l1anding place cat the 'cdlo:nial pm.

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62 .. The emigrants 8elected by the agent should be distinctly informed EmI!loyment of imthat the Colonial Government Will prov.ide 'for them until suita;ble em- nugrants.

ployment offers; and "if under contract to the Government, Will fl'lbal'antee them employment during that 'period at a certain mjnjmum rate.

63. The selected immigrants should be distributed throughout the Distr"ibution in the

country districts, in preference to being located in or near the capital. This Colony.

might be obtained without much difficulty by drafting them at once on their arrival, in small parties,.to those districts which were most in need of labor. 'These immigrants, therefore, should arrive at a favorable .season, when the roads are in good order. Occasionally a small vessel might' 'be despa,tchea from England direct to the minor ports with great advantage.

64. It will be seen that it is proposed to carryon this branch ,of immigration on a plan similar to the present arrangement, the principal alteration being that the ,immigrants will be8eZected, and the proceedings "Simplified. The expenses will also be lessened; .as ;the tenders should be ;somewhat lower, the items of expense being more definite, .and the settlement ,of accounts more prompt.

65. The second proposition, to extend the system of Immigration Immigration remit

Remittances, has 'all'eady been carefully.considered in the suggestions of tances.

'14th May, which I had the honor to submit for the consideration of the Honorable the Commissioner of Trade and Customs. 'With a f(i)w modifica-tions, they have been sanctioned and published in the Gove1'mnent Gazette ,of 22nd July, to which I beg to refer. Appendix XXXIII.*

66. The third proposition, to allow employers in this Colony to Modified arrange-

deposit a proportion of the passage money for immigrants to be selected for ment.

them in the United "Kingdom or elsewhere, would, I believe, be found very advantageous by colonists wishing to procure special laborers, mechanics, or servants of a better class. These immigrants might be selected by the depositor's friends ill Europe, and they should come out under engagement to serve the depositor for either six or twelve months, as might be agreed upon. The engagement shoUld specify a minimum rate of wages, which should not be less than the probable current rate.

67. I would suggest that this system' of introducing immigrants Availableforforeign

should be available for foreigners settled in this Colony as well as for British ers.

"Subjects. °The only additional requll.'ement in these cases would be that the foreign immigrant should, when necessary, be forwarded at the expense of the depositor or his friends to London or other English port, on such a day . 3S the Agent should appoint. .

68. A slight modification of the Immigration Remittance and Passage Certificate systems w:ouid meet these cases completely.

" The Remittances have increased considerably since the new system has 'come into force, agmay be seen in the following Table :-

I I "Year. Total :Aniount~ ; .Monthly AvH'~ •

. £ S. it, £ II. il. , ,Six months, Ju~y to December, 1852 ... 1276 0 0 212 0 0 • 'During 1853 ... ... ... .. . ... 4135 0 0 344- 0 0

During 1854 .... ... ... .. . 5972 10 .0. 498 0 0 Ten months of 1855 ... ... ... ... 4116 0 O· 343~ 0 0 Seven months ending 31st July, 1856 ... 4909 0 0 701 0 0 From .lst,August to 15th Au,gust ... ... .1290 0 0 2666 0 0

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Single women.. 69. Single women, without protectors, introduced under this. and the preceding system, should sail in the ships specially chartered by the Agent in the United Kingdom. Should other immigrants wish .to come in a private vessel, they could do so, on application to the Agent in the United Kingdom, by receiving Passage Certificates, as described below.-See Appendix No. X:X:XIV. ..

Passage certificntes. 70. Thefou1·th proposition,. to introduce immigrants ona system of Passage Certificate,might be carried into effect by issuing CerlL.4Jeates through the Agent in the United Kingdom, according to instructions forwarded to him from time to time. These Certificates should entitle the owners, agents or masters of the ship to a certain sum for each immigrant landed in the Colony, provided the authorities are satisfied that the immigrant has been duly approved by the Agent in the United Kingdom, and properly treated during the voyage. With the view of avoiding misrepre~entation, personation, &c., the Agent should countersig'n the Passage Certificates, and also forward' a list of the persons to whom they have been issued. vVbenever practicable, the signature of these persons should be procured and forwarded to the Colonial Authorities.

71. Immigrants introduced under this system would proceed to the port of embarkation at their own expense, and be at liberty to take their passage by such vessel as they might select. It'would ·not be so expedient to convey them in ships charleredfor selected immigrants, as they would . generally be of a different class, excepting' as stated abovc in the case of single females without protectors. .

72. This system: of Passage Certificates in the United Kingdom, may be eonsid~red as corresponding to the Remittance System in the Colony. I would suggest that the scale of charges for Passage Certificates be the same as those published under the Immigration Remittances of 1st August, 1856. :By keeping the charges moderate, the Colony would l)e able to compete 'vith North America for the more enterprising. emigrants from the United Kingdom; and as it would always be in the discretion of the Agent in London to decline issuing Certificates to those whom he might deem unfit, the persons introduced under this plan should be the best of the classes most required in the Colony ..

73. :Many agricultural families, somewhat abovc the condition of farm laborers, mig'ht be anxious to avail themselves of this system, and thereby be enabled to contract for their passage in any vessel they might select.

74. The main points to be kept in view are---,

Fi1.wt.-That the Agent in the United Kingdom should certify to the health, character, and fitness of each passenger for whom he issues ia Certificate.

Seconcl.--That no money should be paid by the. Colonial Government fOl' any passage tmless the Agent's Certificate be produced.

TMrcl.-That the Agent having certified to the eligibility of the . passenger, no difficulty .should occur in the Colony respecting the

payment, provided the contract has been duly fulfilled.

7~. A proposed fOlm of Passage Certificate is shown in the Appendix No. XXXIV.

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76. Thejifthproposition, to make special arrangements for foreign Foreign immigrants. immigrants of good character and industrious habits would be found advan-tageous, when political events, or the difficulty of procuring employment, rendered it expedient for a European state to assist the emigration of a part of the population. An arrangement of this nature has already been sanc-tioned for the introduction of a considerable number of Piedmontese.

77. The foregoing propositions would, I think, afford every facility Bounty s:ystem. to introduce persons desirous of settling in Victoria. Should it be considered advantageous to offer a bounty on the introduction of immigrants, either individually, or in large numbers, by private enterprise, I would recom-mend that the bounty be payable on, those classes only which might be most reqUired in the Colony, and that the persons intended to be introduced should be approved and certified by the Agent in the United Kingdom, pre-vious to theu' taking any steps to reach the port of embarkation. This could be done most effectually by visiting them in their own localities, where their characters are known. 'A cursory examination at the port of embarkation would, in my opinion, fail as a sufficient guarantee; and should any applicant be then rejected, he would naturally consider such a proceed-ing·to be a great hardship, after he had broken up his home, and made every preparation for the voyage. Should the bounty system be again tried in conjunction with other methods, every precaution would be necessary to avoid those disadvantages which formerly brought it into disrepute, and finally led to its abolition.

78. The above propositions are the leading features of the method Sugge~tions !orfuture

on which I am of opinion immigration may be advantageously conducted eonslderation.

at present. Ultimately it may be expedient to consider whether an adequate supply of laborers might not be introduced for the construction of important public works, railroads, &e., under a system by which they might become possessors of small portions of land, after a certain period of labor at a low rate of wages, on these undertakings. Should these laborers have been intro-duced at the expense of the Government, a part or even the whole of the passage money might in many instances be recovered by a corresponding addition to the period of service. These, however, are considerations on which I do not feel warranted to enter at present, as they would be influenced by the general ;policy of the Colony. ,

79. The success of the plans suggested above will mainly depend on the efficiency of the Agent and his officers in the United Kingdom. It would therefore be highly desirable to confide the duties of selecting hnmigrants and approving applicants to persons who from their knowledge of the, Colony and of the serv"ice generally, may be best able to discern the requisitequalifications of the classes to be introduced from time to time into Victoria.

l'MlIIlGB41'ION.-e.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your Excellency's most obedient Servant, CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT,

Acting Immigration Agent._

KEY TO APPENDICES.

ASSISTED IMlUGRATION.

No. I.-Return shewing the Names of the Ships chartered for the conveyance of Immi'grants which have arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855; the Names of the Surgeons Superintendent; the length of the Passages; the Number of Births and Deaths which occurred on Board; the Number of Immigrants introduced, and the Cost of their Conveyance and Superinteudence.

No. n.-Return shewing the State in which the Ships chartered for the conveyance of Immigrants arrived during the year 1855, and the Class of Immigrants introduced.

No. m.-Return shewing the Native Connties of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during thc year 1855.

No. IV.-Return shewing the Sex and Age of the .Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

No. V.-Return shewing the Number of Married and Single Persons who arrived as Assisted Immigrants in the Colony of VictOria during the year 1855.

No. VI.-Return shewing the ReligiousPersnasions of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

No. VII.-Return shewing the Occupation of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

No. Vm.-Return shewing the state of Education of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria tIuring. the year 1855.

No. IX.-Return shewing the state of Education as compared with the Religious Persuasions of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during thc year 1855.

No. X.-Return shewing the state of Education as compared with the Age of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the yeaI' 1855.

No. XI.-Return shewing the Number of Children under fourteen years of Age in the Families of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

No. XII.-Return shewing the Periods of Engagements, and the average 'Wages obtained at Melbourne, Geelong, and Portland. by the Assisted Immigrants who arrived during the year 1855. -

No. XIII.-Return of the Nominations (or Passages to Victoria. under the Remittance Regulations of the 1st June, 1853. durilrg the year 1855.

No. XIV.-Heturn shewing the Number of Persons sent for from Great Britain and Ireland; also the Amounts paid for their Passage by Persons in this Colony, under the Remittance Regulations of the 1st June, 1853, during the year 1855.

No. XV.-Return she'wing the Number of Families, Relatives, and Single Women. sent for by their Friends from the United Kingdom to Victoria during the year 1855.

No. XVI.-Heport of the Assistant Immigration Agent at Geelong.

No. XVII.-Report of the Assistant Immigration Agent at Portland.

No. XVm.-Report of the Assistant Immigration Agent at Belfast.

No. XIX.-Report of the Assistant Immigration Agent at Alberton.

UNASSISTED IMMIGRATION' AND EMIGRATION.

No. XX.-Return classifying the Unassisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

No. XXI.-Return shewing the Nationality of the Unassisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colouy of Victoria from Foreign Ports during the year 1855.

No. XXII.·-Return classifying the Emigrants who departed from the Colony of Victoria by Sea during the year 1855.

No. XXIII.-Return shewing the Number of Chinese who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the period from 1st J annary, 1854, to 30th June, 1856.

No. XXIV.-Heturn shewing the Nnmber of Chinese who have departed from the Port 'of Melbourne from 1st January, 1854, to 30th June, 1856.

MISCELLANEOUS.

No. LXV.-Return of the Prosecutions instituted under the Passengers' Acts by the Emigration Officers during the year 1855.

No. XXVI.-Return of the amounts accruing at the several Ports of Victoria during the year 1855, as a Passenger Rate under the ~<\ct of Council 18 Victoria No.5.

No. XXVII.-Return shewing the Number of Persons (other than those introduced in the Government ships) who have been received into the Immigration Depots during the year 1855.

No. XXVIII.-Return shewing the 'Wages, Prices, and Miscellaneous Charges current in Melbourne during the months of December, 1855, and June, 1856.

No. XXIX-Statement compiled from Returns furnished by the Commissioners of Crown Lands in the Colony of Victoria, shewing

the Rates of Wages, the Demand for Labor, and the principal Productions of each District durin!\, the year 1855.

No. XXX.-"Heturn shewmg the Prices, Wages, and lYIiscellaneous Charges current at the various Gold Fields of the Colony during the month of June, 1856.

No. XXXI.-Report of the Emigration Officer at Liverpool on the fittings, equipment and sea-worthiness of the ship Guiding Star.

No. XXXII.-Statement shewing the probable balance in the hands of the Land and Emigration Commissioners on the 30th June, 1856. ,

No, XXXIII-Immigration Remittance Regulations of the 1st of August, 1856.

No. XXXIV.-Proposed form of Passage Certificate.

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:NOm

UETURN shewing the Names of the Ships charLered for the Conveya~ce of Immigrants which have arrived in the Colony

Number of Births· and Deaths'which occ~rred on. Board, the Number of Immigrants'

• '-5, Number of .• Number of Deaths on.

~ N fV' I T surg.o:~"~· ~'. ~'~-'D rt :. .. SOle 0, esse. onnage~... J;'w .. YJ epa ure: Departure. AJ'fivo.l. .an'iYill.

c' o Births

Adults. Ohlldren. :i '. "Mfi_~ ~£ Date of Port, of Data of !I' j - . . 1-,,--:-,-: _-'-:."--_'""'. .;.; • ~

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... 546

... 836

... 941 •.••. 1274 ... 8.51

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, Sheridan Hughes.' Plymouth .••• W.JohnsonRowland. J;;h:~rpool ...

}' 565. Wm. Rich. Honey ... ':' 535 Arthur G'oullet ...

Plymouth ...

Southampton Southampton 658 M. O'Sullivan ....

,'" ,,863 ,Horatio Costerton Liverpool

1854.

27 Sep. Portland' 17 Oct. Geelong 27 Oct. Portland 1 Oct. Portland

28 Sep. Geelong 21' Oct. 'Portland 'i Nov, Melbourne

23 Nov. Portland:

22 Nov. Geelong

1855.

6 Jan. , 15 Jan; .20 Jan.

21 Jan. 23' Jan. 30 Jan.

1 Feb. 19 Feb.

21 Feb.

Hit 2 5' '7 90 3 1

. 85' 9 6 112:... 3 11't 6" '2

, 100 6' 1 86' r 1 88' 2 S

.91 2 ....

4 15 '3

8 7 2 5

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2

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24 Jan. Melbourne 11 Apr. 17 3 l' 4

1854;

4 5 ...

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13 Sir 'Charles Napier ••• 14 Gambia ••• . •• 15 Northumberland ...

543 William Thomson' Liverpool... 29 D~c. Geelong. 20 Apr. 112 567 Michael P. Foley: Liverpool... 28 Dec. ')lelbourne 22 Apr. 115 812 John S. Ireland ••• So~thampton 27. Dec. Geelong 23 Apr. 117

1 3 2

2" 5 ... I 1

16 Epsom .. ,. i7 Omega '" 18 Sea King .... 19 Epaminondas 20 Ravenscraig .•• 21 Hotspur .. . 22 Samarang .. . 23 Tornado ... 24 Maria Hay .. o,

25 Cairngorm ... 26 Western Bride: 27 Thames ... . 28 . Balnaguith ... ; 29 Calliance ":"

', .... - 652 W:'J. Ward' ... Liverpool'· ... 765: ~ William' Artliur ... ' . Southampton 896' ,John Coates .•• : Southampton

11 'll Patrick Culhane .... 'Plymouth ... 589 George Nicholson Plymouth ...

••• ,1670' Jas~ Gregory Moir Liverpoor ... . 582, John L. Miller... Plymouth ... .

... ) "r229' Bavid McCosh ... Glasgow ... 1007 Joseph C. Sanger : Southampton 1161 Andrew S. R Gray Plymouth· .. . 1121 .John G. Winstone Liverpool .. . 829 Charles Turner ... Plymouth .. .. 462 George Tallis .... Plymoutlr~ .. . 822 R. T. Webber .... Southampton

' ....

1855.

21 Jan. Geelong 27 Apr. 96 30 J an. Melbourne 4 May 94 20 Feb. Geelong . 15 May 84' 31 .Jan. Geelong' '.1 June 121

3' 4 3 8

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14 Apr. Melbourne I5'July 92 4 16 May 'Geelong 17 Aug. 93 1 2 June Portland 5 Sept., 95 1-

21 June 26 Sep. 97 1 9 July Geelong 11 Oct. 94 3

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AVERAGES 8,56- 98'8

Immigration Office,

Melbourne, 15th August, 1856.

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of Victoria during the year 1855, the Names of the Surgeons Superintendent, the Length of the Passages, the

introduced, and the Cost of their Conveyance and Superintendence.

th., Voyage, Number of Immigrant&: introduced. Amount

Amount or Amount Total Co ••

Half of I

I Contract Price of of

Paa.age Moner Gratuities to Infa.nta. Adulte. Children. InrAnts. Paae.age Y01\ey

paid upon Surgeons. Officers .. Conveyance per paid upon Total -----

I Total

Statute Adult. Immigrants Immigrants who Constables,

and Statute SOlllfl~ die~'Yn and . oj .; . Adu!" • landed alive •

,; d <i . ~

.. 'Ii 'iii

I the Voyage. otDers:~ Supe1'intendence .. .. £1 ~ d a a .. a

:. !-< :.: ~ &: l!l &: _. -------------- -------£ B. d. £ s. d. £, s. d. .£ s. d. .£ s. d. ... 4 14 131 164 42 59 I) 13 414 845~ 18 7 5 6347 2 5 55 2 3 341 16 0 6744 0 8

\ "2 ... 11 73 91 24 42 6 8 24:4 197 17 7 7 3423 13 11 78 4 1 209 16 0 3711 14 0 3 7 128 109 40 40 12 11 340 277 17 9 4 4838 5 4 8 14 8 285 0 0 5132 0 0

'" 4 17 102 139 43 45 5 6 340 285 17 18 3 5105 1 3 94 010 275 0 0 5474 2 1 2 12 100 202 42 63 9 2 418 3M! 18 17 6 6691 3 9 61 610 384 10 0 7137 0 7

\I 2 8 107 133 34 55 10 4 343 284~ 17 17 0 5078 6 6 22 6 8 287 2 () 5387 14 9 '" ... . .. 46 i98 18 22 3 5 292 264 17 8 6 4600 4 0 . .. 258 8 0 4858 12 0 1 ... 6 116 162 43 69 11 9 410 334 16 19 10 5675 4 4 25 9 9 255 0 0 5955 14 1

... ... . .. 39 165 13 110 3 3 243 220~ 17 5 0 3803 12 6 . .. 212 2 0 4015 14 6

... . .. 3 92 70 32 26 5 4 229 191 17 13 0 3371 3 0 13 4 9 196 6 0 3580 13 9 2 ... 5 52 154 14 23 9 3 255 224! 17 18 0 4018 11 0 17 18 0 213 15 0 4250 4 0

... . .. 2 58 186 25 41 4 3 317 277 17 19 9 4982 10 9 11 19 9 275 18 0 5276 8 6

... ... 1 41 131 19 32 ! 4 7 234 197! 16 8 10 3247 4 7 -4 2 2 201 16 0 3453 2 9 ... . .. 1 42 159 11 17 5 4 238 215 16 15 9 3609 6 3 8 7 10 136 14 0 3754 8 1 2 ." 5 78 116 36 67 1 7 305 245! 17 9 0 4283 19 6 21 16 3 267 10 () 4573 5 9

1 ... 1 43 165 12 24 6 4 254 226 18 7 7 4153 13 10 217 2 0 4370 15 10 '" ... 1 3 76 159 32 56 7 7 337 279 18 12 6 5196 7 6 18 12 6 276 18 0 5491 18 0 ... 1 1 112 146 33 61 6 16 374 305 17 12 6 5375 12 6 ... 301 16 0 5677 8 6

4 1 13 98 229 16 35 13 11 402 352! 18 2 6 6389 1 3 45 6 3 361 10 0 6795 17 6 ... ... 1 67 loll 17 26 1 6 257 229l 17 3 0 3945 9 9 4 511 221 18 0 4171 13 8 1 8 68 314 10 22 4 . 2 420 398 17 12 5 7013 1 10 35 410 382 10 0 7430 16 8 ... ... 1 49 114 21 35 il 8 229 191 16 18 6 3232 13 6 4 4 7 194 6 0 3431 4 1 ... '" 3 44 329 10 16 5 410 386 17 15 O • 6851 10 0 26 12 6 480 10 0 7358 12 6

1 ... 3 64 227 29 40 4 367 325~ 16 4 ~I 5281 4 9 8 2 3 425 0 0 5714 7 0

1 ... 2 151 154 22 , 87 3· 5 372 334~ 15 19 5343 12 9 3 19 10 315 8 0 5663 0 7 ... . .. 1 80 226 26 45 1 6 384 3'l:l! 15 12 91 5340 4 1 3 18 2 332 16 0 5676 18 3 ... 1 2 58 166 22 35 9 3 298 252i

I 15 11 O. 3926 7 6 3 17 9 240 9 0 4170 14 8 ... ... .. . 94 75 11 19 3 8 210 184 15 14 6 I 2893 8 0 . .. 189 0 0 3082 8 0 ... '''1 1 62 197 23 27 2 3 314 284 12 0 o I 3408 0 0 /I 0 0 314 4 ° 372l! 4 0

1-20 , 132

-------1-------' -16

, 2271 4821 720 1099 158 1176 9245 800q ... .137425 16 4 588 18 0 8054 0 ° 146068 14 4

Per Cent. Upon tllch Statute; Adult landed alive4

--... 1'42 ... .. . . .. ... . .. ... n. . .. 17 2 9 17 3 6 0 1 6 1 0 1 IS 5 1

CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT,

Acting Immigration Agent.

lMIIUGI!.Al'ION.-f.

No. XI.

RETURN shewing the State in which the Ships chartered for the Conveyance of Immigrants' arrived during the year 1855, and the Class of Immigrants introduced.

No.

1 2 '3 4

5 6 7 8

Name ofVel!lsel.

