T1UDE AND COMMERCE.

739

Tears

Males

Females

Total

1838-5.5

37,887

48,914

86,801

1856

1,763

2,916

4,679

1857

5,429

8,940

14,369

1858

2,320

3.539

5,859

1859

552

2,599

3,151

1860

185

1,551

1.736

1861

747

1,935

2,682

1862

1,710

3,018

4,728

1863

3,213

5,409

8,622

1864

2,673

3,958

6,631

1865

1,955

3,149

5,104

1866

1,686

2,508

4,194

1867

1,141

2,061

3,202

1868 Total

1,172

1,699

2,871

62,433

92,196

154,629

The total number of immigrants who arrived in the colony from the first settlement, in 1835, to the end of the year 1868, was 925,069, while the number of persons who quitted was 499,821, leaving a balance of 425,248. The largest immigration took place in 1852, and the largest emigration in 1853. In 1861 and 1862, the total departures exceeded the arrivals, while the departures of males exceeded the arrivals not only in these two years, but also in 1863. On the other hand, the immigration of females during the whole period of the existence of the colony was uniformly in excess of the emigration. The total number of females who arrived from 1835 to the end of 1868 was 267,203, and the number departing was 97,612, leaving a balance of 169,591, in favour of Victoria.

Trade and Commerce.

The total value of the imports and exports of Victoria, in the ten years from 1860 to 1869, was as follows : —

Years

Imports

Exports

£

£

1860

15,093,730

12,962,704

1861

13,532,452

13,828,606

1862

13,487,787

13,039,422

1863 •

14,118,727

13,566,296

1864

14,974,815

13,898,384 3

1865

13,257,537

13,150,748

1866

14,771,711

12,889,546

1867

11,674,080

12,724,427

1868

13,320,662

15,593,990

1869

13,908,990

13,464,354

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