The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62
Italian Emigration
Italian Emigration.
I have the honor to report that an official tabular statement has just been made public by the Italian general bureau of statistics in this capital, from which it appears that the number of Italian emigrants to foreign countries during the three months ended March 31, 1889, aggregated 71,293 persons, and that there was a decrease of 10,447 emigrants, as compared with the first three months of 1888, when the total amounted to 82,351 persons.
page 64No information is given as to the sex and occupations of emigrants, or as to the countries to which they were directed, but the districts from which they came and the respective numbers were as follows:
Districts. | Number of emigrants for 3 months ended March 31— | |
---|---|---|
1889. | 1888. | |
Piedmont | 7,133 | 1,282 |
Liguria | 1,191 | 1,481 |
Lombardy | 7,707 | 6,406 |
Venetia | 39,540 | 43,311 |
Emilia | 3,130 | 1,303 |
Tuscany | 1,890 | 2,114 |
The Marches | 656 | 544 |
Umbria | 11 | 19 |
Rome | ||
Abruzzi and Molise | 2,270 | 5,144 |
Campaina | 2,762 | 9,075 |
Puglie | 548 | 602 |
Basilicata | 1,100 | 2,632 |
Calabria | 2,352 | 4,025 |
Sicily | 1,622 | 1,381 |
Sardinia | 11 | 32 |
Total for the Kingdom | 71,923 | 82,351 |
Unfavorable news concerning the present condition of Italian emigrants in some of the countries of North and South America (especially Brazil), and the recent emigration act of Italy, by which agents are required to take out licenses, under bonds, are among the chief causes to which the falling off in emigration from the Kingdom during the first three months of 1889 maybe attributed.
Charles M. Wood,
Vice-Consul-General (in charge). United States Consulate-General, RomeAugust 9, 1889.