Birmingham British Empire Shand Derry Castle

Covenanter ... ·Oithona Amazon Athleta

9 lIf .rchioness of Salisbury

10 Constant 11 Persia

12 Frederick ...

13 I Sir Charles Napier

14 Gambia

I. 15 I Northumberland 16 Epsom .. ,

11 I 18

19 i

20 21

22

23

24

25 26 21

28 29

Omega Sea King

Epaminondas

Ravenscraig Hotspur

Samarang

Tornado

Maria Hay ...

Cairngorm .. , Western Bride

. Thames I I Balnaguith .• , I Calliance ...

Date of AninI.

6th January ... Il1th January 20th January 21st January

23rd January 30th January 1st February 19th February

21st February 22nd February lIth April

lith April

20th April

22nd April

23rd April 21th April

4th May 15th May

1st June

24th June 25th June

8th July

15th July

11th August ...

5th September 26th September lIth October -

29th October 31st December

Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856.

Name of'Surgeon. tiuperintendent.

Caleb Radford ... S. W. Aldred Thomas I,ightfoot D. McNab

Thomas Slater Lloyd Herbert S. Hughes 'V. J. Rowland .;.

W. R. Honey ... Arthur Goullet .,. M. O'Sullivan ."

H. Costerton

William Thomson

M. P. Foley

J. S. Ireland W. J. Ward

Williaiil Arthnr: .• John Coates . P. Culhane

George Nicholson J. G. Moir

Johh L. Miller

D. McCosh

J. C. Sanger.

A. S, Gray .... J. G. Wiristbiie ... Charles Turner ...

George'Tallis R. T. Webber .. ,

'Remarks.

A well selected class of immigrant~, principally English. Ship admirably adapted for the service. Arrived in a satisfaetory condition. Ship clean and tolerahly well ventilated: arrived in fair order. A usefnl set ofimmigrants from the Midland and Sonthern Conn ties of En gland. Ship well adapted for carrying emigrants: clean on arrival. A useful class Of immigrants, principally I£nglish from the Southern Counties. Ship well adapted f~r the conveyance of emigrants. A respectable class of immigrants, Scoteh Highlanders. The Chief Officer and

some of the crew were imprisoned on 8rriva.1 for mutiny at sea. (.) 'fhis ship was placed in Quarantine on arrival. Immigrantsprineipally Scotch Highlanders, and not so useful a class as might be desired. This ship arrived in a very c1eau condition: immigrants princiaUy English and Scotch, and a well selected class. Immigrants principally Irish. The vessel was nQt in a clean condition on arrival. Arrived in an unsatisfactory state: immigrants principally Scotch, with some English. The Surgeon Superintendent Was fined £50, and

the gratuities of the Master and the Third Officer were forfeited for misconduct. Ship well adapted for the service. Immigrants principally from the Southern Counties of Ireland. Arrived in a satisfactory condition. A well selected class of immigrants, principally from the Eastern Counties of England, with a few from the North of Ireland. Ship ill ventilntcd. Immigrants vcry well selected from the Southern Counties of England. The Surgeon Superintendent recommended

not to be re-employed in the service. The Thi.rd Mate's gratuity f{)rfeited for improper issue of provisions. . Ship in every respect well adapted for the service. Immigrants well selected English and Irish. The SUrgeon Superintendent discharged

his dutics in a very efficient manner. Arrived in a clcanly sta~e. Immigrants principally Scotch. The Surgeon Superintendent discharged his duties efficiently. The sum

of £5 was deducted from the Third Mate's gratuity for neglect in issue of provisions. A small vessel, well lighted and ventilated: immigrants principally Scotch. Master fined £ 15 for inviting single female immigrants

into his cabin. Third Mate's gratuity forfeited. The Surgeon Superintendent was fined £50 for want of firmness and attention to his instructions. Recommended not to be re-employed.

Vessel well adapted for the service. A strong robust class of immigrants, 'principally from the Eastern Counties of England. Well adapted for conyeying emigrants. They were principally from the Southern Counties of Ireland. The Surgeon discharged his

duties efficiently. The Third Mate deserted on arrival, and consequently forfeited his gratuity. Light and ventilation defective. Immigrants well selected from the Southern Counties of England. The Matron's gratuity was fOlfeited. Ship well adapted for the service. Immigrants principally English. The Surgeon Superintendcnt discharged his duties in a creditable

manner. The Thir<l Mate was disratcd during the voyage. . Ship well adapted for the service. Immigrants English and Irish, with a few Scotch. Some of the provisions were of inferior quality.

Half the Master's gratuity was forfeited for not snpplying the cabin table properly. Ship well adapte,d for the conveyance of emigrants. Immigrants principally English and Irish. . A soui1d serviceable ship. Immigrants principally Irish, with a few ~2ilglish; not an eligible class. Half the Surgeon's retnrn passage

money deducted for neglect of discipline, and recommended not to be re-employed. Master' fined one·half his gratuity for having neglccted to co-operate with the Surgeon Superintendent.

Vessel small and ill yciltilated. Immigrants from the Southern and Western Counties of England. The First Mate was disrated for disobedience of orders, and his gratuity forfeited. . .

Exceedingly well adapted for the service. Immigrants principally Irish, with some Scotch, and a few Epglish, well selected. The Surgeon discharged his dnties very efficiently.

Well adapted for the service. Immigrants principally Irish, with some English. Thc Surgeon Snperintendent discharged his duties e:lliciently. The Third Mate was disrated for negligence in the care of the stores. .

Well ad3pted for the service. A respectable class of immigrants, nearly all Irish, and well selected. 1Vell adapted for the service. Immil,Yrants half from Ireland, the remainder from Scotland and Bnglaml, and fairly Relected. Well adapted for the service. Immigrants English and Irish,' with a few Scotch. The First Officer's gratuity wa, forfeited for persisting

in communicating with the single women. The Surgeon Superintendent discharged his duties in an efficient mRnner Small but otherwise well adapted for carrying emigrants. Imntigrants principally from the Midland Conn ties of Ireland, and well selected. Vessel not well lighted. Immigrants a most suitable class: English and Irish, with a few Scotch.

CHARLES EDWARD S'fRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

~ W

23

No. ll:il:a

RETURN shewing the Native Counties of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria duringtbe year 1855.

NUMnEIt OF IMMIGRANTS. liC"liBBR OF lllMlGlUNTS.

GOUSl'RY.

{ t TOTAL, COUNTRY.

~ ;1 rE ~, ____ ~ ___ ~ _________ -----II-~,~,~~_,_,_~, ____ ,~ __ .. _~_,I---I----l---i-----II

ENGLAND. Nvrthern Oo'U!nties.

Northumberland ..• Cumberland ..• Westmoreland .•• Durham ..• . .. Yorkshire .•• Lancashire ...

Midland Oounties. Cheshire... • .. Derbyshire ••. Nottinghamshire ... Staffordshire ••. Warwickshire ..• W orcestershire ••• Leiccsterahire Rutland ... Northamptonshire ..• BuckingJ?amshire .•• Oxford ... Gloucestershire .• Monmouthshire ... Herefordshire ••. Shropshire ...

Eastel'n Counties. Lincolnshire ... Norfolk ••• Huntingdonshire .•. Cambridgeshire .•. Suffolk. ... . .• Bedfordshire ... Hcrtfordshire ..• Essex ... • •• Middlesex ••• Kent .•• • ..

South Eastern Counties. SWisex '" Surrey... • .• Hampshire .•• Berkshire ...

South Western Oounties. Dorsetshire Wiltshire Somersetshire Devonshire Cornwall

Total, England

WALES. Caernarvonshire ... Denbighshire •.• Flintshire ••• Merioncthshire Cardiganshire ... Montgomeryshire '" Pembrokeshire ... Caermarthenshire •.. Brecknoekshire '" Glamorganshire ... Anglesea .. .

Total, Wales .. .

109 4 17 130 70 1 12 83 2... I 3

51 1 6 58 79 2 8 89

160 18 43 221 ---,1----1----:-

471 1 ___ 2_6_1, ___ 87 __ 1-5_8-4-1'

24 3 16 43 23 1 6 80 28 '" 1 29 40 3 7 50 18 1 4 18 5 ... .•. 5

50 2 5 57 2... 0 2

10... 3 13 53 1 8 57 23 1 ... 24

112 3 16 131 13... 2 15 7... 1 8 4 .•. 1 5

1-1-----407 15 65 487

45 99 18

1 3

3 8

50 no 18

235 23 48 306 96 11 14 121 11... 1 12 63 4 12 79

140 5 15 150 1

631 44 283 958 98 J 1 __ 28 ___ 1_27_

1437 1 92 412 1941 --1--------

22 185 97 14

9 3

11 58 7 2

33 252 107

16 1

-'--' --'...::.......:.- ----'-'-' 818 12 78 408

41 2 5 48 103 4 15 122 197 8 65 270 229 11 47 287 284 1 18: .51 863

'-1_1-

854 48 193 1090 1-1-

... 3487 18S 835 1 4510 \' ----1-------- ---,

2 4 5

38

2

2

1

2 1 6

1

1 4 4 9 1

46

----- ---1---1 49 6 11 66

SCOTLAND. Nortlwrn Oounties.

Caithness '" Sntherland .. . Hoss-shire .. . Cromartv .. . N airnshire .. . Inverness-shire '" Momyshire ... Banff... • .. Aberdeen .. . Kincardine .. . Forfarshire .. . Fifeshire... .. . Kinross ... .. . C]ackrnannon ... Perthshire ... Orkney and Shetland Isles ...

Southern Oounties. Midlothian .. . Berwicksbire .. . Roxburghshire ... Selkirk ." ... Peebles ... Lanar kshire ... Dumfries-shire '" Kircudbright ... Ayrshire... • .. Dumbarton .. . Argyleshire .. . Henfrewshire .. . Stirling '" ' Linlithgow .. . Bute,.. .. . Wigton ... .. . East Lothian .. .

Total, Scotland

IRELAND. Ulster.

,Donegal ... Londonderry Antrim ... Tyrone '" Down ... Cavan Monaghan Armagh ... Fermanagh

...

2 87 41

7 185

4 2

22

6

40

2 15 19

1)

81 5

14

4 58 60

12 306

9. 2

36

89 10 33 132 50 6 28 84

... 1 2 3 36 2 6 43 74 4 27 105

~ _00_' _1 ___ 2_i-=:' 1

562 i 69 I 239 I 870 ----,--1-

1 122 12 117 251

18 88

156 13 5

33 12 10 27 37 23

10

1 9

6

3

5 2 4

8 10

101 3

12 2

12 11 26

1

22 57

263 16 5

48 14 27 40 67 24

3 3 5! 15 -----1----)-----·1----

504 42 306 ,852 1----1----1----,-

1066 III 545 1722 --1-1---

12 26 42 50 21 15 17 59 16

24 25

9 36 2 2

3 11

29 65 80 81 25 76 53 139 12 35 34 51 5 22

65 127 14 41

-----I-----i-----I-----258 112 267 637

Lein8ter. Longford .. . Westmeath .. .

... - .. -.-,--1- --1- --2-12... 16 28

Eastmeath .. . 8 3 12 23 Louth... . .. 2... 4 6 King's County ... Queen's County ... Kildare ... . ..

41 6 65 118 10 1 12 23 20 2 15 37

Dublin ... ... 46 5 105 156 Carlow ... 13 1 15 29 Wick1ow... .. . 43 6 32 81 Kilkenny .. . Wexford ...

84 32 128 244 ... ... 4 4

--;;-\---;-~Im

24

RETURN shewing the Na.tive Counties of the Assisted Immigrants-continued.

HVHBn OIl''. IMMIGRANT!. J NuunRR 01 1l{3(10RANl'H.

COUNTRY.

! ~ TOTAL. COUNTRY. ~ I ! TOTAL.

;; Ii

~ :l!

I ;g ~ -n. a ~ .... . . .8 . " "" 0; en "" 11l -------- - ---,------IRELAND-continued. OTHER COUNTRIES.

Oonnaugltt. Jersey ... ... ... 14 ... 8 22

Leitrim 1 2 3 Guernsey ... ... 4 . .. 2 6 ... ... ... India 1 1 Sligo 3. 3 ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... ... ... . .. Canada 1 1 Mayo 1 1 .... . .. .. . ... ... ... ... .. . ... ... New South Wales ... 1 1 Galway ... 23 II 66 100 ... ... " .. ... . .. Portugal. .. 3 3 Roscommon 6

1 6 ... ... . .. ... ... ... ...

I . .. Isle of Man 2 2 ... ... . ... . .. ----' I Prussia 2 2

24 11 78 113 ... ... ." ... Newfoundlaud ... ... ... .. . 1 1 ------------Munster. Tasmania ... ... ... . .. 1 1

Clare 116 34 351 501 Genoa ... m ... .. . 1 ... 1 ... ... ... Kerry 3 1 6 10 ----------... ... ... Total, other Countries 23 3 15 41 Cork ... ... ... ·88 12 158 258 ",. Waterford ... ... 4 . .. 5 9 Tipperary ... . .. 137 26 282 445 Limerick .... ... 52 I 16 114, 182 I

400 I 89! 916! 1405 I Total, Ireland ... ... • 967 I 269 1 1670 / 2906 1 I

SUMMARY,

COUNTRIES.

En~land ... Waes ... Seotland ... Ireland .. , Other Countries .

Grand Total

Immigration Office, Meloourne;1I1th August, 1856.

... .. . , .. ... ... . .. ... ... ... . ..

... . ..

" NUMBER O. 1lIUI10lU.Nr8.

Families. Single

Males.

3487 188 49 6

1066 111 967 269 25 1

5594 575

TOTA.L

Single SOULS.

Femalell.

--~ ---835 4510

11 66 545 1722

1670 2906 15 ,41

---- ---3076 9245

CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

r !

No" ltVo RETURN shewing the Sex and Age of Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

SEX AND AGE.

-

GENERAL TOTAL.

NATIVE COUNTRY. 45 yeus a.nd ~l a.nd under 14 und nnder 1 and under 1 and under npwnrd!J. 4S years. 21 yel\ls. 14 yearo. 1 YC":'ffl. Infante.

Males. Femnles.. MnleJ~ Femo.l~. l\[u.les. Fel:Qalpa~ Males. Females. ~1l1es. Feroa.l~. Mules. I FCIDo.lea. '1 Males. Fema]cs.

--,--,-- -

England and Wales 69 82 1022 13r,8 173 511 209 324 ,_ 259 387 Scotland .. , 51 41 294 558 77 254. 72 121 I 79 116 Ireland 14 26 43~ 1145 137 839 57 93 44 56 Other Countries •.. ... ..• 2 I 3 .~. 4... 2 .•• ...

. I II

TOTAL 1134 149 11750 3064 387 1608 338 --::- 382 659

93 119 1825 2781 34 25 607 1115 31 32 715 2191

2 9

1--'--158 176 II 3149 6096

GRAND TOTAL.

4606 1722 2906

11

9245

Immi$ration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856. CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

l'roQ 'Va RETURN shewing the Number of Married and Single Persons who arrived as Assisted lmmigrauts in the Colony of Victoria dming the year 1855.

Haniw Adults. Single Adulta. Children. GENERAL TOTAL.

NATIVE COUNTRY.__ GRAND TOl'AL.

l\Ig,lmt. Females. Males. Females. Malos. Females. Moles. Fcmale.t'J ..

-England and Wales ... I 1065 1057 199' 894 061 830 I 1825 2781 4606 Scotland... ...... 309 304 113 549 I. 185 262' 607 1115 1722 Ireland... ...... 318 318 265 1692 132 181 715! 2191 2906 Other Countries... ... 2 2 ••• 5 ... 2 2 9 11

! . I

TOTAL ...... 1694 I 1681 _577 _ 3140 __ 878_ L 1~5 [I 3149 6096 ~~9=2=45==~ Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856. CHARLES EDWARD STRUT'r, Acting Immigration Agent.

~

I:>:J Q{

No. V!. RETURN shewing the Religious Persuasions of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the Oolony of Victoria during the year 1855.

NATIVE COUNTRY.

England and Wales Scotland ... Ireland Other Countries ...

TOTAL

RELIGIOUS PERSUASIONS.

II Afembers oftbe I . I ' U""''l.".t~ ... _ Other R C h!" Persona 0' other Church QfEng-laod.. Presbytel'lamla Wesl~y.n ... u .. ~ .. "'u ... ~ .. ~ Protestant8. oman at 0 Ie.. Per&uuioQI.

GENERAL TOTAL.

. - -~

_ _ Males. Femalell'.· Male. Female.. Males.. Femalee:. Males. F~ma1etl.

_1_._ II 1500 2264 54· 76 106 155 136 189 28 '96 1 1 1825 2781 II

14 31 581 1044 1 4 ... •.• II 36 •.. ••• 607 1115

12~ 27~ .. ~8 5~ I ::: .. : .... 1 ::: ~.~O 1~.~6 ::: ::: i 71; 219! I

1- 1- - --11------1 1642 I 2578 683 1179 107 161 137 189 579 1988 1 1 1 II 3149 6096 II'

, '- I I.

GRAND TOTAL.

4606 1722 2906

11

9245

Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856. CHARLES EDW.ARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

No. V%I. RETURN slwwing the Occupation of the Assisted Immigrauts who arrived in the Oolony of Victoria during the year 1855.

OCCUPATION.

Ntlmb~r of Number Numher of Nnmber o( Domeatie Mecbanie&

NATiVE COUNTRY. SCl'VIDltS. enguged in

of Sllepherds erecting bundin~ or in

Number ofTnldeapeople euguged in

preparing Qr se1li.ng I.lrti.cle" of :Food.

Agricmltunl and obwniag Of'

..Ln.borers~ -Herd.!Jmen . prcl,>nriug

Males. Females. Bmldinlf Mllteritlla.

Mo.les. I Females.

England and Wales 442 9 3 830 613 Scotland 196 29 530 147 Ireland 527 4 • 1668 35 Other Countries 5 2

30

I .18

2 8 2

I 34 I 21 3033 797

-----'-------1---1---1---1---\-------

TOTAL 1165 42 4

Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856. ",',

Number of Tradclipeople eng'Uged in t

mnkir}g or aelli ng artieh~Ef of Clothing,,'

I Pemillca .. I

8 38 12

1 13

9 63

Number of ather Mecb8D.ics~

Malee.. l'emilies.

----135 43 11

189

GENERAL TOTAL. Numbet of' othcl'3 not included

ill the (ongoing c(lluuu:u'li. GRAND TOTAL.

- II. Malee:. Fema.1e8~ Male.. Females.!

1900 -:-5 ---:-1-11

17. 585 190 134

565 607 1115 i 1722 510 715 2191 I 2906

4 2 I 9 I 11

909 2979 ,--:-9 -I-:~f~::-CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

N) ~

27

RETURN shewing the state of Education of the Assisted Immigrants who arrived in the

. Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

I EDUCATION.

GENERAL TOTAL. GRA.:ND NATIVE COUNTRY. PerSQD' l\"ho can ReQ,d PetlllOn9 who cnn Persons who can neither

and Write. Read only. Read nM' Write •• TOTAL.

Males. Female.~ Males. Females. Males. FemaleI?'. Ma.lcs. Femu.les.

._-------- I ----England ... ... 1225 1804 218 453 382 524 1825 2781 4606

Scotland ." ... 400 788 84 164 123 163 607 1115 1722

Ireland . .. 369 795 130 730 216 666 715 2191 I 2906 ... I I

Other Countries ... 2 8 ... ... ... 1 2 9 11

--- -------------TOTAL ... ... 1996 I 3395 432 1347 721 1354 3149 6096 9245

o Including Children and Infants.

Immigration Office, Melbourno, 15th August, 1856.

No .. :rex.


RETURN shewing the stute of Education as compared with the Religious Persuasions of the

Assisted Im)lligrants who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

I RELIGIOUS PERSUASIONS •

. STATE OF EDUCA.TION. Members of. 1 I

TOTAL.

the Chur~h uf Preshyterians.! Wesleyan Other Roman Other

England. I Methodi9UJ. Ifitesbnt9_ Catholics. PerJIutu~iong.

------------- -----'" ,

Persons who cun Re~.~ } i

and Writo 2766 1275

I 179 205 964 2 5391 ...

Persons who can R~.~} 772 1779 only 627 282 41 57 ... ... ... Persons who ea~ neither}

Read nor Wnte ... 827 305 48 64 831 ... 2075

--_._-_. __ ._ .. - I --1--·--TOTAL · .. 1 4220 1862 --2-1 92~~ ... I 268 ~26 I 2567

I =


CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent •

..

28

No. X. RETURN she,wing the state of' Education as compared with the Age of the Assisted Immigrants

who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

STATE OF EDUCATION.

45yearJl and

upwards.

!U and under

4tli yeus.

AGE.

14 and under

21 years.

1~d under

14 years.

land uD,dcr

1 years.

I TOTAL.

I Infonts.

I---~----~il----I----- ------�--~-,I----- ---__ ----

Persons who can Rea •• d.} and Write •••

Persons who can neither} Read nor Write ...

TOTAL n.'

Iinmigration Office,

214:

44

25

283


3561 1328

748 389

505 278,

4814

No. XX.

282 6 5391

503' 95 1779

93 840 334 2075

878 941 334 9245

CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent~

RETURN shewing the Number of Children under Fourteen Years of Age in the families of the Assisted Immigrants who a~rived in the Colony of Victoria during the year 1855.

"

Number of (, Married Coupl(lg

NATIVE COUNTRY. without

Children. 'lOne

Child.

