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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