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Record of Chinese immigration, by fiscal year, 1886 to 1917
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| Paying tax | Exempt from tax | Percentage of total arrivals admitted exempt from tax | Registration for leave | Total revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | $ | ||
| 1886 to 1891 | 4,590 | 222 | 4.61 | 7,041 | 239,664 |
| 1892 | 3,276 | 6 | 0.18 | 2,168 | 166,503 |
| 1893 | 2,244 | 14 | 0.62 | 1,277 | 113,491 |
| 1894 | 2,087 | 22 | 1.04 | 666 | 105,021 |
| 1895 | 1,440 | 22 | 1.50 | 473 | 72,475 |
| 1896 | 1,762 | 24 | 1.34 | 697 | 88,800 |
| 1897 | 2,447 | 24 | 0.97 | 768 | 123,119 |
| 1898 | 2,175 | 17 | 0.78 | 802 | 109,754 |
| 1899 | 4,385 | 17 | 0.39 | 859 | 220,310 |
| 1900 | 4,231 | 26 | 0.61 | 1,102 | 215,102 |
| 1901 | 2,518 | 26 | 1.02 | 1,204 | 178,704 |
| 1902 | 3,525 | 62 | 1.73 | 1,922 | 364,972 |
| 1903 | 5,245 | 84 | 1.58 | 2,044 | 526,744 |
| 1904 | 4,719 | 128 | 2.64 | 1,920 | 474,420 |
| 1905 | 8 | 69 | 89.61 | 2,080 | 6,080 |
| 1906 | 22 | 146 | 86.90 | 2,421 | 13,521 |
| 19071 | 91 | 200 | 68.73 | 2,594 | 48,094 |
| 1908 | 1,482 | 752 | 33.67 | 3,535 | 746,535 |
| 1909 | 1,411 | 695 | 33.00 | 3,731 | 713,131 |
| 1910 | 1,614 | 688 | 29.89 | 4,002 | 813,003 |
| 1911 | 4,515 | 805 | 15.13 | 3,956 | 2,262,056 |
| 1912 | 6,083 | 498 | 7.57 | 4,322 | 3,049,722 |
| 1913 | 7,078 | 367 | 4.93 | 3,742 | 3,549,242 |
| 1914 | 5,274 | 238 | 4.32 | 5,450 | 2,644,593 |
| 1915 | 1,155 | 103 | 8.19 | 4,373 | 588,124 |
| 1916 | 20 | 69 | 77.53 | 4,064 | 19,389 |
| 1917 | 272 | 121 | 30.78 | 3,312 | 140,487 |
| Total | 73,669 | 5,445 | 6.88 | 68,525 | 17,593,056 |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |||||