~

England and Wales ... 414 , 294

Scotland ... ... 113 80

Ireland ... ... 173 89

Other Countries ..• 1 ...

r .. ~ ..

TOTAL n. ... 701 463

I' ,

Immigration' Office" MelboUl'ne, 15th: Anggst, 1856.

NUMBER OF FAMILIES CONTAINING

-"

j

Two Thr .. Four

Chlldren. Ohildren. Children.

--- ------

214 103 52

62 36 17

39 23 13

1 ... ...

I-i----

316· 162 82

,

, Total Total Number

Number of Children

of unde .. Hyean

Five Six Seven FumiHes. ora.ge.

Children, Children. Children

I

--------- ---1-----

24 3 2 1106 I I 1391

H 2 ... 321 447

, 5 ... '" 342 313

. .. - ... ... 2 2

, 1---------40 5 2 1771 2153

, ,

CHARLES EDWARD STRlJ"TT, Acting Immigration Agent.

-

No. X,JtIa

~RETU:t:tN g;

. ~

shewing the Periods of Engagement and the Average Wages obtained at Melbourne, Geelong, and Portland, by the Assisted Immigrants who arrived during the year 1855 .

~ ~

. PORT OF ARIUV AL.

oil

'" i:l

Melboul'Ilc ... '" 283

GeeIong .. , ... . .. 375

Portland ... ... '" 384

---TOTAL ... ... 1042

.. column" Did not hire numbel' includes those

Immigration Office,

NUMBER OF FAlIULlES. NUMBER OF BINGLE MEN.

~~~-- ~-~ -, ~ Hired for

-ii Hired fOol'

gi 11- =:l A vertigo W nges 01.

~1 .~!i Three

per nnnum ,<:G

1~ Six I Abo.o ~iJ' 'l'hrce SIX Above ~A

~~ Months Montlts Six with Rations. ." Months Month!! Six Po

Wldleas. u.ndlcas. Months. i:l Months. ~ a.nd less. and less.

---------£ s. d.

7 56 51 24 63 3 1 104 1 11 32 8 1

'" '40 145 41 27 100 12 8 62 13 33 29 5 3

12 44 66 89 60 3 3 133 1 3 36 50 46 ,

-1------------- --- -I I

59 245 158 140 74 13 0 299 I 15 471 97 63 50

I I

Depots," includes women who ca.mo

who came out under the Immigration Remittance Regulation_ to join their the Immigration Remittance Regulations, and those who left the DepDts

Melbourne, 15th .4ugust, 1856.

NUMBER OF SINGLE WOMEN.

-5 ~ Hired for

Average Wages Average Wages 01 If "'\ per nunum

Above per annum

"'''' Three Six fe

with Rations. iai Month, Months Six:: wi~h Rations •

~ and JesB nndlcs9. Month!!.

--1----

£ s. ti. I I £ s. d.

45 5 8 387 ... 114 1026 86 11 23 5 7

62 12 10 282 ... .72 713 74 15 19 14 2

41 7 1 III ... 57 104 68 20 19 3 5

, ,

49 15 2 780t . .. 243 i 1843 228 46 20 14 4

I I I

and also many mecbaniCl! who preferred settling at one<) on their own account. friends.



t::.::l <:C

.

30.

No. X:n:X.

RETURN of the Nominations for Passages to. Victoria under the Remittance Regulations of

1st June, 1853, during the year 1855.

NOMINATIONS FOR· ASSISTED PASSAGES.

I Amount depo-sited Amount deposited

COUD.U7 where Living. Number of Number of :00 assist it) pnying the for Outfit Total Amount. Soul.~ Statute Adult •.

expcfll5t'> of Passage. .of' Imtnigrants.

---~--.~ ---.~-

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. England and Wales ...

! . " ... 14 7 134 0 0 ... 134 0 0

.. Scotland ... .. , ... ... 13 7i. 142 0 0 4 0 0 146 0 0

Ireland ... ... ... ... 19 13 248 0 0 10 0 0 258 0 O.

~

TOTAL ... ... ... 46 !

27! 524 0 14 0 0 538 0 0

CCLAUIJ§E 9.

NOMINATIONS ;FOR FREE PASSAGES.

. Number or I Amount depOSit.:

Amount deposited I Nttmber .of Country where LiTlng. for Outfit; Toml Amount..

Souls, Statute Adults. to aecure Passages. to Immigrant.4.

. ~.~.-~ ~----~~ .

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. England and Wales ... ... ... 244 188! 960 0 0 271 16 0 1231 16 0

I ;,

Scotland ... . .. ... . .. 95 80 I

428 0 0 87 10 0 515 10 ()

Ireland ... ... ... .. . 323 282 1514 0 0 317 10 0 1831 10 0 .

. ~.-~-

TO:rAL ... ... . .. 662 550i 2902 0 0 676 Ip 0 3578 16 0

Immigration Office,




NOD XltV.

RETURN shewing the Number of Persons sent for from Great Britain and Ireland; also, Amounts paid for their Passage by PerSODS in this Colony, under the Remittance

Regulations of 1st June, 1853, during the year 1855.

"

ENGLAND. SCOTLAND. IRELAND. RECAPITULATION. I

~ ~ Ji ',& PARTICULARS. .. a '" '" ... '" -< PlI18age. Outfit. TOTAL. -< Passage. Outfit. TOTAL.

'01 Pallllllge. Outfit. TOTA.L. -< Pa.lIlILge. Outfit • TOTA.L. . ~ ; ~ ~ i ~ g g 11 3 3 00 U5 '" U5 III '" III '" --- -- ----- --------- --- -'-- ----- --------- -- ----- --- -- -- --------- -----

;£ s. d. ;£ 8. d. £ s. d. ;£ B. d. ;£ s. d. ;£ s. d. ;£ s. d. ;£ B. d. ;£ •• d. £ B. d. ;£ B. d. ;£ B. d.

To Remittances, January, 1855 •• 24 18! 90 0 0 24 0 0 120 0 0 10 9 46 0 0 9 0, 0 55 0 0 29 1!5~ 174 0 0 9B 0 0 212 0 0 63 59 916 0 0 71 0 0 887 0 0 .. February .. " 24 18 128 0 0 21 0 0 149 0 0 5 5 42 0 0 4 0 0 46 0 0 42 87 220 0 0 46 0 0 266 0 0 71 60 890 0 0 71 0 0 461 0 0

" March

" .. 22 17 90 0 0 25 0 0 115 0 0 .. ., .. .. " 4J 89 226 0 0 41 0 0 267 0 0 6S 56 816 0 0 66 0 0 982 0 0

.. April " .. 29 21! 140 0 0 78 0 0 218 0 0 2.'l 16 lOB 0 0 IB 0 0 120 0 0 49 (2 2SB 0 0 44 0 0 282 0 0 101 79~ 486 0 0 140 0 0 626 () 0 .. ~ray " .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. June .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

" July

" " 84 2B 100 0 0 2610 0 192 10 0 6 ~ 86 0 0 8 0 0 44 0 0 89 82~ 186 (j 0 49 0 0 285 0 0 70 65 98B 0 0 B9 10 0 471 10 0 ,. August " .. 21 15~ 74 0 0 10 0 0 84 0 0' 6 5~' 88 0 0 11 0 0 49 0 0 24 19! 94 0 0 10 0 0 no 0 0 51 40~ 200 0 0 87 0 0 249 0 0 .. September" .. 7 5 24 0 0 4 0 0 28 0 0 14 9! 60 0 0 14 0 0 74 0 0 18 t6! 112 0 0 11 0 0 123 0 0 89 91 196 0 0 29 0 0 225 0 0 .. October .. .. 30 22 110 0 0 24 0 0 140 0 0 5 Ii 24 0 0 3 10 0 27 10 0 38 81 185 0 0 19 10 0 204 10 0 7S 5B 925 0 0 47 0 0 872 0 0 .. November JJ .. 28 22! no 0 0 18 0 0 128 0 0 25 20~ 188 0 0 19 0 0 157 0 0 22 19 n6 0 0 19 0 0 185 0 C 75 62 864 0 0 56 0 0 420 0 0

-" December" .. 89 27! 146 0 0 40 6 0 186 0 0 14 12~ 7B 0 0 5 0 0 89 0 0 40 83 215 0 0 45 0 0 260 0 0 93 78 499 0 0 90 (J 0 520 6 0

------------- ----- -----:-:--:r:~

---- ---- ----- ---- ----- ----- ------------258 195~ 1090 0 0 270 10 0 1960 16 0 lOB 87~ 661 10 0 942 295 1766 0 0 32B 10 0 2094. 10 0 70B 57B 8426 0 0 690 10 0 4116 16 0

Immigration Office, CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Melbourne, 15th August, 1856.

0'

Acting Immigration Agent.'

tI) I-

No. XV.

STATEMENT shewing the Number of Families, Relatives, and Single Women, sent for by their Friends from the United Kingdom during the year 1855.

l!'AlIULlE~.

SINGLE WOMEN.

PERIOD. Wivea and Chlldrca of Dep08itorl. Other RclatiTCI tmd.Friends of Depositora .. 'l:'OTA1.. I

Eng1ant4 Scotland. Irela.nd~ 'l:'OTAL. England. Scotla.nd. Ireland. TOTAl;. England. Scotlnnd. Inland. TOTAL. England. Seotlo.nd. Ireland.

----

January ... ... '" ... ... 4 1 . .. 5 2 1 3 6 6 2 3 11 4 2 12

February ... ... . .. ... .. . 5 1 1 7 ... ... 2 2 5 1 3 9 6 2 20

March ... ... ... .. . ... 5 ... ... S '" ., . 2 2 5 . .. 2 7 5 . .. 23

April . 2 3 1 6 2 1 3 6 4 4 4 12 7 4 16 ... ... ... .. . ... May .•• ... ... ... ... ... .. , ... ... ... ... . " ... . .. ... . .. ... . ..

'" .. . ... "

June ... ..... ' ... ... '" ... ... '" ... ... ... ... ... . .. . .. .. . ... . .. . .. .. . July '" ... ... . .. ... r, 1 3 9 2 ." 2 4 7 1 5 13 10 2 13

August ... ... ... .. . ... 4 ... 3 7 1 1 1 3 5 1 4 10 3 3 9

September ... ... ... ... ... 2 3 1 6 ... ... 1 1 2 3 2 7 1 . .. 7 October ... ... .. '. ... .. . 7 1 1 9

; 2 " . 3 5 9 1 4 14 2 2 10

November ... ... ... ... 2 2 1 5 3 1 2 6 5 3 3 11 7 11 9

December ... ... ... ... '" 10 1 4 15 ... 2 3 5 10 3 7 20 4 3 11

I~ 1-

. 'TOTAL ... . .. ... .. . 46 13 15 74 12 6 22 40 58 19 37 114 49 29 130

- - -I--Number of SOllIs ... ... ... .. . 155 48 65 268 54 31 147 232 209 79 212 500 49 29 130

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CHARLES EDWARD 1856. Acting Immigration

TOTAL.

18

28

28

27

. ..

.. . 25

15

8

14

27

18

208

208

c:.o w

33

No. XVI.

REPORT OF ASSISTANT IIDUGRATION AGENT AT GEELONG.

No. 56 144.

SIR,

Immigration Office, Geelong, 29th April, 1856.

. In compliance with the request contained in your communication of the 24th ipstant, No. 104, I do mYl$]f the honor to submit the following Report on the subject of Immigration to this district.

I regret to have to inform you that the number of 'immigrants introduced here" during the past year, as shewn in the accompanying Returns, has Deen wholly inadequate for the A. B. C. D. requiremeD,ts of the district. • ,

This has been the case more especially with respect to agricultural and day laborers, the want of which is exercising a most baneful influence on the progress of agriculture and the improvement of the district generally.

C;:heat domestic inconvenience contin:ues to be experienced in consequence of the very limited supply of female servants also forwarded here during the year, the majority of whom have not been. of a description to merit. approval. The snpply of milliners and dress makers has been also madequate to the demand. "

Clerks, shopmen, porters, and immigrants of this class are plentiful and are not required.

The nUmber of mechanics forwarded during the year has been greater in proportion to the requirements of the district than any of the classes mentioned, and in general these have been foup.d equal to the demand. "

The recent combination however entered into by many descriptions of mechanics to reduce the period of daily labor from ten to eight hours, wiU,virtually lesson the labor to the Colony of the classes referred to by one-flfth, which will require to be considered in estimating the la-bor need±\u to be imported during the approaching twelve months. The" .eight hour" system, as it is called; seems to be gaining grolmd among all cla~ses of employers, and should it be adopted by agricultural and day laborers, who, if any, require a reduction in the hours of labor, the effect must be to still further curtail the present insufficient supply of this description of labor also.

Before offering an opinion as to the number of immigrants which will be required here next year, it becomes my duty to state that the utmost dissatisfaction has been caused by the very large proportion of Irish females that have been, forwarded here during the year. These have generally proved most inefficient domestic servants, and I trust means will be taken to substitute a much larger proportion of English and Scotch of this class in future. A nearly similar objection exists ill reference to females forwarded from some of t4e Islands of Scotland.

I would mention that no objection exists however to the reception here of a fair proportion of males from Hie places mentioned.·

On a careful consideration of the present and future ordinary requirements of this district, I would earnestly recommend the introduction of the number and description of immigrants contained in thtl accompanying estimate during the next twelve months; these, I doubt not, E. will meet with ready and highly remunerative employment on arrival, and I believe the prosperity and future advancement of the various interests of the district depend in a great measure upon the determination of the Government in this matter. •

. As you ~e no doubt aware, this district is almost wholly dependent on assisted immigra-tion for a supply of labor, as comparatively few unassisted immigrants arrive at this port.

~n conclus~on, ~ mar he pern~tted to e~press a doubt as to whether the present plan of conductip.g male ImmIgratIOn to thIS Colony IS the best that can be adopted. I fear it only op~ra~es in too many. cases to bring out large accessions to the digging population, without relievlllg the labor market. .

. I :w~uld respe.ctfully submit whether it is nO,t possible to remedy this very serious defect ill the eXIstmg system.

• . I have the honor to be, .

The Acting Immigration Agent, Melbourne.

llIIlIIGRATION.-i.

Sir, . Your most obedient Servant,

(Signed) J. GUTHRIE,

Assistant I¥lmigration Agent and Collector of Customs.

"

-,

'4.

RETURN shewing the Date of Arrival nnd the Names of Government Immigrant Ships to the Port of Geelong during the year 1855, the Nl1thber of Married Couples, Single :Mal~ and Female Adults, and' Children under fourteen years, the Native Coun~ry, Ed'!lcation, and Religious Persuasion of the Immigr'ants, and the Average Rato ofW ages.

ChU{lren ~! Average Wages per annu~ Hh AdltIts. . under Native Couutry. :BducaUoa. Religious Pl!J1IuPoSicn. 'I TOTALS, 1'1 RatioWl. W _ 14 yeW's.

----,- -.~ --- -- ----I - --. -I -------~---Date .; Mnrcied.· Single.. ~ .,; I I I j II

1,.,,_ of '. ~ .;.. J.< g I j iii 'I . I .;\U., K ~me of Ship., a ___ ~ __ ~ I ~ ___ . ___ • ~ .~ ~ g j . ! E ~ II. . Statute II Manied Single Single

Arnva.l. .. ~ I' ] i ~ . ] ~ ..; ~ I R I ~ 'II Ma.l(:IL I Females.j Bouls. 'I ~ • "Q '0 g -d .t' .;::: Co ::: 'i:! e I 10' . I Adults. Couples. I l\b.les. Jlemale.~ ~ !. ~ ~ ~ ~ d j §] ~ ~ ~ ~ 'll ~ §. I ~ I' . ~ !I'j '1 '1

1 .

'1i' I -2' ~ . .; ~ -a ~ if 1i ~ -;; 2 ~i1 j }! t I -5 ~ .. \ 1 I'" 'I I p:; I ~ '" ;:;; "" :!I "" i'l "' .::; 0 P:; Iil " 0 l" '" lOP:; I i I' I

1-"--,-. -"---. -1-_--'__ I I '--1-1-1-1-11. 1----18va. I I 1 I '11' I I I II £ •• 01.1 £ s. d. £ s. d.

1 15 Jan. ·llrillsIjEmpire... ... 456\ 64 OJ. 9 29 SO 50 243.. 1 ... ••• 103 32 49 177 14' 34119 ..... 103\ 141 24.1.1 197 11108 8 1 I 46 4 5 23 \l 7

2' 23 Jan. Covenanter ... .. .. 1274 741 73 26 J29 51 65 80 294 '43 1 285 71 62 66 15 \ 325'1'" 12 1

1

\131 267.1 418 I 354~ II 64 15 4 I 41 Ii 8 23 1 2

II 21 p'eb. Marchioness of Salisbury 565 I .221 22 17 143 10 23 S6 I!) 137 1 137 57 49 83 221 36 I 1 102 II l)5 I 1881 2431 220~ I U4 10 0 I 48 8"'" 0 20 1 S

4 20 April Sil'Cbol'les Napier ... Mal 331 33 8 93 23 i 'S9 58 171 3 .2 108 20 46. 46 81 1671 I! 1211 641 17111 234! 197~ I 12412 1 18716 0 23 7 0

5 23 APril'1 NOl'tlmmberland .. , 812 I 70 I 08 8 48 37 74 258 16 20 5 208 41 56 .. 1, 228 5 \ 20 121 31 II 115 1\ 190 I 3051, 215k I 127 5 8 122 10 8 .21 611

o 27 April Epsom ... ' .... ... OW 321 32 11 133 18 28 65 28 160 1 121 79 Mil '76 12. 29)... 1371

1

'1 01 I' 1031 254 I 226 11• 104 0 fj 72!l 0 21 1 1

7 16 }fay Sen King ... ... 800 103 103 9 43 30 77 36'J 3 5 4 210 72 80 II 321 71 6 i 7 33 .' 151 I 223· 374 I 305 I 104 18 4 20 0 0 1~ 12 2

8 1 Juno Epaminondas... ... ll7l 91 01 7 138 27 48 277 3 121 1 230 07 105 '1

1

241. 6 al37 '11511 1251 2771 4021 352~ I lOS 1 8 30.0 0 18 011

lJ June Raven.craig ... ... 589 58 ~S ' 9 83 18 31 100 ... 91 ... 151 65 41 149 10 4 !j23 7l II 85 I 172 \ 257 \ 229! I, 106 13 7 50 S Q 1616 Q

< I II 'II 10 17 Aug. ~Iarla Hay... ... 10071 33 38 26 189 32 44 135 ... 231 1 100 115 ,02 140 4 4 9 20411 00 27113071 325i II 7817 1 30 4 0 1810

II 11 Oct. 'rhames... ... ... 829 I <IS 43. 15 123 31 3S 171 11 111 ... Hl5 68 60 I 104 10 1810 95 II BV 204! 293 i 252i II 0711 5 33 14 4 16 2 1

1---::, -- 1 ___ 11_' _1\ __ 1 ___ 11, •

TOTALS... ... ... 628. 623 145 11M 322 517, 1896 1i77 902 I W 2GOl 6S7 703 1099 116 045 1123 812 [11095 229~j 3391 I

j

.

I I I I I Iii'

Immigration Office, (Signl!d) G. GUTHRIE, Geelong, 29th April, 1856. • Assistant Immigl'lltion Agent ..

C/.j 14>0.

35

RETURN shewingcthe class of Male Immigrants to Geelong in 1855.

CALLING. Married Males. Single Mele

TOTAL. Adult ••

-~" ... . .. Stonemasons ... ... . .. '" 75 8 83

Bricklayers ... ... ... ... 38 2 40 ,

Carpenters ... . .. ... . .. 181 2 183

Wheelwrights ... ... . .. ... 6 1 7 , Blacksmiths ... ... n • ... 33 2 35

q

Flasterers ... ... . .. . .. 13 3 16 ~

Painters ... ... ... . .. . .. 6 1 7

Harnessmakers ... ... .. . ... 1 ... 1

Bootmakers ... ... ... ... 2 .. . 2

Bakers ... ... ... ... ... .. . 11 11

Brickmakers .. , ... ... ... .' 18 ... 18 . '

Laborers ... ... ... .. . ... 251 95 346 , Shepherds ... ... ... .. , I 4 . .. 4:

. 'rotal Tradesmen ... ... . .. ... 403

" Laborers ... ... ... .. . 350

--Total ... . .. 753

/

RETURN shewing the number of Single Female Adults introduced in Government Immigrant

Ships to the Port of' Geelong during the year 1855.

NATIVE COUNTRY:

i England. SCQtfnnd. Il'elnnJ.

331 206 614 ~

Immigration Office, .

Geelong, 29th April, 1856.

t

! ~thc'~~·Count-l'iea.~ !t-:

5

I

TOTAL .. '

1156

J. GUTHRIE, AssiiJumt Immigration Agent.

.. 36

C. RETURN sbewing the piir centage on the Male Adult Immigra.nts to tbe Port of Geelon g

,during the year 1855,

Stonemasons Bricklayers , •• Carpenters ' .. Wheelwrights

Calling.

Bl acksmiths Plasterers , .. Painters' Harnessmakers Bootmakers Brickmakers Agricultural Laborers Shepherds

Per centage on Total

Male Adults.

11'02 5'32

24'18 '94

4'65 2'22 '93 '13 '27

1'46 2'39

46'49

TOTAL 100

RETURN shewing the per ce~tage on the total number of Single Female A4ults from each Country in thf:l United Kingdom for 1855.

English and Webh Scotch

I Irish ... Others

Country.

•.. ..,.

Per c:entnge on Tot'"

Fernnle Adults.

28'63 17'82 53'12

'43

100

RETURN shewing the per centag¢ on the Total Assisted Immigration.during the year 1855~

ClasB, Married Males ... .., .. . '" Females... .., ... . Single Male Adults ... .. .

" Female" ,., ... Single Males under fourteen years

" Females" ' " • '

Native Country. English IlndWelsh ...

,Scotch :.. .,. ... Irish ... ... • .. Other Countries... . ..

Education. Read lmd Write ... Read only..... . .• ,Neither Head nor Writt) ...

Religious 1'. ersuaSion. Church of England ... Wesleyan. ,.. ... . .. Presbytenan . ... . ... Other Protestants... '''' ROman Catholics .. , .. ,

Total Males J.". " Females

p~ centnge on Total

... I'

... 32'29

... 67'71

Immigro.tion.

18'52 18'37 4'28

34'09 ,9'49 15'25

'55'9 17'0 26'6

'5

'59' 20'26 20'74

·50'W 3'45

19'00 3'65

23'80

Excess of Females ... 35'42

Immigration 'bIBee, ' l(teelong, ,29th april, 1856,

J, GUTHRIE, Assistant Immigration Agent.

-

37 .

:::0.

RETURN shewing the Number of Male and Female Passengers from Ports not in Victoria, who arrived at a.nd departed from the Port of Geelong during the yea.r 1855.

I ARRIVAL. DEPARTtmE.

MONTH. !

Child"" I Sta.tllte Children StattlW: Adull!!. under Souls. Adullt. 't1nder SouJ.".

14 Years. Adults. 14 ;yearl. Adulta.

'--1855.

