This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: International Migrations, Volume I: Statistics Volume Author/Editor: Walter F. Willcox Volume Publisher: NBER Volume ISBN: 0-87014-013-2 Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/fere29-1 Publication Date: 1929 Chapter Title: Statistics of Migrations, National Tables, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Swaziland, Tanganyika, Madagascar, French Somali Coast, Angola, Azores, Cape Verde Islands, Madeira, Cameroon, Togo Chapter Author: Walter F. Willcox Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c5149 Chapter pages in book: (p. 1049 - 1082) SOUTH AFRICA 1051 SOUTH AFRICA I.STATISTICS OF CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, ORANGE FREE STATE AND NATAL (Tables I-IV) The figures for the migrants from and to the United Kingdom and from and to all countries for the years since 1900 (tables II and III) generally give the total number of persons that arrived at, and departed from, Port Natal and Cape ports by sea. In consequence of the formation of the Union of South Africa, however, the figures from 1910 onwards do not include passengers from one Union port to another. Further, figures for the Cape prior to 1906 give the number of adults (i.€. including children calculated at the ordinary as adults.)' II.UNIoN STATISTICS OF ARRIVALS AND' DEPARTURES (Tables V-VIII) The Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa publishes for 1910-23 statisticsof arrivals and departures by sea. New arrivals and permanent departures after 1913 (including visitors, transit passengers, and others) are given separately. (The figures for 1924 have been cal- culated; see Notes 6 and 9.)Tables VI-XIIIsince1918 include migrants passing the land frontiers.These relate to Europeans, Asiatics and colored persons of mixed race, the aboriginal natives of the Bantu race being excluded.2 III.UNIONSTATISTICS OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION (Tables VIII-XX) A more detailed and improved questionnaire for the collection of migration statistics in the Union was introduced by the South African Government in 1924, which makes it possible now to distinguish immi- grants intending permanent residence and emigrants relinquishing domicile from "holiday visitors" and travellers "in transit".In table XVIII, emigrants relinquishing domicile are described as South Africans". A comparison of their distribution according to British and other na- tionalities in the same table with the preceding table shows that the figures are for emigrants of European origin who had settled permanently in South Africa. At the Union seaports permanent immigration officers undertake the enumeration and collection of particulars, while the agents of shipping companies assist in the issue of statistical forms to passengers leaving the 'Statistical Abstract fortheseveral British Overseas Dominions and Protectorates, London, 1914, pp. 12 and 13. 2Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa, No. 6.1910-22, Pretoria, 1924, p.165. 1052 INThRNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS Union by sea.Atthe continental border stations officials of the. Railway Administration or of the frontier police issue forms to, and collect forms from, all passengers traveffing on single journey tickets crossing the border by train. The data, however, cannot be considered flawless.In fact, the working of the new system in its earlier years was less satisfactory than was expected.The details collected from railway passengers are es- pecially incomplete.' 'See Union of South Africa.Statistics of Migration to and from the Union, 1920to March 1925, pp. 1 and 2. NATAL TABLE 1.—NATAL IMMIGRATION AND COOLIE) AND EMIGRATION, 1880-1900. Immigrants Emigrants Year' European Total Coolies Total Total Free Assisted 1880 1,403 287 1,116 * 1881 2,547 874 596 278 1,673 * 1882 3,447 835 360 475 2,612 * * 1883 3,074 1,448 .. ... 1,626 1884 3,098 694 ... ... 2,404 * 1885 3,287 324 123 201 2,963 * 1886 1,313 74 .. 1,239 1,062 1887 232 5 . 227 1,119 1888 967 26 ... 941 2,004 1889 1,154 212 ... 942 1,860 1890 4,124 755 .. 3,369 . 1,665 1891 4,883 475 4,408 1,453 1892 3,764 581 3,183 930 1893 3,216 339 2,877 1,069 1894 2,633 riotstated 2,633 724 1895 3,450 not stated 3,450 764 1896 4,105 1542 154 3,951 1,788 1897 6,312 261 261 6,051 1,497 6,153 214 214 5,939 929 1,530 230 . 230 1,300 912 5,607 172 . 172 5,435 665 Forreference notes see page1066. SOUTH AFRICA 1053 TABLE 11.