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to 37,326, these two countries aggre- 

 gating 66,181, or twenty-odd thousand 

 more than the total net decrease for 

 the fiscal year 1904. The countries of 

 northern and western Europe, with one 

 notable exception, show increases, Great 

 Britain's increase being 18,643. The 

 one exception to the foregoing state- 

 ment is shown by the decrease of 18,265 

 in the arrivals from Sweden. 



The only other figures in this table 

 to which attention need be directed are 

 those showing an increase of nearly 100 

 per cent in the arrivals from China, and 

 a decrease of 5,704 in those from Japan, 

 the latter easily traceable to the pend- 

 ing war in the East. 



Of the 812,870 aliens arriving in 1904, 

 549,100 were males and 263,770 were 

 females — an increase in the females as 

 compared with last year of 19,870 and a 

 decrease in males of 64,046. As re- 

 spects age, 109, 150 were under 14 years, 

 °57> I 55 were between 14 and 45, and 

 46,565 were 45 or over; 3,953 could read 

 but not write, 168,903 could neither read 

 nor write, and, it is presumed, the re- 

 mainder, 640,014, could both read and 

 write. It also appears that 103,750 of 

 these aliens had already been to this 

 country, and that 95,575 brought with 

 them $50 or more each, while 501,530 

 brought each less than $50. The total 

 amount of money shown to officers by 

 these 812,870 aliens was $20,894,383, or 

 $4,7^6,870 more than was brought by 

 the '857,046 arrivals of the last year. 

 This fact, taken in connection with the 

 circumstances already referred to as to 

 countries from which the increases of the 

 year under consideration came, furnishes 

 assurance of a marked improvement in 

 the character and thrift of the more re- 

 cent immigration. The 28,451 English 

 immigrants brought with them in the 

 fiscal year 1 903 $ 1 , 405 , 365 ; this year the 

 41,479 of the same race brought $2,736,- 

 182 ; the 35,366 Irish last year had 

 $796,082, while the 37,076 Irish this 

 year showed $1,092,781; 71,782 German 



immigrants last year had $2,480,634, 

 this year 74,790 possessed in hand 

 $3,622,675. 



Comparative Statement Showing the Number 

 of Aliens Arrived in the United States, by 

 Countries, during the Fiscal Years ended 

 June 30, 1 go j and 1904, respectively \ Showing 

 Increase and Decrease for Each Country. 



Country. 



Austria-Hungary 



Belgium 



Denmark 



France, including Cor- 

 sica 



German Umpire 



Greece 



Italy, including Sicily 

 and Sardinia 



Netherlands 



Norway 



Portugal, including 

 Cape Verde and Azore 

 Islands 



Roumania 



Russian Empire and 

 Finland 



Servia, Bulgaria, and 

 Montenegro 



Spain, including Canary 

 and Balearic Islands... 



Sweden 



Switzerland 



Turkey in Europe 



United Kingdom : 



England. 



Ireland 



Scotland 



Wales 



Europe, not specified 



Total 



China 



Japan 



India 



Turkey in Asia 



Other Asia 



Total Asia 



Africa 



Australia, Tasmania, 

 and New Zealand 



Philippine Islands 



Pacific islands, not spec- 

 ified 



British North America... 



British Honduras 



Other Central America.. 



Mexico 



South America 



West Indies 



All other countries 



Total 



Aliens in transit 



Total alien passengers 



1903. 



206,011 

 3-450 

 7,158 



5.578 

 40,086 

 14,090 



230,622 

 3,998 

 24,461 



9,3i7 

 9,3io 



136,093 



1,761 



2,080 

 46,028 

 3,983 

 1,529 



26,219 

 35,3io 

 6,143 

 1,275 



5 



814,507 



2,209 

 19,968 

 94 

 7,118 

 577 



29,966 



176 



,150 

 132 



67 

 ,058 

 81 

 597 

 528 

 589 

 ,170 

 25 



857,046 

 64,269 



921,315 



1904. 



177,156 

 3,976 

 8,525 



9,406 

 46,380 

 ",343 



193,296 

 4,916 

 23,808 



6,715 

 7,o87 



145,141 



1,325 



3,996 

 27,763 

 5.023 

 4,344 



38,626 

 36,142 

 11,092 

 1,730 

 143 



767,933 



4,309 

 14,264 

 261 

 5,235 

 2,117 



26,186 



686 



1,461 

 52 



42 

 2,837 

 109 

 605 

 1,009 

 1,667 

 10,193 

 90 



812,870 

 27,844 



840,714 