January ... ... .. . 94 26 10 3 133 126 23 12 6 3 44 3H February '" ... ... 99 30 11 16 156 141} 8 8 3 9 28 21 March '" ... ... 92 24 8 6 130 121} 18 11 9 4 42 35 April ... ... ... ... 54 22 5 7 88 81 7 3 . .. 1 11 10} May ... ... ... ... 47 20 8 2 77 7J! 7 6 1 2 16 14~ June· ... ... ... H. , . 84 34 10 7 135 i 126 5 I 1 ... 7

I 6}

July ... ... . .. ... 32 6 3 3 44 41 17 5 2 ... 24 23 August ... ... . .. 17 7 ... 3 27 25i 12 6 8 4 30 23 September ... ... ... 8 2 . .. 2 12 11 7 4 3 1 15 13 October ... ... ... 7 9 4 5 25 201 5 4 4 .., 13 IO! November . .;;. ... ... 23 6 1 . .. 30 29} 8 2 .. , .. . 10 10 December ... ... ... 8 12 2 2 24 21i 3 1 ... 1 5 4!

-;I~I~ -------;;1-:---.-'TOTAL ... ... . .. 565 198 816i 120 63 245 \209

I

Adulta. Childun. SQul., I Statute Adult8.

Excess of Arrivals over Departures ... j

445 135

1

25 19 636 607!

Immigration Office, (Signed) J. GUTHRIE, Aeting Immigration Agent. Geelong, 29th April, l856.

E.

APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE of the Number and Description of Immigrants recommended to be introduced for the ordinary requirements of the Geelong District during the approaching Twelve Months.

700 300 300 150 400· 200 200 100 200

100

100

50 1500 800 200

single male agricultural laborers and farm servants. married male agricalturallaborers and farm servants. wives of nm.le agticulturallaborers and farm SefYants. children of equal sexes. single navvies or day laborers. married nayyies or day laborers. wives of names or day laborers. children of equal sexes. single mechanics, consisting of' blacksmi th8, agricultural implement makers, cart and whee!

wrights, bricklayers, brickmakers, shoemakers, and masons. married mechani.cs, consisting of blacksmiths, agricultural implement makers, cart and wheel

wrights, bricklayers, brickmakers, shoemakers, aud masons. wiycs of mechanics, consisting of blacksmiths, agricultural implement makers, cart amI wheel-

wrights. bricklayers, brickmakers, shoemakers, and masons. children of equal sexes. single female servants, accustomed to town work. single female servants, accustomed to farm aud dairy work. nillliners and dressmakers. • '.

5300 { Souls, being a preponderance of 1200 females. The above to be forwarded montllly in equal proportions, as far as this is practicable.

Immigration Office, Geelong, 29th April, 1856.

I:MlUGR.A.l'lON.-k.

(~igned) J. GUTHRIE, Assistant Immigration Agent .•

, 4000.

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No. XVII.

REP9RT OF TIlE ASSISTANT IMl\UGRATION AGENT AT PORTLAND.

No. 21/ 56 I 366. Immigr~tion Office; .. Portland, 5th May; 1856.

SiR, i ':

., " In answer to your circular letter, No. 105 / 56 /' 349, requesting me to furnish you with such particulars respeeting Immigrationto this district as I might consider worthy 9f notice, and to inform. you at the same time of the description of immigrants most in request, with the number likely to find employment during the ensuing vear, I have the honor to acquaint you ·that having consulted the other melllbers of the Board, it is not deemed necessary to refedo the general' subject of immigration,.more than to state that the supply of immigrants during the past year was not equal to the dem:)lld, and to recomwend that about four thousand statute adults should be sent here during the coming year.

. Domestic servants, farrillab~rers and shepherds are most in request. There is no dearth of mechanics. . .

Abqut one~thiril of the number to be composed of single males and females, and the remainder of ~arried couples with not more than two .young children in any family.

I have the honor to be, Sir,' .

Your most obedient Servant,

(Signed) J. BLAn~, Assistant Immigration Agent.

The Acting Immigration Agent, Melbourne.

No. 'XVIII.'

REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT U1JI;IIGRATION AGENT AT BELFAST. ' ..

No: 37 156 1 73. , Immigration Office,' Belfast, 12th May, 1856.

lSm, . "\Vith reference to your letter of the 25th ultimo, No. 106 I 56 / 350, and to my reply thereto of the 8th instant, I now do myself the honor to furnish you with sueh information as I have been able to gather, and would premise by giving a few statistical particulars COlmected

.. with th~ subject oflm~igration, to .the district Ullder my charge; and

First.-The 'estimated number of acres at present under cultivation in the district is about 17,500: ,

~. . .' ., . . Seoona.-The number of acres alienated, now waste and fit for cultivation, is estimated to

be 80,000. . .' .' '.' ,

TMra.-The number of alTes which might be brought Ullder cultivation during the next year, eould labor be' procured at a reasonable rate, is supposed to be about 5000,

'.'. 2, Froni the above particulars,. an idea IIlay b'l3 formed of the capabilities of the district 'in an agricUltural point of view, and the necessity of introducing a sufficie1.lt stream ofimmit,'Tation .1;0, foster its resources, .

. '3 .. The 'description of labor most sought after is married couples without ehildren, ~ingle, men and singlewqmen; employers ·of ,labor, being .averse to eng~e families where the c~ildren ,are too young.~o be mad~ useful. It IS estImated' that the followmg l).umber could readily find

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emplo.yment during the ensUing year (the greater pro.po.rtio.n to. be farming m~n and shephe:Ms, the residue, mechanics and o.ther trades), viz. : Males-Farm labo.rers and plo.ughmen, mechanics, &c., 2300; Females-General do.mestic servants, co.o.ks, l\1undresses, ho.use and nursemaids, 700. 3000.

4. It is mo.st desirable that the immigrants sho.uld be o.f go.o.d character and industrio.us h. abita, and have been accusto.medto. labo.r; and I wo.uld here beg leave to. suggest the impo.rtance o.f sending to. an agricultural district respectable peo.ple who., tro.m their earnings as labo.rers, wo.uld lo.o.k fo.rward eventually to. beco.me cultivato.rs. The great ambitio.n o.f the majo.rity o.f tho.se who. have lately been sent here being to. co.llect a few po.unds and then leave fo.r the go.ld fields.

. 5. :Befo.re clo.~ing, I wo.uld beg to. brin~ under yo.n; no.tic~ the urgent ~emand fo.r labo.r which at present eXISts, and the pro.spect o.f Its Co.ntinUlllg to. mcrease. It 18 expected that wages will rise to an exo.rbitant rate, so. that many will be deterred fro.m cultivating, unless the wants o.f the district be early supplied. :But I.o.ught pro.bably to. state that the applicatio.ns fro.m parties desiro.us o.f getting their friends fro.m ho.me, pro.mise to. be numero.us, so. so.o.n as the pro.po.sed reductio.n in the present scale o.f charges fo.r passages under the Immigratio.n Remittance .Regulatio.ns is effected. The high price at preseJ;lt charged fo.r single men is mo.re than the majo.rity o.f the applicants can affo.rd to. pay.

6. With regard to. the co.ncluding paragraph o.f yo.ur letter, as this branch o.f yo.ur department has been so. recently fo.rmed and hardly yet in wo.rking o.rder, I am no.t prepared to. ~ffer any suggestio.ns.

'The Acting Immigratio.n Agent, Melbo.urne.

I have the ho.no.r to. be, . Sir, Yo.ur mo.st o.bedient Servant,

(Signed)

No. ~:ii:]t~

GEO. STEWART, Assistant Immigratio.n Agent.

REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION AGENT AT AL:BERTON.

Alberto.n, 19th May, 1856.

SIR,

In reply to. yo.ur letter, No.. 107 I 56 I 351, o.f 25th April, I do. myself the ho.no.r to. ;state ;-

1. That the descriptio.n o.f immigrants required fo.r this district are principally single males and females, with a small pro.po.rtio.n o.f married co.u~leB-say o.ne-fo.urth. The men sho.uld be principally go.o.d farm labo.rers, with a few mechamcs; the females go.o.d ho.use and furm servants.

2. I am o.f o.pinio.n that if o.ne hundred immigrants were fo.rwarded to. this district 100. ~very three months, proportioned as stated abo.ve, emplo.yment wo.uld easily be o.btained fo.r them. This would ~al{e a total o.f fo.ur hlmdred during the year; but I sho.uld no.t reco.mmend 400. mo.re than one hundred statute adults being fo.rwarded at any o.ne time.

3. Sho.uld it be likely that immigrants sho.uld be forwarded to. this district, I wo.uld again beg to. call yo.ur attentio.n to. the state of the dep6t, which is in fact Imfit fo.r the receptio.n of immigrants. .

The Acting Immigration Agent, lVIelbo.urne.

I have the ho.no.r to be, Sir,

(Signed)

Yo.ur o.bedient servant,

JOHN L. M. OAREY, Resident Magistrate.

40 No.

RETURN classifying the Unassisted Immigrants ~ho arrived

PLACE OF

THE. UNITED KINGDOM. NEW SOUTH 'IV AI.BS. SOUTII 'AND WESTERN

~IONTII.

Adults. Chl.1U1"en. Infants. Adults. 1 Children.' Infunt18. Adulte: Ch'ld I fi

~ ~ ..... ~ .:r:I ~':. ~ ~ ... ~ ,d '5 '2 III '4 ~ d l'l 'd ID -; ~ d ~ ~ .:

. .; .; .' I' -I -;-. --I . I I '. . ren: n .nt'l· ~ ~ ~ ! ~ £ 1 ~ ,£ ~ ! ~ '! ~ i ~ ~ ! I' ~

--------- ------------- -----,-- -- ---- ------------ !--":"-- ~- --~-. 1 l'vielbourne .................... . Geelong ....................... .

JANUARy......... Portland ....................... . Belfast ...................... .. Port Albert ................. . Warrnambool .............. ..

{

l'vIClbourne .................... . Gcelong ...................... ..

FEBRUARy...... ,Portland ...................... .. . Belfast ....................... .

Port .Albert ................. .. . Warrnambool .............. ..

·1l\felbournc ................... .. . . Geelong ...................... ..

MARCH P.ortlaTld ........ , .............. . . ............ Belfast ....................... .

Port Albert ................ .. . \VI,rrnambool .............. ..

11fclbourne .................... . GecJong ...................... ..

APRIL Portland ....................... . ............... Belfast .... ~ .................. ..

Port Albert .................. . . 'Yarrnambool ............... .

{

IHelbourne .................... . Gcclong ... : .................. ..

MAY Portland ...................... .. ! .................. Belfast ....................... ..

. . Port Albert .................. . Warrnambool ............... .

. {MelbO. urnc .' .................. .. Geelong .. : ................... ..

JUNE ........... :... ~~;i~~~~.::::::::::::::::::::::: Port Albert ......... : ....... ..

. '\Varrnambool ............... . .{ l'vielliourne ................... ,.

Geelong ..... " ................ . JULY Portland ...................... ..

............... Belfast ....................... .. Port Albert .. : ............... . Warmambool ............... . . j 1felbournc ........ : .......... ..

. Gcclong ...................... ..

AUGUST Portland ....................... . ......... 13 Ie t . 'l c las ....................... .. Port Albert .................. ..

. \Varrnambool ... : .......... ..

)

Melbonrne .................... . Geclong ...................... ..

SEPTEMBER...... Portland ............... : ...... ..

l Belfast ...... " .............. . Port Albert ................ : ..

. 'Varrnambool .............. ..

~ Melbonrne .................... . Geelong ....................... .

OCTOBER p.ortlund ......... , ............. . ......... Belfast ....................... ..

Port Albert .................. . 'Varrnambool ... : ........... .

. ( Melbourne .................... . . ) Geelong ...................... ..

NOVEl\iBER ...... '. , Portlnnd ....................... . l1c:{,t:5t •...........•..•...•• " •••

l Port Albert .................. . 'Varrnambool ............... .

Geclong ...................... .. DECE~mER . .... I'ortland ...................... ..

Belfast ..................... .. Port Albert ................ ..

1662 713 355 ~27 16 10 2 1

2 .1 2 4

2180 788 323 2,12 1 1

905 349 120 106 2

898 431 209' 151 571

981 464 193 145 10 9 4

650 309 133 4

9 10 5

89

4

753 359 148 134 223 1

911 468 152 150 2

282 147 ... 1

2

60 42 2

857 .433 166 144 (; 834 1

804 351 113 105 5' 3 1

545 230 1 2 5 9

84 1 2

63 1

64 1

59

34

43

30

16

18

21

10

23

21

14

53 495 2 2 2

2 32 463

76 17 :1 1 1 1

I 2 92 22

20 622 139 30 1 1

20 1055 2

175 70

1 2

2 1

21 933 124 23 1

7 1015 141 16

25 498 112 28 5

2 2 ;22 535 120 28

1 I

2

(j 434 112 18 1

3

Ii 626 105 34 1

6 3

21 549 106 22 7 I

2 1

2 4

11 551 138 26 1 2

I 13

26

50

3

17

..,-

27

22

4 23

23

21

13

'2

19

2

3

1

I:::

1 I •••

:2 2

1

336' 139 39 11 1 4 2 3

293 Hil 38

432 135 52

,.' .. . .. 452 124' 36

2 1

496 '141 60

7

153 2 2

5 4

' ... 53 8

32

22

38

19

2

45

3

272 7918 '10

226 97 22 21

5

273 106 22 11 2 1 9 1

206 93 12 12

I)

... I 19b

1 94 20 12

5

265 169 48 46

3

2, 5

1

4

4 4

5

...

I·· ..

1

1

1

2

. .. ' .

(j

I 4

15 5

1l\felbourno .................... .

Warrnambool· ........ · ...... 1 ... I I I Total Unassisted Irnmigration.~.:~.~.~ 1149; 5111'2Q'7;' 1616 355126°\7817:14641344 275 13\-4-1365511359 385\2ill i- !'l4\22

Immigration Officc, Melbournc, 15th August, 1855.

41 xx.. in the Colony of Victoria by Sea during the year 1855.

DEPARTURE.

VAN DIElIIEN'S LAND. NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS. FOREIGN PORTS. GENERAL TOTAL. TOTAL

Adults. Chilaren. Infants4 Adults. Chilaren. Infants. Adults. Children. Infants. Adults. Infants. Children. SOULS.

---- -------- -- ------ ---- ------------- --- ------------- ----338 100

64_ 14 1

19 6

255 78 98 29

29 7 2

5

23 10

18 2

2

12 15

2

346 127 26 30 4 89 23 5 ,6 3

12 3

298 123 47 14

4

3 2

1 12 3

285 62 35 11

3

14 10

30 5

21 4

273 87 33 82 30 9

5 f; 3

248 56 23 22 4

2 4 3

13 2

220 68 II 14 6

12 2

251 87 33 5 2

225 75 1

19 1

531 3 2

232 65 20 8 2 3 3 1 1 5 3 6

198 71 36 781 4 3 3

27 1 4

1 " ...

20 1

2

6

23 6 7 '1,

2

13 2 5

12 3

2

25 '4

11 .1 1

10

2, ...

21 2

8 6 4 2

lMMIGRATION.---l.

1

16 6 7

17 3 4

27 16 3

2

25

14

26 3

11

23

41

13 3

6

8 14

8 2

6 7

5 4

'-'0,

5 8,

6 6

6 5

4

3

3

9

5

4

5

5

402 1

1025

83

46

34 37

20 15

1085 30 18 12

2216 2

2246 2

42 1

5

33 16

9

3

3

2715 54 21 '23, 2

129812 4 13

6 8 4

647 34 83 20 2

900 11 66 "6

280 36 24 13 2

113 32 9

4

2

2

3

2

3249 94

6 4

19 2

4233 , 99

1117 481 26 9

4 5 2 3 6 5 1 2

1108 430 30 10

329 3 2 4 2 1

307 15

76 1 1

2

68 1

61

1

34 1

3417 796 249 215 44 25 92 24 5 6 3

4922 .54

10

4966 47 10

14

4820 84 11

5

3095 32

2

13 4

'2680 18 2

12

1910 8

11 1 7

2855 7 6

II 3

2073 23

8 3 6 6

1678 8

14

8 1

3 8

895 378 22 5 2 1

2

263 5 2

804 312 236 20 8 1

5 4 3

10

652 213 "34 9 10 5

5 3

2

170 7 4

2

624 228 196 6 3 3 4 3 5

2 3 7 7

781 223 215 7 3 5 2 2 2

491 224 2 3 3 4

723 303 9 4 1

6 2 2

658 204 ii 1

10 1 3 4 3

641 203 12 2 15 6

6 4

126 2

199 5

154

2 2

155 1 1

2

55

41

2

25 1

22 ....

27

18

2

30

29

32

26 2

23 1

7

... 28

1 22

9

1

19

22

.... 18

1

5313 133

19 14 34

6 6180

156

4746 130

20

6539 88 16

5 24

6382 77 24

26

5887 135 30

15

4193 44 15

15 22

3948 28

9 2

17

2778 12 17

4 12

4129 '25

7

20 5

3140 30 21 12

9 6

2727 24 36

20. '1

57326


42

No.

RETURN shewing the Nationality of tho Unassisted Immigrants who arrived

NUMBERS

I 1

AlfERICANS. i SWISS. BRITISH, FRENCH •. GEn~!ANS.

I

MONTHS. :l I ~ :l ~ ~ 2! ~ ~ fj. -;; $ -;; ] .;: ';l >I! -; ::; '" ::; '" 0 .:l ..; 0 ~ I 0 .!! "<f

I ~-'-,-,- -IT I-~" '- - '-' ~ .. - ··-1-,"- '1-'-Y. p. !M, 1'. M:! 1i. li. P. M.I P.' M·I 1'.[ M. P.1>1. 1'. >{.' 11.1 M. p. ,J 1', M. 1"'1' M. 1'.M. • \M. F. M. F. ~.I F:: J 1' •

• -------'--'-----1-'---1-' 1--1--1 ....:-1-----,--1----:-=:- --1--

73 11 5 8 3i'" 17 2 ... 3 1... 47 2 ............ 1 16 ...... '" '" ... '217 6829126[ 5 2 ................ ..

74 :6 51

7, II'" 23 2 ............................. 133

1

12 4 1 ...... /153 15;11 712 21 ... "'1"',""'" 1:: 3: : I:: ~'II"~ 24 8 7 4 ... 11' 41 4\ ... 1...... 6,'" "l" ... \ 4: 101' 7 3 ...... 180\ 2 2, 3, ..... .

48 4 ... 1 ...... 113"~ .. ~"":" ... ·.·.·.1·.·.·. "l" ... 3 2 2 1 1... . ................ ,

2 ". ". "........ .. ...... ,I ... '..... '''', .. ,. • ............................. 1 ...

January ... ... February ... . .. March ... ... .April ... ... May ... ... . ... ~ .

" '''' "1 2 "'11 15 ... ... ..• 'L.. 9 ..... ' ··:i···! ........... J84 " 9 6... ••. • ......••... ,.. •.

15 12 4:13

1

",:", '[ '" ............... '" ...... ... ...... . ..... , ............ i 1 ... ... ... . .............. j'"

" u " '[' "',' " • 9 3 1... , .... ··1··· .:. ... 9 ··l .. '" ...... U8 , 2 L •. "', •.••.•.......•. 1 .. . 10 ...... '",''' ... , ...... ' ...... ' .. ,.. 2 .... ..1 .... : .... 186 ... 1 9 1 ...... 118 3422J9 2 2 ........ , ........ ,

, I' I ,I, 39 'I' l.. ... 8' 'I ,[ " ...... ' .................. ' 6 ••• "" ••. ••• ••• "I'" ... ... ... ... . .......... ' ..... . 12 15 3, 31 ..... ' 51 ... 1... . ..................... 217 ... 112 .. : ...... 141 21i 9 Wl2 1: ................ "

I" ·1··· L.:! .•. 36 ,... ... '" I, 1...'.", ".-1--:... ... ... ,,120, '1"'" .. .1' •.. 1. • .' ........... .

!522[15454171112 3il-1971:.-.10 .. ~.;I,~~,i::~~:~~lld:~:,~== ::I'98!'21'7612 ~ 180 ~~~-~ 11~-"~------h-",-I_-'--'-"--'-;-1 . I I , I" I 1 I \ .J'~I'- y ..J~-C~IC

I 816 . " '" :1 23... I 608 , '"'' "

June '"

July ... . .. ...

.August ... " • ... t

Septembe~ ... ... OCtober ..... ... November ... . ..

-December ... . ..

I

Totals ... I . .. 1

,

r Souls ... " ... I ,

.. ,

187

Immigration Office; , . . Melbourne, 15th August, 1,856.

43

in the Colony of Victoria from Foreign Ports during the year 1855.

LANDED.

CHINESE. SWEDES. DANES. GREEKS. BENGALESE.

~ A ! ~ . ! ~ . ~ :l 5 j. .i ::l i ~ a ~ .... i ~ ~ ~ 'a ! ~ ~ ~ ~ :a f ~ ~ 3 i '< ~ ~ ~ e ]

GENElUL TOTAL.

Adult •• Chihlren. Infants.

\i

I I

\---"-[-C~[-'-'~ 1--;--------1---' -1-'--"'--'-- -- -- ~·_I __ --:-_-I-_··-.---I----11

M. F, M. 1' •. >£. J!\ M. 1'. M.ll" ,,1. 1'. 'M. 1'. M. \ 1'.1" 1'. M. F. M. 1'.IM. 1'. M. F. M. 1'. M. 1'. M. F. M. F. 11[. 1'. ~ 'I ! ~ . •

______ ; ________ - _____ ---1-[-:- ------,:------------1-

33 ............ '" .................. , ...... '" ....... .. 403 83 84 37 9 2 568

639 ••. j ...... " ....... ": ... '" "'I'" 3\ 1 ...... '" .. ,

-6" I 11 I I,' , ;) ...... "T" .... . ........... " .. ['" .. , ...... '" .. . I I .