—NATAL ARRIVALS FROM AND DEPARTURES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ALL COUNTRIES, 1900-12. Immigrants Year Total East. Indian To the To all From the United countries indentured United From all Kingdom Kingdom countries 1900 5,435 24,125 16,857 1901 7,34.5 26,867 15,120 1902 6,528 35,382 24,308 1903 4,965 Cannot 36,093 Cannot 1904 7,692 50,681 22,207 1905 7,917 be 58,592 be 21,470 1906 11,641 41,609 24,460 1907 6,486 stated 21,964 stated 40,055 1908 3,174 18,403 46,026 1909 2.487 22,378 29,961 1910 7,935 17,867 14,676 1911 7,722 6,233 17,583 5,576 13,325 1912 1,673 6,037 11,424 7,872 14,433 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TABLE 111.—ARRIVALS FROM AND DEPARTURES TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ALL COUNTRIES, 1900-12. Immigrants Emigrants Year From the From a,ll To the To all United Kingdom countries United Kingdom countries 1.900 18,435 29,848 11,760 21,163 1.901 19,980 30,852 11,831 20,984 1.902 34,778 59,060 12,196 22,151 1.903 47,573 61,870 18,969 29,615 1.904 23,876 32,282 22,050 33,651 1.905 22,946 33,775 19,353 34,533 1.906 21,598 34,041 22,409 40,180 1.907 19.250 29,767 23,054 39,550 1908 17,525 27,498 19,517 32,929 1.909 19,550 30,445 15,961 29,697 1.910 23,814 31,281 16,095 26,913 1.911 27,656 37,544 23,324 32,875 1912 24,811 30,602 21,320 27,764 1054 INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION STATISTICS ORANGE FREE STATE AND TRANSVAAL TABLE IV. —IMMIGRATION INTO ORANGE FREE STATE AND THE TRANSVAAL, 1903-07. Orange Free State Transvaal Year — - (British immigrants under(Chinese indentured immi- assisted passage scheme) grants) 1903 189 1904 255 1905 182 1906 ... 1907 ... UNIONOFSOUTHAFRICA TABLE V.—ARRIVALSANDDEPARTURESANDNEW ARRIVALS, 1910-22. Immi- Inuni- Immi- Erni- grants b3 Immi— Emi- grants by grants sea arriv- grants sea arriv- Year disem- grants ed for the Year disem- grants ed for the barkedembarkedfirst time barkedembarkedfirst time 1910 49,123 41,575 * 1917 6,858 11,988 2,079 1911 55,127 46,200 * 1918 6,579 8,474 3,044 1912 42,026 42,197 * 1919 23,801 21,279 9,038 1913 39,827 42,741 14,251 1920 47,913 29,945 22,816 1914 34,027 42,631 9,047 1921 42,926 33,618 20,933 1915 17,487 27,220 5,158 1922 32,518 32,429 13,235 1916 13,096 23,167 3,846 TABLE VI.—DIsTRIBUTION OF NEW ARRIVALS, BY SEX AGE, 1913—24. Sex Sex and age Year Total Minors (under 16 years) MalesFemales Total. I MalesFemalesTotal MalesFemales 1913 14,251 7,990 6,261 2,065 ... ... 12,186 .... 1914 9,047 4,958 4,089 1,189 ... 7,858 ... .... 1915 5,158 2,675 2,483 945 486 459 4,213 2,189 2.024 1916 3,846 1,792 2,054 657 354 303 3,189 1,438 1,751 1917 2,079 1,180 899 395 245 150 1,684 935 749 1918 4,565 2,959 1,606 ... .. .... .... 1919 9,608 5,006 4,602 .... ... ... .... .... 1920 11,795 10,300 ... .. .. .. ... 1921 10,91110,022 ... .... .... .... 1922 6,890 6,345 . ... ... .. ... ... 1923 6,161 5,480 .... ... ... .... .... .... 1924 16,4098 .... .... .... ... ... .... .... .... For reference notes see page 1066. TABLEYear VII.—DISmIBUTIONTotal Leinired, OP NEW professional,AEBIVALS,classes BY and OCCUPATION business Mechanics AND SEX; and(a) skilledSEA, artisans 1913-17; (b) LaborersBY LAND and AND unskilled BY SEA, workers 1918-23. z Total Males I Females Total Males Females Total Males Females C 1913 14,251 3,442 ... 1,786 I ... .. 774 ••• .. z 191419161915 3,8465,1589,047 1,1971,4242,548 649926... I 548498 1,023332661 I 310629 2232. 212236550 212235... ....1 C Year1917 Shop2,079 assistants and893 clerks 567Hawkers and326 petty traders202 195Domestic servants7 50 Lnclassified50minors)(including.. C 19141913 Total1,453959 Males Females... Total364877 Males.. Females.. Total462749 Males Females..... Total3,1415,170 Males Females..... :1 1915 441 298 I 143 61 44 17 234 I 40 194 503 I 1,598 19171916 379135 105205 17430 256 103 153 21865 I 197 19958 1,483728 253387 I 1,096475 1913-17; (b) BY LAND AND BY SEA, 1918-23 TABLE VII.—DIsTRIBuTI0NProfession OF NEW a! ARRIVALS, BYDomestic OCCUPATION(concluded). AND SEX;Commercial (a) BY SEA, Transportmunications and com- Industrial 1• 19181919 9,608.4,563 1,360T.968 1,034M.756 F.326212 2,4831'.268 M.5944 2,424F.224 T.715431 671404M. 4427 365278T. 359269M. F.69 417T.789 409753M. F368 C 19221921192012,60414,003222,816 1,880 1,1521,6423,1673,555 1,8972,313960629 1,2701,242523622 3,0455,100358251 12516817272 4,8774,928179233 1,2292,2762,463864 1,8251,905670940 289451558194 232691685171 230664653169 27322 2,9462,8401,175742 2,6262,524644987 32031618898 Year T.AgriculturalM.