. 2025 ... 22 .... " •.. 1 ............ ""11

1 .. , ..... , ..... .

2121; ............... 2 ............

1

................... 1 ... . ,

2554... .. ....... '"I''' .... " ...... ".1 2 ............. ..

1282... .. ......... I .. · ....... " ... · .. 1 .. • ....... " ..... .

............ "'j'" ... .... ... .. , '" ...

.... , ... , ........ .

............ .I. .... .

577 ...

... ... ... .... . " . ... 1298 12

I 778 23 * •• 1 .... .. , '" .. . ...

"'1'" .. '1''' .... ..

... ! ..... .I. ....... .

1025

1085

2218

2 48

2715

46 20 15 3 2 U11

30 18 12 1 1 1147

48 38 16 8 3 2316

5

54 21 23 2

2254

2815

1327

819 6

13

8 4

4

I 331 ... 52 ... '"1''' .. ·1' .. • .... · , •. · .. 1'·· .. · ... , ........................ '" 821i'" 60 .......... + .............. j ...... 1 ........... , .... ;. "'j'''' , .. I .. .

••• ~ •••• ~ •• * ••••••• ' 4 ......... ~ .............. '.*. .•. .... .•. ] ~ .. ;" ............ . I I , .............. l .. · .................... "T"I'"1''' '" ... :: .... , ........ .

.'-··-----'-i--'---- --1-:-1-'- ----1-- ---,---

... ... ... ... .. , .. . 647 3

... ... ~ ..... ... ... 900 11

83 20 2 2 788

983 66 6

13 2 356 .

168

13714 409 319 168 26 11 14647

... . " ~ ..... ... ... 280 36 24

21 ... ... ... ... ... 117 32 9

I

. "155:". 134 ... ··r· ! 8 ···t··· ... ... ... , \.-1-:"1""-1-.. i I ......••• ,... ..• 2 •..••.••.•..•..

y y j '----..r----1 ~-.--:....-.:.- I-,.,----'-----.y-.... ----'----'- I·~-

11289 8 7 1

1

2 Statute Adults, 14866!. 14647


44 mo.

RETURN . classifying the Emigrants who departed

PLACE OF

THE UNITED KINGDOM. :NEW SOUTH WALES. BOUTII AND 'WEST AUSTRALIA.

MONTH. PORT OF DEPARTURE.

Adulls, ChildYfJn. ! Infants. Adul". t· Ohildren. Ailulta.

1 Melbourne..................... 533 107 56 43

. 'Geelong ................. ; .. ;... '" l

JANUARY Portland ...................... ..

. .

........... Belfast ......................... . Port Albert ................ .. \Varrnambool .............. ..

, '. { Mdbourne ..................... 383 79 27 31 Geelong ............... ......... 6 7 6

FEBRUARY Portland ....................... . . ....... ·Belfast ......................... ..

Port Albert .................... . Warrnambool .............. ..

M. ARCH .....••.....••.

{

Melbourne ............. :....... 405' 101 36 32 Geelong........................ 8 8 6: 3 Portland ..................... .. Belfast .......................... ·3 3 Port Albert.................... . .. ! Warrnambool ............... .

Geelong ........................ : I Portlund ....................... 2 ... , Belfast .......................... • •.. 1

Port Albert ... ~~ ............ " .. ' !

5

7 1

5' 1

2

667 146 S4 5 3

9 J 2

1 2

686 184 69

' ... 545 123 43

3 4

'504 128 41

: ....

23 1·

53

28

15

10

8

2' •••.

45 , .... ... .... '

3· ••• ,

300 57 24 19

157 43 23 19

237 71 25 21

1401

38 16 12

AP" RIL ... , ....••••..•••

{

Melbourne ................... :. 433 118 51 44 16

Warrriambool................. .. •.

1 Melbourne..................... 350 73 35' 25 III 503 131 31 38' '3 ... 185 52 13 13

.... Ay,.................. Geelong ......... " ............. . JY.L Portland............... ......... 2 2 3 .

Belfast.......................... 1 , Port Albert ............ ;....... .... .. . ,:,iarrnamb'ool ................. : ..• !

, . ' {Melbourne ..................... 232 36 5 6 .... 584 114 24 16 2 157 28

J Tn..,' """ ••••••••• : •••••••• ',',' Geelong......................... . .• : V.I.'-''' Portland ........................ '''': 2

Belfast .......... '................ ...: .. . Port Albert ................ ' .. .. vV' arrnambool ................ .... ,.... .... . r Melbourne..................... 317 57 28 29

, Geelong. ........................ . 'Jl]:Ly ~'1 Portland ...................... ..

". .. ................ ,.,' Belfast ........................ .. Port Albert ................... . \Y urrnambool ................. .

~ Melbourne...... ............... 235 60 22 18 Geelong ....... , ............ _... • ..

!A.UGUS'l'. ........... ; i Portland; .................... ' ... '.. .... ...' Belfast .......................... ' Port Albert ..................... : .. ~i:

, 'Yarrnambool ................. .

3 2

6 4

.SEPTEMBER ...•..

{

'I, Melbourne..................... 170 39 7; '7 Geelong' ..... , .................. : ... Portland ....................... : Belfast .......................... : ... ' ... ;

453 119 31 31 4 3

497 115 28 24

•.. 1 4 2 5

487 95 38 19

3

4

' ••• J

2

" ••• I

127· 16

118 23

124 50 . ...

8

2

6

6

143 ;;8. '1'3 . Port Albert ................... '. . ... :1 Warrnambool ; ................ : .;. ' .. .

{

. Melbourne .. : .................. ' '38ti':74 23 1'2 '7. 4 448 117 37 '22. 3 . .. Geelong........ ....... ..... .... . , ... .

OCTO:BER Portland........................ • .. . . .. ........ ! : ,Belfast ........... '................ ... :

Port Albert.................... • .. ; Warrnambool ............. ..

1 Melbourne... .......... ........ 282 36 6 ·Geelong ....................... .

NOVEM13ER....... Portlllnd ...... ~ ................ . Belfast ........................ ..

, Port Albert .................. .. . "Varrnambool ' .............. .

6

9 . ·Geelong........................ .,.

DECEM13ER....... Portland ...................... .. , Belfast ........................ ..

, Port Albert ................... .

2

5 2

502 112 21

557 8

72 31 ....

8 3 2

8 202 67 16

16 2 167 37 13

11

2

6

9

6

9

Inf!U\ts.

4

3

4

6

4

3

i' Melbourne..................... 251 47 11

I Warrnambool ............... ... ... ... • .. \... ... ... I'" I ... I···.. ... ... '" ....... ... ..'\ .. .. . -.~ --------·---'-1- ----I--TOTAL EMIGRATION .. , 3998 847 316 271 70 15 I 6459 i147514331 331 1 57 3 2963,5131167 143 i 27 .. ,

Immigration Office, ' Melbourne, 15th August, 1856.

45 XX,XXo frOID the Oolony of VictOl·ia by Sea during the year 1855.

DESTINATION.

VAN DIElIEN'S LA.'ND. NEW ZEALAND AND S. SEAS.

, AUult.!1. Children. Info.nts. A:ltulte. Children. lnfo.nts.

. rl . i ai i i. i . I i

~ ] ~II i 1 ~ I i 1 ~Il -1- -_I-_'--"' __ '---I'--~--l- --1-319 117 45 40 4 219 61 21 24 10

2 12 6 all 6 3

297 103 28 2 1 2

281 97 22 10 3 2

2

186 62 13 7 3

2

I ...

29 2

23 1

16 1

6 223 54 35

4 i 'SO 27 .16

165 51 20

4, 101 31 14

... ' 22 6

15

19 . 11

23

GENERAL TOTAL.

FOREIGN PORTS.

In:fllnt!!~ AdultB. Children. Adults. 1

Children. ! Info.nta~

,~ ~ Ii ~ ~ I~ ll~l~J j l! l jl ~I_:_I_'_I ___ .1 ___ ---1----1--

49 6 1

86 11 7 4

97 9 3 6

177 17 II 14 5

187 2 3

2 2

2087 23

494 12

1 2

474 8

1645 428 18 11

~ I ! 1;;05 I 414

7 3 I! 2 2

180 3

1 2

189 2

145 8

152

150 38 2 8

158 8

33 1

125 22 4 1

2

150 41 1

127 2

I '" \ Hi I

1 , .. ! "'1 ,'.

... ... i ::: I .. ~ 1

i

.. ·1

I ~~~ 10~ 3~ 26

2 I[ .. '

1545 7 8 1 2

396 6 2 2 3

133 1 3

20 :~ II H, I

1 " 1 2 3 4

210 61 33 5 1 1

268 124 46 13 2 2

158 71 21 12 6 6

286 130 42 7 4 3

5

21

42

22 4

31 1

3

2 2

9

56 20

76 19

I· .. "i II '78 31

II :::

51 :~~ 11

2 6

.. , I ... I

10 4

11 13 4 2

8 9 '" .. : j'::: I'

.".. .. ~

III 11

115 I 10

344 6

1

68 10

2

3

9

2

3

4 2 1

1350 5 2

1356 17

1430 12

1 I

1165 7

290 I

; ..

345 5

306 6

4

335 4

4

74 , 1 I

118 2

91 6

2

llO 8

5

61

1I0

86 4

5

79 1

8

10

18 2

15

... :1

::~ II ... I:

::~ II .,. II ::: If

I 8 i

." J 6 I

I 1 i

TOTAL

SOliLS.

2949 44

2 14

2687 28

2365 42

6 11

2365 11 5

2223 16

8 4

14

1784 7 2

1941 24

1

1939 30

1 12

1710 15

239 115 53 33 2 I I

3 1

64 16 7 13 3 2 ! 369 1649 351 13~ ·1· 86 16 61 2241

;

5 4 _ I ::: 1\ ~ ::: III· ... ••• I

17 13 4 76 37 19 14 1264 4 2 '.~ ::: I 1478 325 81 57 16 ::: II 1957

152 69 8 2 . ... i .. ~II I 8 2 ... -II 10

1\ I ::: ::: I • ::: ::: I '::: '" I I ::: I 1 2 2 ... I ...", ......... • .. I 2 2 ... I' 4 ... ... ... ...... ." ... . .. I

238 70 23 10 H.. 51! 15 7 9 1 I... 228 10 2 2 1 1492 251 87 55 10 3 I' 1898

1 I ... 1 I'" I '" ... I ... I ... I 8 1 I I ... ... 1 5 ...... ... "'1'" "'1 I'" ". I ..... .

r, ::: 1 <:: ::: ::: I ::: 1 ::: ::: ... '.. ::: I'" ::: .. , ... ... ::: '" 1 '''5j ::: .... ... ::: I ::: : 5

';;',is;I~,i,.-:~I70-'I;;:;;I~ -;;:;1-;;;-17.-1~1 ~7,-,~I-i -;:;- -71 ~!-.;;- -';;;-r;;:;'I-;;-!~!12~~5-1 I:MMIGRATION.-m.

CHARLES EDWAlm STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

;

';46

No. Xx.:u::lt.

'RETURN shewing the Number of Chinese who arrived in the Colony of Victoria during thE!

period from 1st January) 1854) to 30th June, 1856.

N aloe of V-eSS4:"l. ~onnn,gt'.

NOl'thumbria '" .. , ... 630

.Elj:cellent '" ... ... 330 Otodini •.. ... ... . .. 367 Superior : .. ... ... ... 600 Jj'rancis Partridge ... '" 264 George .Metcalfe ... '" 413 Geol'ge A very ... ... '" 470 Shamrock ... ... ... 175 Rosc.of Sharon ... ... ... 870 Knut Bon,de ... ... '" 200 Jemima Pereira •.• ... ... 184 Pair Barbadian ... ... '" 130 Tremelga: '" ... ... 374 'Walter Maurice ... ... ... 666 Cornwall' ... ... '" 580 iValdemar ... '" ... 331 A. L. Johnstone ... ... 275 ,. Bombay ... ... ... ... 400 Matilda ... ... ... ... 130 I,co, ... ... . .. , .. 230 Teak· ... ... ... ... 206 Hero ... ... . .. 406 Ellcn ... . .. .... .. . 225 :Mnrtha ... ... '" ... 109 Victoria ... ... ... 40

·Jj'ti ttahoul Salam ... ... 215 Ocean Bride ... ... ... 186 Christian ... ... ... . .. 180 Beatrix ... ... ... .. . 464 Onyx ... ... ... '" 275 Bosphorus ... ... ... 330 Madras ... .' .. ... 1800 Louisa Baillie ... ... ... 494 Clarita ... '" ... ili3 Christian ... ... ... 330 Amazon .. , 370 ' .... .., ... SingapOre ... ... ... 715

Snelheind . 230 '" '" ...

Duck ... '" . .. ... i-15 Amelia ... ... ... ... 103 .'Iofanto * •• ' ... .. , ... 320 Arturo ... '" ... ... 675 Resolution ... ... '" 315 Antilles '" '" ... ... 196 Hellespont ... ... . .. 330 Kate Hooper ... ... .. . lim Annie ... ... ... . .. 307 George lfetealfe ... '" 460 Statesman ... . .. ... 345 William and Martha ... ... 350 Hafpley ... ... ... 547 IJaoy Hayes '" ... ... 384 Icvante ... . .. ... 382 Tuskina ... ... . .. 342 Whistler '" ... ... .. . 992 Thomas Fielden ... ... ... 904 Elizabeth ... ... . .. ... 711 , India 574 Amecr 459 Hellespont 330 W onga Wonga '" 730. Hashemy ... 648 Vigilant ... 237 Menado 711 Alfred 780 Nile 380

I Port of Depllrrure.

... ~-~--;

Singapore Hong Kong Singaporc

" Hong Kong

" " " " " " Singapore

Hong Kong

" " " . Singapore

" Hong Kong

" Calcutta IJong Kong

" " Singafiore

Hong . (ong

" " " " Adelaide

Singapore Hong Kong

" , Singapore Swan River Singapore

Bata"ia Singapore

Hong Kong

" " " Adelaide

Sydney: Hong Kong

" " ff

" " " " " " " " " " Sydney o,

Hong Kong ... "

" "

Carried forward

Date of AninI.

-"-"

1854. .. 2 January 25

9 Feb~uary 9

" 23 " 7 March

16 " 21 " 28 " 28 " 31 " 26 April

27 " 1 May

3 " 3 " 4 " 5 '" .8 " 17 " 23 " 26 June

1 July 8

" 20 " 22 " 24 " .8 August

17 " 22 " 25 " 5 September

13 " 23 " 240ctoher

6 December 20

" 1855 .

17 January 19

" 13 ];'ebruary 23

" 1 March 7

" 1 April 3 " 6 " (;

" 8 " 8 " 8 " 9 " 9 " 10 " 11 May

14 " 27 " 27 " 27 "

. 1 June 2

" 2 4 4 .4

10 12

" " " "

' Number "of

Paesengors.

18 49 . 22 26 8

240 310 no

.487 33 33 28

·280 297 263 177

69 .220 125 .15

4 13

194 .116

2 205 78.

230 275 172 22 25

.288

.206 109 '.16

.162

12 17

253 .386 450 315

18 4

.716

.219 .229 289 276 335 263 355 . 340 416 419 400 266 272 .

21 106 336 232 326 466 235

1\'?892

Name of Vei!!llel.

_ ..... _-

Brought forward ... ... :Waratah ... '" ... . .. Telegraph ... ... . .. Governor General ... ... Wonga Wonga ... ... . .. Glendargh ... ... ... Telegraph ... .., ... Eliza Jane ... ... . .. Tremelga ... ... ... Resolncao ... ... ... Bombay ... ... ... Alverton .. , ... . .. Hannah ... ... ... Governor General ... ... Telegral,h ... ... . .. 'Maria Natividad ... ... Arturo ... . .. ... ... J. W. A. Lorenzen ... ... General Blanco ..• ... ... Mnlacca ... .. , ... ... General Wool. ... ... . .. Waratah . " ... ... Havilah ... ... ... J. A. J esurnm ... ... . .. Wonga Wonga ... ... ... City of Sydney ... ... .., Vaquero ... ... ... '" \Vonga W onga ... ... ... City of Sydney ... ... Challenger ... ... . .. \Vonga "Tonga ... ... ... City of Sydney ... . .. ... , Telegraph ... ... ...

Annie ... ... ... ... Telegraph .. , ... . .. White iiwan ... ... ... Wonga Wonga ... ... Telegraph ... ... ... Burra Burra '" ... ... Havilah ... ... ... . .. l~aunccston ... ... ... Havilah ... ... ... . .. Messenger ... '" ... Anna Dixon ... ... ... Caroline ... ... ... . .. Agnes ... ... . .. ... Firefly ... ... ... '" Lina ... ... ... ... Sam\lel Willetts ... ... ... City of Sydney ... ... ... <Eolus ... ... r ... ... )-feteor ... ... ... ... Symmetry ... ... ... Blair ... ... ... .. . Colchester ... ... .. . Emma ... ... ... . .. Lady Hayes ... ... ... J ames' Paton ... ... . .. Cornwall ... ... ... Kossuth ... ... . .. Jamestown ... ... ... . J aco ba Cornelia '" ... Evardine Elizabeth ... .Tuno ... ... ... ... Sumatra ... ... ... . .. Cornelius Smit ... ... . ..

Immigration Office, Melbourne,15th August, 1856 •.

-47

No. XXIII.-cominued.

Tonnage~

... ... 380 500 502 730 682 507 564 374 680 513 409 261 682 507 518 700 749 985-669 163 380 257 185 735 750 370 735 750 175 735 750 507

307 507 198 735 507 196 257 640 257 155 188 96

110 181 206

1387 750 199

1068 407 333 154 450 384 586 586 130

1151 492 615 481 778 769

'N'nm'bmo ,Port.of .Depl1rture~ Date of Arriv&.l~ or

Pusliengera~

. .. ... . .. ... . .. .. . 12892 Sydney 20 June 106

" 23 "

62

" 23 "

Hi

" 27 "

29 Singapore 28 ,. 191

Sydney. 7 July 4 Hong Kong 10'

" 264

Two ]'old Bay 11 " 144

Hong Kong 15 "

317

/I 15' H

253

/I 15 " 197

II 24 " 107

Sydney 27 "

3

" 3 August 2

Hong Kong 8 .. 242

" 20 "

335

" 22 September 357

II 29 "

487 /I

30 "

353 Calcutta 15 October 3 Sldney 18

" 7

A elaide 22 "

9 Batavia 28 It 11 Sydney 30 "

1

" 3 November 1

" 9 "

1

" 10 "

1

" 15

" 6 ~I SlJanghae 2 December 1

Sydney 11 ,. 2

" 16 .. 2

" 30'

" 8

. 1856 • Hong Kong 1 January 14

Sydney 8 ,. 1 Adelaide 9

" 18

Sydney 12 "

24

" 19

" 1 Adelaide 27 " 7

" 28 .. 5

" 28

" 48

" 9 February 3

King George's Sound 10 " 1

Adelaide 21 " 10

" 21

" 10

" 29

" 4

" 2 March 5

" 11

" 6

" 11· " 112

Sydney 15 " 1

Adelaide 22 6 " "

22 " 78

" 23

" 26 Calcutta 13 April 3

Adelaide 29 " 4

" 29

" 20 Hong Kong 1 June 173 Mauritius 4 " 1 Adelaide 4

" 36 Batavia 4

" 1 Adelaide 12

" 78

" 12

" 12

" 18 " 41

" 25 " 28

" 26

" 52

" 28 " 46

GRAND TOTAL ... ... ... ... ... 17283

CHl\JUJES EDWARD STRUTT, Acting Immigration Agent.

'48

No. X.XIV.

'RETURN shewing the Number of Chinese who have departed from the Port of lYlelbounie froll~ lst January, 1854, ,to the 30th June, 1856.

Name cf,Vesl5el. Tonnage.

SouLherner ... . .. ". Sophia Burbage, •. ... ...

j 435

Jessie ... ... ... .. . 373 Port Wallace ... ... . .. 231 A. L. Johustone ... '" 275 Rapid ... ... ." ... 149 Carpentaria ... ... 1460 Sophie ... ... ... .,

278 '" Margaret ... ... ... 236 F. E. Schmitt ... ... . .. 371 Onyx ... ... .. . . .. 278 Clarita " .. ' ... ... ... 213 Star of the East ... ... ... 1219 Francis ... '" .. , 216 Achilles ... ... . .. ... 550 Land o'Cakes ... ... ...

I 562

Victoria ... ... ... ... ...

Acmc1 ... ... . .. ... 229 Lina ... . .. . .. ... 206 Tarante ... ... ... ... 320 Singapore ... ... '" 715 Annie ... ... ... .. . ' . ... 'Venilia ... ... ... 674 Elizabeth .. , '" ... 711 Glendargh ... .n '" ,6B2 Launceston ... '" ... 640 Vigilant ... ... ... . .. 258 Nile ... ... ... '" 378 Hope ... .. , ... ... 819 Bombay ... ... ... . .. 400 Hannah .••. ... ... . .. 245 Tremelga ... ... ... 374 Tubal Cain '" ... ~ ... ~ 180 Amigos ... ... ... . .. 250 J. W; Lorenzen ... ... ... 750 Nugget ... .. , . .. ... 1128 Lion ... ~ ... ~ ... ... 179 Lord Warriston ... ... ... 1144 Cornwall... ... '" . .. 580 Raven ... . .. ... ... 169

Desdemona ... ... .. . 111 N cerlands Indic ... ... ... 609 Burm ]3urra ... ... ... 196. Annie ... ... ... ... 307 Maxy Parker ... ... ... ... White Swan ... ... .. . 198 I{ossuth ... ... ... ... Launceston ... ... .. . 640 Forest Queen ... ... . .. 839 Mandarin ... ... ... 776 White Swan ... ... ... 198 Meteor ... ... '" ... 1068 ]3nrra ]3urra ... ... ... 196 Land o'Cakes ... ... .. . 562 Ballaarat ...

~

713 ... ... ... Queen 'of Eng land ... ... B76 H~vilah ... ... ...

I 259 ... ,

Beverley 676

I ... ... ...

..

Immigration Office, lI'felbourne, 15th Angust, 1856.

-

Number . Port of Del5tination. Date of Departure . of

,

Singapore Hong Kong

" Canton. Singapore

" Hong Kong

" " " " ". .. " " " "

" Singapore lIong Kong Singapore

Hong Kong

" " Singapore

Hong Kong

" " " " " Macao

Hong Kong

" " Calcutta

lIong Kong

" " Singapore

" Hong Kong Adelaide

Hong Kong Singapore A(lclaide Batavia

Hong Kong

" " Adelaide

Hong.Kong Adelaide

Hong Kong

" " " Adelaide Calcutta

TOTAr. ...

Pal5scngerl5.

'1854, • . .

6 March 10 29 April 5 29 May 3 17' June' , 1 19 " 2 8'July 19

23' August 26 l' September 10

11' • "

6 24

" 14

1 October 8 11

" 20

20 "

11 20 " 28 7 November 37 6 December 33

20' "

16

r 1855. ' .. 26 January 21

1 February 11 13 )lIareh 44 19

" 19

26 April 45 29 May 172 2i June - 74 12 July 12 12

" 79 2 August 96

10 "

95 23

" .123 27

" 5

5 September 19 3 October 120

10 " 70

12 "

140 23 " 143

3 November 2 3 " 42

13 "

68 11 December 170 14

" 6

IB56.

9 January 7 11

" 88

29 "

1 31

" 5

6 :February 6 7 "

6 8 "

16 8. March 154

12 191 2 April 70 3

" 4

5 "

18 9

" 2

16 "

94 24

" 63

14 May 95 20 June 3 23

" 1

... ... .. . . .. 2649

'-CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT,


/

No. XXV.

~ HE TURN of the Prosecutions instituted undor the Passengers' Acts by the Emigration Oflicars during the yea.r 1855.

~ ~ Date. Nume of Vesiiel. Na.me of Penon Fl'OSecllted. Na.ture ()f Oiience~ Clause and Act infrlnged. Rmmlt of Pro.!leeution.

"

~ 1855. 3 January, .. 3

19 i9

1 16 19 19

22 26 26

;; 12 ~2 16 23

" "

"

4 April 4

" ]3 13 13 13 13 1:1 22 26 27

15 23 25

29

"

" "

Glenmanna

Cl1arlcs Amelia Toranto Arturo l{csolution Nimrod Cnroline Hastings

Antilles Antilles Annie George Metcalfe ... Statcb'Inan Harplcy .. , LUlly Hayes JJcvuntc ...

& Martha, Gipsey Queen

Tuskin(l, ... Roonlcrang Boomerang

Thomas Fielden i

A. Vancking A. Vaneking ~mberdyke W . .Prowse P. C. Cope A. Montgomery W. Hedrovc Hugh Rogers

.T. F. Robb w.n. Moore J. Dc Silva J. Lannock - I,Qwncles G. C. \Vhiting ... J. Miller A, Y.· :MarshaU

,V. Stamper W. Stamper .r. Gibbs D. Anderson Eo 'Tracey C. R. Cary H. Williamson ...

Cooper Noon

.T, KMi\I er C. Barnes

J. D. Osborne .101m Wilson

No 1'1lsscnger No berths for passengers Conveying Chinese improperly in long boat Conveying Chinese improperly in long boat No Passengcr List Insnfficicn t space

Section IS-Imperial Act, 1852 Section is-Imperial Act, 1852 Clanse 4-Colonial Act Clause 4-Colonial Act Clause 8-Colonial Act

... , Excess of passengers ... Section 18-Imperial Act, 1852 Clause I-Colonial Act, 18Vic"N(). 5 Section 32 & 64-ImpmialAct, 1852

l I

Short of provisions

Currying vitriol find improper car!!,o Short of provisions , Hn.ving 245 Cbinese passengers in excess Excess of passengers ... E:scess of passengers ... No Passenger List No l'asscnger List Insufficient provisions

Want of accomrnodn.tion No l'assenger List Excess of passengers ... Excess of passengers ... }~xcess of p~'scnger8 .. . Excess of passengers .. . Excess of passengers , .. Excess of passengers ... Leaying ship before inspection Excess of passengers ... :j:ssuing bad provisions

Excess of passengers ... Sale of spirits ... ' Insufficient provisions

Surreptitiously obtaining a passage

Section 2-Colonial Act Clause .3-Colo'n ial' A et Clause 1- Colonial .:\et Clause I-Colonial Act Clause I-Colonial Act Clause 8 - Colonial Act Clause 8-{)010nial Act Clause 32-1mpcrial Act, 1852

Section 4-Colonilll Act .. . 8-\, olonial Act .. . 12-Impel'ial Act, 1852

Section 12-Imperial Act, 1852 Section 12-Imperial Act, 1852 Section 12-lmpcJ1al Act, 1852 Section 12-Imperiul Act, 1852

... , Section 12-Imperial Act, 1852

... I Seetion 9-Colonial Act ... i Section I2-Imperial Act, 1852

Section 32-Impcria] Act, 1852

Section I2-Imperial 1\ct, 1852 Section 5ll - Imperial Act, 1852 Section 32-Imperial Act, 1852

Section I5-Imperial Act, 1852 {

Fined '£25 and costs. Ii'ined £.,,0 a;ld costs, Cautioned and mulcted in costs. Fined £5 Ilnd costs. Dismissed. :.Fined £30 and costoS. Admonished and mulcted in costs, Compromised by paying 27'1 passengers £3 each; in

one C:18e fined £i), onc-half to go to passengers. Fined £50 and costs. };'ined £225,lwlf to the passengers and half to the Crown. Admonished and mulcted in costs. Admonished and mulcted in costs. :Fined £61 and costs. Fined and costs. ];'ino<1 and costs. Compromised

]'ined £5; Fined £9 and costs. Fined £10 and costs, Fined £181 and cos Is. Fined £91 and costs. Fined :L301 and costs. ]'inec1 'and costs. Bined and costs. ,Fined £414 and costs. :Fined £5 and costs. :Fined £259 and costs.

308. each to 120 passengers. one passenger.

]!'ined £45 and costs; £18 to go to 9 passengers, £27 to the Crown, Compromised with remaining passengers at £2 each.

1'ined £422 and costs. No witnesses in attendance. Fined £5 and costs.

or in default one month imprisonment

Dnte. ~

31 M!IY 31 "

4 June

6 6 !:i 6 6

11 13 15 18 22 20 20

"

."

Name of V CBscl.

ClaiJgregor

Hashemy ... Ameer Vigilant Vigilanl; Mcimdo

3 I" Htmnah .. . 31 Hannah .. . II Maria Natividad ... 20 ' " 'rclcgmph ...

2 October Mnlacca .. . .2" Mulacca .. . 3 General Blanco

10 Ben Nevis, .. 12 Kensington 31" Caraetacus 31" J. A. Jcsurnm 21 November. lforrest Monarch ...

5 Decemher Amelia Brullat 7" MetropolifJ

10, Star King ... 17 Mary Smith

Immigration Office, Melbourne, 15th August, 185G.

No. XXV.-continucd.

Nt\mc: of Person prosecuted. N attire of Offence.

'Thomas R Kennedy "'1 Excess of passengers ... Thomas R.. Kennedv... No additional List . J. M. Outridge... • ... Insnfficient provisiollB

J, Ross .... IV. H. Hawkins

Tueker Tucker

A.DIll J.l\k W. 1'l,. Browning A. R"msay , G. MilloI' Des Unelles J. Brown R. Clarkson .r. Siuenil .r. Sinenil R C.Bal'er George Gilmore

• T. H. Wood J. H. \Voo,l Charles Gill William Herron W.King D. Whelan C.

Excess of passengcrs .. . Excess of pass0ngers ... . Excess of pflsscngcl'H. No additional Excess of passengers .. . No Passenger List .. .. Excess of pflsscngcrs .. . Excess of passengers.n l~xcess of nasscn!!ers

... \ ' before l,nSPCCtlon

... No Passenger List ... , ]~xcess,of passengers .. .

Excess of ]1assongers .. . Sflle of spirits '"

. Gunpowder as cargo ... Vitriol as cargo

to leave the siJip

No berths for passengers No .List of passengers ... Taking additional passengers after clearing No l'asscngcr List ' ;':if 0 Passenger I.ist No additional List

Clliuse und Act infringed. Reault of Proaeell::tion.

Fined £240 and costs. Fined £50 and costs. :Finecl £5, half to passengers;

£3 58. each. Fined £253 anel costs. Fined £174 and costs. :Fine(l £400 lOs. and costs. Fined £2 138. and costs. Dismissed. Fined £10 and :l!'incd £962 lOs. and costs.

"'\' Finel! £310 and costs. ... Fincd £10 and costs. ... l'inccl £75 and c6sts, half to passengers.

Fined £110 amI costs. Fined £ 10 llnd costs. l'inecl £100 and costs. 'Fincd £5 and costs. Fined £ I 0 and costs.

Wit.hdrawn order of His Excellency. ]'ined £ 1 costs . :Filled £ 122 and costs . Filled £5 and costs. Fincd an (I costs. Fined and Vined £5 and 68. costs. Fined £5 lOs. and 6s, 6J. costs. }j'ined £5ulld costs. Fined £10 and costs. Cautioned alld mulcted in costs. Cautioned and mnlctcd in costs. "'1 Eincd £5 ana costs.

with others


Ol: o

51

No. XXVI.

RETURN of the Amount accruing at the several Ports of Victoria. during the year 1855 as a.

Passenger Rate under the Aot of Council 18 Victoria No.5.

Month. Port. Number of

Souls t\rdvcd~

i

r ~relbou!'ne ... . .. '"

5313 Gcelong ... ... . .. 133

Januury "'i Portland ... . .. . .. 19 ... Belfast ... 13

'" ... ... l Port Albert ... '"

34 Warrnambool ... ... 6 i

February ... { Melbourne ... ... .. . 6180 ... Geelong 156 ... ... ...

... { Melbourne ... . .. ... 4746 March ... Geelong ... .. . ... 130

Port Albert ... . .. ... 20

.. .1 Melbourne ... ... . .. 6539 Geclong ... ... . .. 88

April... ... Portland ... '" . .. 16

1 Belfast... ... ... .. . 5 Port Albert ... ... ... 24

... j iVlclbourne ... '" ... 6382

May Geelong ... ... ... 77 ... ... Portland 24 ... ... . .. Port Albert ... ... ... 26

. j :Melbou!'ne ... ... ... 5887

June ... Gedong ... ... . .. 135 ... Portlaml 30 ... ... . .. Port Albert ... ... ... Hi

. ) Melbourne ... '" . .. 4193 Geelong ... . .. 44

July ... ... "'1 Portland ... .. . ... 15 Port Albert ... ... . .. 15 ,\VllITnllmbool ... . .. 22

... j Melbourne ... ... ... 3948 Geelong . " ... ... 28

August ... Portland ... .. . ... 9 Belfast... ... ... ... 2

Port Albert 17 ... ... ..,

.. 1 lYIel bourne ... ... .. . 2778

Geelong ... ... ... 12 September ... PortlaU(l ... ... . .. 17

"Belfast ... ... ... . .. 4

\ Port Albert ... . .. . .. 12

. ..1 Melbourne ... . .. ... 4129 Geclong ... '" ... 25

October ... Portland. ... .. . ... 7

~ Port Albert ... ... '" 20

VV nrrnambool ... ... 5

( Melbourne ... ... ... 3140

I Geelong ... ... ... 30

ij November ... .. ·t Portland ... .. . ... 21 Belfast ... ... . .. ... 12 Port Albert ... ... . .. 9 vYarrnambool ... ... 6

... j Melbourne ... ~ .', ... 2727 , Geelong ... ... ... 24

December ... Portland ... ... .. . 36 Port Albert ... ... '"

20 ,\Varrnlllnboo! ... ... I 1

57326

Immigration Office,

MelboJl1'lle, 15th August, 1856.

Numberof I Statute. Adults. AmoaCtt~ T01'AL.

£ s. d. £ s. <l. 4771 1192 15 0

126 31 10 0 13! 3 7 6

9!- 2 7 6 28! 7 2 6

4!- 1 2 {)

1238 5 0 5709?t 1427 7 {)

141! 35 i 6 1462 15 0

4445 1111 5 0 121~ . 30 7 6 17k 4 7 6

.----- 1146 0 0 6137~ 1534 7 6

81 20 5 0 13~ 3 7 6 4! 1 2 6

21 5 5 0 ----- 1564 7 6

6044 1511 0 0 7l?, 17 17 6 18t 4 12 6 25 6 5 0

------ 1539 15 0 5663~ 1415 17 6

I 126 ! 31 10 0

25! 6 7 6 I 12!

I 3 2 6

1456 17 6 3n31 I 982 15 0

41 10 5 0 i 10 I 2 10

0 I 15 3 15 0 I 14 3 10 0 ----I 1002 15 0

3680 920 0 0 261; 6 12 6

7 1 15 0 2 o 10 0

1"1. 0 • 3 17 6 ------ 932 15 0

2576 644 0 0 11 2 15 0 14 3 10 0

4 1 0 0 l1li 2 17 6

654 2 6 3$29 957 5 0

20~ 5 2 6 7 1 15 0

18?; 4 12 6 5 1 5 0

970 0 0 2910

I 727 10 0

29?r 7 7 6 19~ 4 17 6 9 2 5 0 9 2 5 0 (; 1 10 0

------ 745 15 0 2498 624 10 0

2l:1 5 7 6 32t I 8 2 6 17 4 5 0 1 050

------ 642 10 0 ~-~-

53423t ... ... 13355 17 6


I

No. :XX v:n:.

R;ETlJRN shewiI)g the Nu~per of Persons other than those introduced in the Government Ships who have been received into the Immigration Depets during tho

year 1855.

DATE OF ADMISSION,

January ...

February .•.

March

.April

May

June

July

August ..•

September

November

Deeembel'

1855.

TOTAL

ADULTS.

Male. Female:

4

3

1

2

1

25

7

3

~ 1

3

1

1

15

CHU.DREN.

Hale.

{;

5

16

5

4

2

4

li!

. I TOTAL.

22

10

10

3

!'j

6

2

1

1

6S

DISPOSAr ••

2

.2

2,

4

.2

20

8

10

I,

5

~8

40 34 28 27 129 15 114

RElI .. um:s.

h II 11 Siek and destitute persous who were unable to work: they remajned

I r' in t~e Depot, on an a,Yernge thirty- oue days, nnd ultimately took

SCI-VIce, or went on theIr own 'ftCeOtlUt.

IJ {

Atlmittcd to be forwlIl'Clcd to Liycrpool by authority of His Excellency Sir Charles Hotham.

( Destitute passengers per Sc1wmbcr[J wrecked at Cllrilie's Inlet. Thirty') onc of these were bounty imPjigrallts for Hobart Town, and 'Ycre l forwar,tled to that port.

,~ r= ....... ~ "Ali 'iIUt! ......... Jt!t&i&C»lCWCi4UUyU ...... W:t;l;;iJ;iiUBikWWIliXi:&:CiW¥ !SIitl 'Z~~itIIi ?

Immigration Office, lH,elboume, 15th Angust, 1856.

CHARLES EDW ATtD S'I'RUTT, AClingImmigmtion Agent.

'tJ'I ~

53

No. X::X.V:lII.

R}JTURN shewing the Wages, Prices, and Miscellaneous Charges current in lYlelbourne during the month! of December, 1855, and of June, 1856.

mages.

DECEMBER, 18.5~. JUNE,1856.

OCCl)'P A.TION. lIOWPA.lD. RATE. RATE. REMABKB. . .. _-_ ...

Prom To l"ro .. To

;£ s. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. ;£ s. d. Bakers ... ... ... ... per week 2 10 0 310 0 2 10 0 3 10 0 Blacksmiths ... ... ... per diem o 12 0 o 15 0 o 15 0 1 0 0

" (foundries) ... ...

" o 15 0 1 0 0 o 15 0 1 0 0

Boatmen ••• ... ... ... " 0 7 0 o 10 0 0 7 0 o 12 0

Boilermakers ... ... ... "

o 16 0 o 18 0 o 15 0 1 0 0 Bootmakers (Wellingtons) ... per pair 1 10 0 .., 1 10 0

" (short boots) ... "

... .. . o 10 0 014 0 Bmssfounders . " ... '" per diem o 18 0 1 0 0 o 18 0 1 0 0 Bricklayers ... ... ...

" o 12 0 ... 014 0 o 15 0

Brickmakers ... ... ... per 1000 1 10 0 ... 1 '10 0 1 15 0 Bullock Drivers (on farms) .:. per week o 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 with rations.

" (on the roads) '" "

1 0 0 1 10 0 1 5 0 1 15 0 " Butchers ... . .. ...

" 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0

Cabinetmakers ... ... . .. per diem o 10 0 o 15 0 o 13 0 o 18 0 Carpenters ... ...

" o 16 0 o 18 0 o 18 0

" (jobwork) ... ... "

o 12 0 o 15 0 o 12 0 0 15 0 Coachmakers ... . .. ... per week 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 Coachsmiths ... ... ...

" 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0

Compositors ... ... ... per 1000 0 1 4 '" 0 1 4 Cooks (male) ... ... ... per annum 30 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 52 0 0 with board and Coopers ... ... ... '" per week 3 0 0 .. . 3 0 0 lodging. Curriers ... ... . ..

" 4 0 0 .. . 4' 0 0 4 10 0

Engineers... . .. ... ... per diem 014 0 o 18 0 o 13 0 o 18 8 Firemen (steamers) ... ... per month 12 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 0 14 0 0 Fitters (iron) ... . .. ... per diem o 14 0 o 18 0 o 13 8 o 18 8 Gardeners ... ... ... ... perannnm 40 0 0 60 0 0 52 0 0 75 0 0 with board and Glaziers ... ... ... . ... per diem o 15 0 . .. o 15 0 lodging. Grooms ... ... ... per annum 50 0 0 75 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 with board and Gunsmiths ... ... ... per week 2 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 lodging_ Harnessmakers ... ... .. .

" 4 0 0 .., 4 0 0 [lodging •

House Ser.vants (male) ... ... peraunnm 50 0 0 75 0 0 60 0 0 80 0 0 with board and " (female) ...

" 20 0 0 50 0 O. 25 0 0 50 0 0

" " (girls) ... ...

" 15 0 (1 20 0 0 15 0 0 25 0 0

" " (boys) ... ...

" 20 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 40 0 0

" Hutkeepers ... . .. ... "

30 0 01 40 0 0 30 0 0 40 0 0 " Laundresses ... ... '" "

30 0 0 50 0 0 85 0 0 50 0 0 Lightermen ... ., . ... per diem 0 8 0 o 10 0 0 9 0 o 10 0 Masons ... '" ... ...

" o 15 0 o 18 0 o 16 0

Messengers ... ... ... "

o 15 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 o 15 0 with quarters. Millers ... ... '" ...

" o 13 6 1 0 0 o 13 8 o 18 8

Moulders ... ... ... ... per :;'eek

o 18 0 1 0 0 o 13 8 o 18 8 08t] ers (at hotels) ... ... 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 with bo~rd and Overseers (sheep) ... ... perannnm 100 0 0 200 0 0 100 0 0 200 0 0 lodging.

" (farms) ... ...

" 100 0 0 150 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0

Painters ... ... ... per diem o 12 6 o 15 0 o 12 6 o 15 0 Pastry Cooks ... . .. ... per week 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Patternmakers ... ... ... per diem o 16 0 1 0 0 o 16 0 1 0 0 Plasterers ... ... ... ...

" o 14 0 o 16 0 o 14 0 o 18 0

Ploughmen ... ... .. . perannnm 52 0 0 60 0 0 52 0 0 60 0 0 Plumbers ... ... ... ... per diem o 12 6 o 15 0 o 14 0 018 0 Porters ... ... ... . ..

" 0 8 0 o 10 0 0 8 0 o 10 0 Printers (pressmen) '" ...

" 4 4 0 410 0 4 4 0 4 15 0

Quarrymen '" ... ... per diem o 10 0 o 12 0 012 0 014 0 Reapers ... '" ... ... per acre 1 0 0 I 5 0 Saddlers ... ... .. . per week 4 0 0 ... 4 0 0 Sailmakers '" ... ...

" 5 10 0 6 10 0 5 10 0 7 0 0 with board and Sailors (England) ... ... per month 5 0 0 . .. 5 0 0 6 0 0 lodging.

" (coastwise) ... ... " 5 0 0 . .. 5 0 0 6 0 0

Sawyers ... .. , ... . .. : per diem o 14 0 o 16 0 o 14 0 o 18 0 Seamen ... ... ... ... per month 5 10 0 6 10 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 with board and Shearers ... ... ... per 100 o 18 0 1 0 Q lodging. Shepherds ... ... ... ... per annum 40 0 0 50 0 0 35 0 0 40 0 0 Shinglers ... ... . .. ... per diem o 12 0 o 15 0 o 12 0 o 15 0 Ship Joiners ... ... ...

" o 12 0 o 15 0 o 12 0 o 15 0 Shi'pwrights ... ... . ..

" o 12 0 o 15 0 012 0 o 15 0 Slaters ... ... ... . ..

" o 15 0 1 0 0 o 15 0 1 0 0 Stockkeepers ... ... ... perannnm 40 0 0 75 0 0 40 0 0 75 0 0 Storemen ... ... ... ... per week 2 5 0 4. 10 0 2 10 0 3 10 0 Tailors (journeymen) ... ... per hour 0 I 0 ... 0 1 0

IMMIGRATION.-o.

54

No. XXVIII-continued.

I DECEMln~Rl 1855.

OCd;P.A.TION. RATE. i i : HOW PAID. i

I------.. --~···--·--- .. --

Tailors (trousers) •.. " (dress coats) .. . " (shooting coats) .. . " (waistcoats) .. .

Tanners .. . Tinplate Workers .. . Turners, ... • •• Unskilled Laborer~ ...

l'

Uph~ister~rs" .~~n bo.~~d shi~~ Waiters (at hotels) ••• Warehousemen... . .• Watchmakers ... ... Wharfingers (laborers) ... Wheelwrights ... . ..

per pair each

" per ~eek

per 'diem

per ~cek per diem

per~cek

" per'diem

"

From

£ s. o 12 1 16 1 8 o 8 310

.3 10 o 18 o 7 2 2 o 7 o 13 1 5 1 10 3 0 o 7 o 15

d. o o o O. o o o o o 0, o o o o 6 o

To

£ s. d. o 15 0 200 1 12 0 010 0

4 t'0 0 100 o 9 0 2 10 0 080 o 15 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 500 086 o 18 0

1lJt ices (!!uttent.

ARTICLES.

Building 1Ifa.terials. Bricks (English)

(colonial) ... per 1000

I~~e ... ... ::~ Hardwood (scantling); .. Stringy Bark... .. .

per'bag ••. per 100 ft.

Sydney Cedar ... .. . Rcd Deals, 9 x 3 ...

11 x3 Shingles ... Slates (Duchess) Laths, 3 x 4, ...

Olothing. Men's Stout Shoes .. , ... Women's " ~H •••

Wellington Boots (Colonial) ... " (imported)

Inside Cotton Shirts ... ... Flannel Shirts .•• ... '" Regatta ,.... ... • .. Check "... ... . .. Moleskin Trousers... .,. Fustian " .... .. Duck Trowsers ... .. . Cloth (according to quality) .. . Waistcoats (cloth) '" .. .

" (fancy)... .. . Coats (superior cloth)... • ..

" (sbepherds) ..• '" Handkerchiefs (cotton) •••

" (silk).... .. Prints. for Gowns ... .. . Cotton Socks .... ..

" Stockings ... • .. Worsted ... '" ... Blankets ... ... . .. Rugs (woollen) ... • .. Mattrasses (hair) ... '" Sheeting Calico ... . ..

.'fi'orage. Hay

per'iooo

"

per pair

" " " each

"

" per pair per yard . each

" " "

per 'yard per pair

" " " each

per lb. per pair

per ton

DECEMBER, 1855.

RATE.

FroJn

£ B. d. 500 410 0 080 o 12 6 o 12 6 008 o 0 7 008 1 5 0

20 0 0 100

.0 7 6 040 2 17 6 o 16 0 026 070 026 o 2 {) O. 5 6 056 020 o 12 0 060 046 150 100 006 020 o 0 4! o 0 4~ 008 004 070 060 o 3 .0 o O· 8~

500

! To

£. s. d. \j 0,0

.0 0 9

21 0 0 150

o 12 0 080 300 150

086 o 40 030 080 080

'0 4 6 180 o 12 0 090 1 15 0 1 15 0 010 060 o 0 10 010 020 030 1 10 0 o 15 0

026

7 0 0

JUNE, 1856 ..

RATE.

From I

£ s. d. o 12 0 1 16 0 180 080 3 10 0 3 10 0 o 18 0 o 9 0 2 10 0 090 o 13 0 1 '5 0 I 10 0 30 0 076 o 15, 0

To

.£ s. d. o 15 0 200 1 12 0 o 10, 0

4 10 0 100 o 10 0 300 010 0 o 15 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 5 00 086 o 18 0

lurm; 1856.

RATE.

From

£ s. d. 500 3 10 0 080 o 12 6

·0 12 6 008 007 008 150

18 0 0 o 18 6

o 10 0 o 9 O. 300 100 026 070 026 020 056 056 020 o 12 0 060 046 1 5 0 100 006 020 o 0 4! o 0 4! 008 004 070 o 6 O· 030 o 0 8t

To

£ s. d. 600 4 10 0

009

013 0

1 5 ()

086 040 030 080 080 046 180 o 12 0 090 1 15 0 1 15 0 010 060 o 0 10 010 020 030 1 10 0, o 15 0

026

500700 I

REMA&.KS.

with board and lodging.

REMARKS.

55

No. XXVIII-continued.

19titts (!!Uttettt.

DECEMBER, 1855. i

1Um>, 1656.

ARTICLES. QUANTITY. RATE. RATE. REMA.BXS.

From To From To

Forage-continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. ;£ 8. d. Straw ... ... . .. . .. per ton 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 Oats ... .. , ... .. . per bushel 0 3 6 0 5 0 0 3 6 0 5 0 Bran ... . .. ... . .. "

0 2 0 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 2 9 Maize ... ... ... .. . "

Fuel. Wood ... ... ... .. . per load o 15 0 o 18 0 1 0 0 1 5 0

" ... ... ... ... pel' bullock lo.Q 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 Coals (English) ... ... per ton 3 10 0 ... 410 0 4 15 0

" (N.S.W.) ... ... "

2 10 0 ... 410 0 4 15 0

Provisions. Bakers-Bread ... ... per 4lbs. 0 1 8 ... 0 o 10l 0 1 0

" Biscuits ... ... per lb. 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 1 6 0 2 0

" Flour ... ... ... per ton 30 0 0 32 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0

Butchers-Beef . " ... per lb. 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6'

" Mutton ... ...

" 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6

" Veal ... ...

" 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 8

" Pork ... ... "

0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 3'

" Sausages (beef) ...

" 0 0 6 ... 0 0 6

" ,,(pork) ... " 0 1 0 ... 0 1 0

Confectionery-Soda Water ... per dozen 0 6 0 ... 0 6 0

" Lemonade ' ... " 0 6 0 ... 0 6 0

" Ginger Beer ••• " 0 6 0 ... 0 6 0

Grocery-Tea (family) ... per lb. 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 " -" (ration) ... "

0 2 0 ... 0 2 0

" Sugar (loaf) ... "

0 0 6 ... 0 0 6

" " (family) ... "

0 0 5 . .. 0 0 5

" " (ration) ... "

0 0 4~ . .. 0 0 4k

" Coffee ... ... "

0 1 2 0 1 6 0 1 2 0 1 6

" Rice ... ... " 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 8

" Cheese (English) ... " 0 1 6 0 2 6 0 1 6 0 2 6

" " (Colonial) ... "

0 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 6

" Bacon ... ... n 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 6

" Salt ... ... ... "

0 0 Ok 0 0 2 0 0 01 0 0 2

" Pickles ... .. , per dozen o 10 0 o 12 0 010 0 o 12 0

" Soap ... ... per lb. 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6

" Candles (tallow) ... " 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6

" " (sperm) '" "

0 1 6 0 2 7 0 0 6 0 2 7

Market Produce. Butter (fresh) ... ... ...

" 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 3 0

" (salt) ... ... ... " 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 2 0

Eggs ... ... .,. ... per dozen 0 4 0 . .. 0 3 6 0 4 0 Fowls ... .~ . .. ... per couple 0 8 0 010 0 0 8 0 o 12 0 Ducks ... . .. ... "

010 0 o 12 0 o 12 6 o 15 0 Potatoes (new) ... ... ... per lb. 0 0 01, 0 0 3 2

" (old) ... ... ... per cwt. 0 3 0 0 5 0 0 (; 0 Cabbages ... ... .. . each 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 Cauliflowers ... ... .. . "

0 0 3 0 1 6, 0 0 3 0 0 6 Turnips ... '" ... ... per lb. 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 Carrots ... ... '" ... "

0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 Lettuces ... . .. ... each 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Onions ... '" ... ... per lb. 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 6

Stock. Horses (beavy draufht) ... each 15 0 0 50 0 0 15 0 0 50 0 0

" (light draug t) ... .. 10 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 30 0 0 " (good saddle) ... ... "

16 0 0 60 0 0 15 0 0 80 0 0 Fat Cattle ... '" "

... ... 10 0 0 12 0 0 Working Bullocks '" ... per pail" 8 0 0 12 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 J!'at Wethers ... ... ... each 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 I 10 0 Store Sheep ... .. , ... "

0, 8 0 o 12 0 0 8 0 o 12 0

Sundries. Bullock Drays ... ... ... "

15 0 0 30 0 0 15 0 0 30 0 0 Horse " ... ... ... "

10 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 Spring Cart ... ... ... " 15 0 0 35 0 0, 15 0 0 35 0 0 Dray Harness ... ... ... the set 5 0 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 9 0 0 Saddles (English) ... ... each 410 0 10 0 0 4 10 0 10 0 0

" (Colonial) '" u. " 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 6 0 0

56

No. XXVlII-co,ntinued.

1IJ*~S QtUttent.

DECEMBER, 1855. JUNE,I856.

---...

ARTICLES. QUA.NTITY. RUE. RATE. REMARKS. i _ "---

Fro", To From To

- .... -.--- -~-.~ ........ -

Tobacco. £ s.· d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s, d. Negrohead ... ... . .. peilb. 0 4' 6 ... 0 4 6 Cavendish ... ... . .. " 0 4 6 ... 0 4' 6 Colonial ... ... "

0 4 6 .,. 0 4 6 ..

Water .. , ... ... . .. per load 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 1 6 '0 3 0

Wines and Spirits. Port .. , ... ... . .. per dozen 1 10 0 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 2 0 SherJ; .. , ... . .. . .. ... 1 10 0 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 2' 0 Bran y ... ... ... . .. "

2 0'0 2 16 0 2 0 0 216 0 Gin (English) ... ... ... per gallon 3 0 0 3 6 0 3 0 0 3 6 0 Whiskey ..• ... ... "

o 19 0 1 0 0 o 19 0 1 0, 0 Rum ... ... ... ... .. o 18 0 o 19 0 o 18 0 o 19 0 Porter (English) ... '"

per hhd. 7 0 0 9 10 0 7 10 0 9 10 0

" " ... ... ... per dozen o 14 0 o 16 0 o 14· 0' o 16 0 Ale

" ... ... ' . .. per hhd. 7 10 0 9 10 0 7 10· 0

I 910,,0

" " ... ... ... per dozen o 14 0 :

016 0 i

o 14 0 016 '0 0 . ..

Jllft iSCeUllneOUfS (!1'~nt!les.

DECE~lBER, 1855 • JUNE,lll56. . , TERM

DESCRIPTION. OR RATE. RATE, REM411KS.

QUA.RTITY. , From To From ' T.

-----_ ...

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d, :Advertisements ,.5_ ... ... per inch 0 3 0 . .. 0 3 0

Oartage.

{ per diem In Town 1 0 0 1 15 0 o 18 0 1 5, 0 ... ... per load 0 5 0 0 5 0

To the Gold Fields-...

Mount Alexander ... ... per ton 5 0 0 7 0 0 16 0 0 Bendigo ... ... ...

" 6 0 0 8 0 0 20 0 0

Ballaarat ... ... .. . " 7 0 0 9 0 0 20 0 0 Ovens ... ... . .. " 15 0 0 17 0 0 50 0 0 McIvor ... .. , . .. " 5 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 Fiery Creek ... ... ... " 12 0 0 14 0 0 40 0 0 Maryborough ... '" " 11 0 0 13 0 0 40 0 0

. Hotel (Jh.argcs. Bed and Board ... ... . .. per week 1 10 0 3 10 0 1 10 0 310 0

Lighterage. From the Bay ... ... '" per ton 0 3 6 0 4 0 0 3 6 0 4 0

Livery Stables. Keep of a Horse ... ... per diem 0 7 6 0 9 0 0 7 6 O. 9 0

" " ... ... . .. per week 2 0 0 2 18 0 2 0 0 2 18 0 Hire of a Horse and Gig ... per diem 3 0 0 ... 3 0 0

" Carriage and Pair ... " 5 0 '0 ... 5 0 0

Bents. Cottage, 2 rooms ... ... per week 0 5 0 010 0 0 5 0 o 10 0 '" 4 rooms .. , ... "

0 7 6 o 15 0 0 7 6 o 15 0 House, 2 storied ... ... "

o 15 0 1 5 0 o 15 0 1 5 0

811~einff a Horse ... ... ... the set 010 0 o 13 0 o 10 0 o 13 0

1'owage. River . " ... ... ... per ton 0 1 0 ... 0 I 0

·Washing { per dozen 0 3 6 ... 0 3 6 . " ... .. . , per diem I 0 5 0 0 5 0 ...


CHARLES EDWARD STRU'l'T, Acting Immigration il.gent.

l\rC)" x.::K.~X<1

i STATEMENT compiled from Returns furnished by the Commif!sioners of Crown Lands in the Colony of Victoria, shewing the Rates of Wages, the Demandfof Labor, and the ~ principal Productions of each mstrict during the yea.r 186Q. .

8 4. !:II J W4GE&

i

MALES. FEMALES.

DISTRICT. Per Diem. wUhou' Food a.nd Lodging .. Pel' AunulO. with. Food an~ Lodging.

Farm I I Hounemoid •• Farm Gcmr1\l I

Co.rpentera. S~ithfJ. Wheelwrights .. BrIcklayera. M&50tlll~ La.borera.

Shepherds. qool::a. Lo.undreesell. Nurecmaida. Sel'''lB.Iltl .. IIouse SCl''fa.nte.

-- -

£ B. Ii £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d £ B. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Gipps' Land ... . .. '" ... o 10 0 o 10 0 o 10 0 '" ... 60 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 35 0 0 Murray ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 ... ... ... 35 0 0 ... ... .. . . .. 35 0 0 Western Port ... . .. ... . .. o 15 0 0'15 0 o 15 0 o 15 0 o 15 0 60 0 0 37 10 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 Portland ... ... .. . . .. o 10 0 o 18 0 ... ... o 16 0 65 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 Wimmera ... . .. . .. ... .. . . .. ... ... ... ... 2710 0 45 0 0 50 0 0 27 10 0 . .. . .. 30 0 0 30 0 0

Averages ... .. , ... ... o 14 0 016 0 o 16 0 o 17 6 o 15 6 53 2 6 45 12 6 38 0 0 28 2 6 30 0 0 26 13 4 28 15 0 31 0 0

-

~.

PRODUCTIONS AND DEMAND FOR LABOR.

DISTRICT.

Gipps' Land Murray WesternPort Portland Bay Wimmera ...

1856.

PIUNClP AL PRODUCT~ONS.

Potatoes, grain, sheep, wool, and fat stock Sheep and eattle ... .,. ... ... ... Grain, potatoes, grapes and other fruit, sheep, wool Wheat, hay, potatoes, sheep, wool Grain, potatoes, fat stock, wool ...

• DEMAND FOR LABOR AND DESORIPTION OF LABORERS REQUIRED.

House servants, herdsmen, shepherds, and agriculturallaborcrs. Every description of labor is in demand. All kinds of labor are in demand. FeIlllllc servants for the house and farm, ploughmen, and other farm laborers. Sawyers, rough carpenters, herdsmen, shepherds, and hut keepers.


Ol -l

No. XXX.

RETURN shewing the Prices, Wages, and Miscellaneous Oharges current at the Gold Fieldeof the Colony of Victoria during the month of June, 1856 . . ~--.

TERM "CABTLEMAINE. AVOCA. II llALLAARA'l:' II' llEECIIWORTlL

DESCRIPTION. OR

I QUANTITY. I I cwrtlem.ine: ~:,~ F:~lS:". BI.';k;~~d. Avoc •• , A"!hent. Maryooroufrh. Moli,frOl. Head Slatl.n, C .. ~"'lck. 11'1"'1 C •• ok. Beechworth. Wool,h.d, Y..,::~an.

£, s. d. £ s. d. £ s. 'd. £ s. d. £, B. d. £ s. d. £, s. d. £, s. d. £ s. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £, s; d. B t 1. 'w.' t {Beef........................... per lll. 0 0 9 ,0 0 '1 0 0 8 0 0 6 0' 0 8" 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6

U C !ers "ell Mutton..................... " 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 S 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 r Tea ... :. ...... ................ " 0, 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0' 0 3 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0' 0 3 -0- 0-3-0

I Coffee ........................ " 0 1 9 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 3 0, 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0 Sugar ...................... , " 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 07! 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 1 O~ 0 0 '7 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 9 '0 0 10

Groceries ......... 1 Salt ........................... " 0 0 4 0 9 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 4 '0 1 6' 0 0 6 0 0 7 ,0 0 6 0 0 9 0 0 60 0 9

I Tobacco ..................... " 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 7 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 ,7 0 0 6 0 ,0 7 0 Rice ......... :................. ,. 0 0, 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 2, 0

L'Arrowroot • ................. " 0 2 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 0 1 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 1 6 0 4 0 nh dl ,crt {Soap ........................ " 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 0, 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 ,1 0 0 1 I) 0 2 0 ,-" an ers '" ores Candles ..." 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0 I) 2 6 0 3 O! 0 2 6' 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 9 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0

{

Bread .. per 4 Ills. 0 2 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 G 0 2 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 Bread Stuffs ... Flour ...... :......... ........ per lb. 0, 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 06k 0 0 7 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 9~ 0 0 9 0 0 9

Oatmeal..................... " 0 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 9 0, 0 9 0' 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 10 0 1 0

{

Milk ........................ per quart 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 6, 0 1 0 0 20 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 02 0 0 2 0 0 1 ,6 Dairy Prod1lce Butter........................ per It. 0 2 G 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 4 6 0 5 0 0 3 6 0 3 6 0 3 6 0 3 0 0 a 0 0 :3 ,0

. Cheese....... ..... ..... ....... " 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6, 0 2 3 0 2 G 0 2 6. 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 6 0 2 6 g;

{

Spades........................ each 0 7 6 0 7 6 0 7 0 0 7 6 0 7 6 0, 7 6 0 10 0 0 10 6 0 8 6 0 8 6 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 H. d Shovels ..................... 1 " 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 7 6 0 7 6 0 8 6 0 10 0 0 10 6 0 8 6 0 8 6 0 8 6 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 0

a7' ware ...... Picks ........................ " 0 7 0 0 8 0 .0 9 0 0 ,7· 0 0 8· 0 0, 9 0 0 8 0 0 9 0 0 8 6 0 9 0 () 7 6 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 7 0 Buckets ..................... '" 0 6 0 0 9 0 0 7 0 0 '5 0 0 8 0' 0 9 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 8 6 0 9 0 0 10 0 0 9 0 0 8 0 .0 5 0

1 Blallkets .................... per pair 2 ~ 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 1 5 0 I 15 0 1 10 0 1 II 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 Boots ........................ " 1 a 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 18 0 1 5 0 1 7 0 1 2 6 1 10 0 ,1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 1 10 0

. l'otatoes ..................... per Ill. I 0 0 :3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3' 0.0 4 0 0 0( 0 0 5 0 0 3' 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 6 MIscellaneous ... Oats ........................... per bushel 014 0 012 0 017 6 0 12 0 016 0 0 11 0 O' 17 0 0 17 61015 0 10 16 0 018 0 0 18 6 1 0 0 1 0,0

Bran ........................ " 0 5 0 0 5 6 0 6 0 0 7 6 0 6 0 O. 8 0 0 9 0 0 12 0 0 5 0 0 GOO 7 6 0 7 0 0 8 0 0 7 6 Hay........................... per ton 20 0 0 16 0 0 2tl 0 0 22 .0 0 22 0 0 24 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 '25 0 0 25 0 0 22 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 40 0 0

(Sawyers .................... per diem 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 .. . Carpenters.. ................ .. 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0' 0 1 0 0 1 15 0 1 10 0 Splitters ..................... " 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 12 6 0 15 0 0 12 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 ... B"icklayers........ ......... " 0 15 0 0 15 0 .0 15 0... 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0

. Tcntmakers ............... " 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 ... 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0, 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0 LzbOTi'llg Men ~ Painters ..................... " 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 ... 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 O' 1 0 0

o 10 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 ... 0 15 0 ." 0 10 0 1 0 0' 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 S 0 o 18 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1 10 0

Day Laborers............... " I 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 0 103 0 8 6 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 3 4' I 1 3 4-Carters ..................... " 0 10 ,0 0 12 0 0 10 0 ... 0 10 0 0 12 0 ,0 15 0 0 12 0 0 16 00 0 16 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 3 4-ShcpherdsandHutkeepers per annum 40 0 0 45 0 0 25 0 0... '. 40 0 0 50 0 0 70 0 0 45 0 0 .45 0 0 40 0 0 ... '"

{

IIOrSeTeams ............... perdiem! 210 03002100 ... 200200310'02.0030 OiS 0 0300300:3 0 0 Oartage ......... Bullock Teams ............ " I 2. 10 0 2 10. 0 2 10 0 ... 4: 0 0 1 10 0 2 10 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 /3 0 0 3 0 0 3. 0 0 :3 0 0

Carriage from Mclboul'ne per ton 18 0 0 170 0 20 0 0 24 0 0 22 P 0 30 0 0 28 0 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 22 0 0 25 0 0 35' 0 0 30 0 0

Immigrl1tion Office, CHARLES EDWARD STRUTT, Melbourne, 15th August, l856. Acting Immigrntion Agent.

59

No. XXXI.

REPORT OF THE EMIGRATION OFFICER, LIVERPOOL, ON THE SHIP "GUIDING STAR."

Birkenhead Depot, 3rd November, 1855.

" Sm, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st ultimo respecting

the Guiding Star, despatched from this Port on the 9th of January last with 481 emigrants, which had not, on the 7th of August, reached J\felbourne, and desiring me to furnish the Board with a Report of hel], fittings, equipment, and sea worthiness, before she put to sea.

In reply, I beg to state that the Guiding Star was chartered on the 16th of November, 1854, from the firm of Messrs. Miller and Thompson, of Liverpool. for the conveyance of emigrants to Melbourne. She was nearly new, having been built at St. John's, ~.B., in 1853, and was classed A 1 at Lloyds' for seven years, the highest classification allowed, for Colonial-built ships. Before she was chartered to the Commissioners she had made two voyages, one to New York in April, 1853, the other to J\{elbourne in February, 1854.

In compliance with the instructions contained in your letter of the 16th of November, the Guiding Star was surveyed in dry dock by the Government surveyors, underwent a thorough refit, and was reported to be a good sound ship, and in every respect adalJted for the service.

Provisions were shipped according to the Charter Party for 400 statute adults, and 1790 gallons of water over and above the quantity required for the passengers and crew.

The crew consisted of four officers and sixty men, of whom forty were able seamen, They were examined by me individually, and separately questioned as to their qualifications, and were exercised aloft by taking a reef TIl the topsails. In my opinion they were a very efficient crew. The captain had a Certificate of Competency, No. 2387, and was a man of steady habits, ability, and experience. The chief mate also held a Certificate of Competency, No. 70,617, and appeared to be a very efficient officer. The second mate possessed a Certificate of Competency, No. 66,173. The third mate was appointed to serve out provisions, but the fourth mate held a Certificate of Competency, No. 11,437.

Besides the usual paper issued by the Board, on fire, &c., the paper containing directions respecting boats, fire engine and fire annihilators, was given to the captain in duplicate, and I impressed upon hlin the necessity of organizing his crew at once in case of accident.

With reference to the last paragraph of your letter, I beg to state that I have made enquiry respecting the voyages of ships sailing about the same time as the Guiding Star, with the following result

The OMnbridge sailed for Melbourne a,t the end of December, 1854, and by an extract from her r.Jog, it appears that on the 4th of March, in lat. 43° south, she fell in with ice in very thick weather; and from that time until the ship was in the meridian of the Cape, the captain was only able to get two observations. "

The Ocean Oltiif sailed for Van Diemen's Land on the 11th January, 1855, two days after the Guiding Stal' . . From the 27th February, ill lat., 47° 13' south, to the 6th March, in lat. 48° 13' south, icebergs were seen, strong "winds prevailed, a heavy head sea and thiek weather.

The Ralph Wall~r, which arrived at MelBourne, 7th April, 1855, from Liverpool, had been in contact with an iceberg on the 22nd of March, 1855, lat. 48° south, long. 106 east, had fifteen feet water in the hold, which was got under after seventy-nine hours pumping. Leak was partially stopped by lowering a sail over the bows. Part of cargo thrown ovcrboard.

The Guiding Star was 1'tSt spoken on the 15th of February, in lat. 26 south, long. 34 west, and has not since been heard of. Taking into consideration the date at which the ship left Liverpool and the latitude ill which she was last spoken, and comparing her probable course with that of the, ships I have mentioned,. which sailed about the same time, it is not unlikely that she encountered the same masses of ice, and met with the same thick and tempestuous weather. If the ship came in contact with the ice during the night or suddenly, going at the rate of ten or eleven knots, which the Log of the Ocean Oltiif shows that she was making for nine or ten days, it."may naturally be inferred that she was lost from that cause. But lmder whatever circumstances her loss has occurred, I feel bound to state that a better ship has not sailed from this port under my superintendence. During her preparation for the voyage I was much gratified 'with the care, attenti,on, and" cordial co-operation of Captain McLelland and the chief mate.

s. Walcott, Esq. (Signed)


Your obedient servant, C. F. SOHOJ\tIBERG.

~o. X.~X.I~J'

STATEMENT Ilhewi'l!,g the Probable Balance in the JIan~s of the Coloni~l Lan!l anq EJ;lligration Com!1liasioners ~n ~lie SQth June, 1856.

BlECEII"l'S.

BalMcein hand on 31st December. 1855 ••• Exchequer Bills i~ Bsnk of England Amount remitted in Augu~t, 1855 ••• ~.. ••• ••• ..,. Estimated value of gold specil:!J.ens forwarde4 ~ th() E:l¢ibition

at Paris

Immigration Remittances

July, 1855 August Septemb<i)r October November December' January, 1856 February March April ... May June

Probable receipts by the Commissioners from 3500 emigrants at 208. per adult ll' ••• ..;. ,., ... ... • ..

TO'!:'AL

;£ s. d.

471 10 0 243 0 6 225 0 0 372 0 0

.421 0 0 529 6 0

.600 0 0 686 0 0 629 0 0 647 0 0 989 6 0 886 10 0

.£ s. d.

5825 2 1 32000 0 0

100035 0 0

9500 !'! 0

664& 6 0

3500 9 0

----1-...,._.,..,. 15750$ & 1

EiPENDITU~l!I.

r.!~·" .. ~ .. Western Bride TbaI\les ... ...

. Balnaguith .. : By 2I!d MOiety John alld Lucy

Anna Maria " .

Ocean Monarch . Clilliange ...

I

PNbahl~ cost of· despatching ten ships subsequent to sailing of Ocean Monarch, 3500 adults at £16 lOs. per a~ult ... "'1

Probable expense qf collecting 3500 adul~ at £1 lOs. per adult ...

ReturIl passage money to eighteen Surgeons Superintendent at £60 eacl~ .,.' '" '" .• , .. , ••• ... ... I

Probable balance in the hMds of the COmrrUssioners;"on ~Oth June, 185(!. .... ,..' " ,

Tq'l'A:L

;£ s. d. £ B. d. 2675 0 0 2666 0 0 1967 0 0 1447 0 0 2272 0 0 1291 0 0 2528 0 0 1710 0 0

----- 16556 0 0

"'1 56009 0 0

... I 5259 0 0

lOBO 0 0

1 78622 8

1157508 8 1

• ',l.'hla Balance will enable the Oommissioners to desPlltch abollt tcn ~I!ip8, 'and will, therefore, III al! Probability, be ~horllT expended.

,Immigration' Office, Melbourne, 151h August, 1856.


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NOD X.XX.XXX.

Office of Commissioner of Trade and Customs, Melbourne, 21st July, 1856.

IMJYIIGRATION REMITT~rnCES.

HIS Excellency the Senior Military Officer administering the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to direct that from the first day of August next ensuing, the Immigration Remittance Regulations of the first June, 1853, and all rules made in pursuance of those regulations, be cancelled, and tbat in lieu thereof the following revised regulations be adopted and published for the information of per!!ons desirous of securing passages for their relatives and friends from the United Kingdom to Victoria.

His Excellency, in Council, has also been pleased to direct the publication of the Regulations of Her Majesty's Land and Immigration Commissioners relative to the selection of Emigrants to this Colony.

By His Excellency's Command, HUGH C. E. CHILDERS.

IMMIGRATION REMITTANCES. NOTICE TO THE PUllLIC.

PERSONS wishing to bring their relatives and friends from the United Kingdom to Victoria, can secure passages for them in vessels chartered by Her Majesty's Government on the following conditions :- •

1. The persons to be brought into the Colony must be in good heruth, free from all bodily or mental defects; of good moral chara.cter, sober, industrious and in the habit of working for wages at the occupation specified in the application forms. Children under the age of fifteen years must be accompanied by some competent person who will take charge of them during the yoyage.

2. The names, ages, relationship, married or single state, occupation and address of the persons for whom passages are requested, must be furnished by the applicant according to the accompanying form :- .

Christian N arne llnu Surname at full length. Age. Whether M arded

.or Single. Relationship. Trade or Clllling. Addre~a~ lit full length of the Place or

'J'own ~nd Street. where living in tbe United Kingdom.

3. The applicant :rut then be informed of the amount to be paid to secure the passages, and upon payment of tIns sum he will receive a certificate which he will fonvard to his friends by post.

. 4. The amoru;tt to be paid will depend on the number of the persons to be introduced, t~e~r age, sex, occupatIOn and other circumstances. It will generally be within the following limlts:-

Under I 1 12 30 40 50 I

SEX. 1 and under Bnd under and undet" and nnder and

Year. 12. 30. 40. 50. Upwards.

-----£ £ £ £ £ £

lYlale .................... 1 to 2 3 to 4 4 to 6 6 to 8 8 to 12 12 to 18

Female .................. 1 to 2 2 to 3 2t(3 3 to 4 4to6 10 to 18 I

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5. Should the persons sent for be unwilling '01' unable to emigrate, the amount deposited towards their passages will be repaid to the applicant in this Colony on the receipt of the usuru voucher to that effect from the Commissioners. But should any false statements be made as to t~e age, occupation, character, or condition of the persons to be brought to the Colony, passages will not be granted, and the money deposited for that purpose will be liable to forfeiture.

IlIL'lnGRA TION.-g.

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0' 6. Application forms and every info~ation',will be given and deposits received at the undermentioned places' '

'l\felbourne, by the Innnigration Agent; " . Geelong, (

, Portland, ' Port Fairy, bv the Assistant Immigration Agents' Warrnambool, l . , Port Albert, J

Ballaarat, by the Sub-Treasurers; Avoca, . , .

';, Beechworth,

,Castlemaine, } Sandhurst,

and at other places by persons to be specially appointed for that purpose. , 7. Persons residffig at a distance from the abov~ places can obtain application forms at

thene~rest Post Office, and on sending them (duly filled up and signed) to the Immigration Agent ml\felbourne, will receive immediate information. The amount required can be sent to the; Immigration Agent in lVlelbourne by cheque, or order on a Bank or mercantile house, or by

"bapk notes in a registered letter. Upon receipt of the remittance, the usual certificate for the . passages of his friends will be forwarded to the depositor, and he will transmit it by post to their

address in the United Kingdom.

( CIRCULAR.) Immigration Office,

, '. Melbourne, 1st August, 1856. The present regulations have been framed with a view of affording additional facilities

for the passages from the United Kingdom of relatives and friends of persons residing in Victoria, and thereby of introducing a useful class of immigrants iuto the Colony.

2. The persons eligible for passages under these regulations are agricultural laborers of ev~ry kind, domestic servants, railway laborers, mechanics aud artizans, and their wives, children, and' near relations,. 'They must be in sound health, free from bodily or mentlll defects, of good moral character, and accustomed to work for wages at the occupation specified by the depositor on the application form.

a. Children under fIfteen years of age cannot be accepted unless accompanied by sO:!l.1e suitable person who will take' charge of them during the voyage. '

4. Should a family contain more than two children under seven years of age, an extra . rate of four pounds for each child in excess must be paid by the applicallt before passages can be secured. The same extra rate must be paid to secure passages for single men comillg alone.

, 5. In ordillary cases the' applicant will pay a proportion of the cost of the passage according to the subjoilled scale, the remainder of the cost being defrayed by Her :Jiajesty's Governmellt. ' ,

Glass 1. . 6. Agricultural laborers, shepherds, herdsmen, farm, and domestic servants, railway

laborers, blacksmiths, hrickmakers, bricklayers, carpenters, masons, quarrymell, sawyers and wh,eelwrights, with their near relatives.

Children I I I I

ullder Children Pert>ons Persons Pe .. on. I Pc .. on. I Pers~. SEX4 1 year, I ' between I l)c(ween between between between , exceeding 60.

of age. 1 and 12.

I 12 and 30. 30 aud 40. 40 tmd 50" 50 nnd 60.

Male ... £1 £3 I

£4 £6 £'3 I £12 £16 Female' ... 1 2 I 2 3 4 10 16

I I

Gla~s 2. Other mechanics alld artizans with their near relations.

, I !

I Children ChUdren Perfl,ons Penu .. ns Pefi410ns Persons . I unl'lef> Persons

SEX. between between betlYcen between between ] year 1 and 12. 12 and 30. M a.nd 40. 40 Ilud SO. !i0 and tHi. e:t:ceediog 6(1. of uge.

"

:Male ... £2 £4 £6 £8 £12 £16 £18 Female ... 2 3 3 4 .6 12 18

7.. No paymellt is required by the Commissiollers from the persolls sent for, but they will have to defray their own expenses to the nearest railway or packet statioll, and to shew that they possess all outfit for the voyage, in accordance with the regulatiolls.

8. It will be advisable, therefore, whenever practicable, to receive from the applicant (ill addition to the sums ill the above scale) five p01.mds, or such amount as he may filld convenient to remit, f01' these expenses. This amolmt, will be paid through the Commissiollers to the persolls nomillated, ill the U llited Kingdom.

9. On ellquiring at any of·the Iplmigratioll Offices or Sub-Treasuries, the appJicant is to be furnished with all application ,form. (form A), which he will duly fill up, sigll,and leave ,,-1th the officer. He is thell to be informed of the amount required to be paid, and of the outfit (form

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13). As soon as he has paid this amount to the Assistant Immigration Agent or Sub-Treasurer (as tIle case maY'be)- the money or a receipt for it from the Treasury is to be remitted to the Immigration Agent in }felbourne, with the application form (form C) and a statement of the sums paid for passages and outfit. The Immigration Agent will then transmit a certificate for the persons nominated, either to the office at which the money was paid, or to such address as the applicant may request. This certificate is to be sent by the applicant to his friends in the United Kingdom.

10. For the convenience of persons at a distance, the application form (A) may be obtained at the District Post Offices. The applicant will fill up the particulars, sign his name and address, and forward it to the Immigration Agent in Melbourne, who will, inform him of the amoUllt to be paid, and on the receipt of the money forward him the usual certificate.

11. The sums remitted to the Immigration Agent will be paid into the Treasury dail,f. The Treasurer will furnish a monthly return of the amounts, and the Immigration Agent mil likewise furnish a monthly return for transmission to the Commissioners, of the names and other particulars of the persons nominated, and of the amount paid for passages and outfits.

12. Should the persons nominated decline or be unable to emigrate, the money paid towards their passages will be returned to the depositor in this Colony. .All applications for sums to be refunded should be addressed direct to the Immigration Agent, Melbourne.

13. Should the applicant wilfully misrepresent the particulars of the persons nominated, the deposits towards the passages will be liable to forfeiture.

14. Should a difficulty occur in any special case not included in the above instructiorrs, the particulars should be forwarded to the Immigration Agent, who will afford_every information on the subject.

[FORM A.] 185

Sm, I have the honor to transmit a list of the persons I wish to bring into this Colony from

the United Kingdom. The full particulars are given in the form below, and, to the best of my belief, they are quite true in every respect: I should therefore feel obliged by being informed of the sum to be paid to secure passages for thel11 in a Government ship.

I Whet11et' I Christian Name nnd Surname c;.t: Age. Married or i RelntioQJ;lhip. Tratleot' AddreR~ at full1cngth .of the Plo.ce or Town l'tnd

full length. lSin;le, Calling. Street wbele living in the United Kingdom.


Applicant's signature, And residence,

To the I~nmjgration Agent, Melbourne.

[FORM 13.]

SIR,

Your illost obedient servant,

185

In reply to your enquiry as to the expense of securing passages from the United Kingdom to Victoria in a Government ship for the persons named in the application form, I have to inform you that the sum required will amount to £ , as stated in the margin.

2. On payment of the above sum at this office a certificate ,,,ill be sent to you, which will entitle your friends to a passage. You will therefore be careful to forward it to their address in the United Kingdom.

I remain, Sir, y our obedient servant,

[FORM C.] 185

SIR, I have the honor to enclose an application from

for the passages of the persons named therein. The sum of £ , as specified in the margin, has been paid into this office,

and I enclose herewith a for the amount. 3. Mr. requests that the usual certificate may be sent for

him to this office. I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant, The Immigration Agent, Melbourne.

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P AS SA GE C E RTU'I DATE £15. Ref!.

Description of Passenger to pc landed at

Name. Al:.re. Oecupatian. Ile:sidence.

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(Signat1we)

by Certified to be in good hcnlth, a~d likely to be useful in Victoria,

Inspector.

:&euibclr ftom the sum of '

. Agent . . Victot1a Immigration Office,

London, 185

liereibclr from the Treasurer of Victoria the sum of Fifteen Pounds on the

Agents for £H;.

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Victoria.· lto. PASSAGE CERTIFICATE.

(In accol'd(tnce witl; the Regu/ations of '[yublishe(l in tlle "Victoria Government GazeUe" .)

1. To be presented at the Immigration Office, at the port of destination in Victoria, within eight months from tIle date of issue, for the certificate of the Immigration Agent that the passenger named therein Jlns been properly treated during the voyage and duly landed. The sum of Fifteen Pounds will then be paid at th~. Treasury of Victoria to the agents of 1\1e ship in which the person named below has embarked. .,

2. DESCRIPTION of the Passenger to be landed at

Name. AI!". Ot:eupoHon. lle$hleJl(,:c~

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(Signed)

3. I OEUTll'Y that the person described above appears to be in good health and likely to be of service in Victoria, 185 •

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Inspector. !iii

~ 4. t\eceibelJ from the sum of J 'Il' .- 'd' f e s II mgs, m eonSl eratIon 0 • ~ which payment r have issued the present if destination in Victoria wi.hin eight months

Certificate, to be presented date.

at the Immigration Office at the port of ~

~ Victoria Immigration Office, ~ London, • 185 Agent.

" ~ to sail 5. I hereby certify that I Ilaye contracted for my passage, amI embarked on board the ship l:' from to on the day of 185 • J Witness-

lEi Emigration Officer.

Passenger.

6. I hereby certify that on and having made that the contract has been fnlfilled.

,j'as landed at this port by the sh ip duc enquiry, I am satisJied he was propcrly treated during thl" voyage, and

Immigration Office, , 185

Immigration Agent.

7. 1!\er.tibelJ from the Honorable the Treasurer of Victoria, on aceouut of the Owners of the ship the sum of F'ifteeu Pounds sterling, due to them for landing the passenger described above.

185 • Agents for the Owners of the abovementioned Ship.

CAUTION TO MASTERS OF VESSELS. S. Masters shonld be careful to procure the signature of the passenger to the certificate in paragraph 5, duly

witnessed by the Emigration Officer, before sailing. A list of the passengers ou board who ha-Ye emharked under these certificates HUlst be sent as early as possibJe to thc Immigration Agent at the port of destination, in order that bc lllay examine them previous to signing the certificate No.6, on which the money will be paid. .

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