Show I IMMIGRATION 1 1 FIGURES I Valuable Statistics from Superintendent Superin-tendent New York Bureau I Albany N Y March 25Time annual report of John Mackm Stale Superintendent Superin-tendent uf Labor Statistics frays Immigration Im-migration returns for the quarter ended December 31 1S99 show an increase in-crease of 23012 more than in the last three months of 1SDS In the latter I quarter the arrivals numbered ilSSO in the same three months of JSOD 71 1 S02 The largest proportionate gain of those races recording at least 000 arrivals ar-rivals was made by the Slovaks The Polish race was second the Crotlans and Slavonians third In point of numbers the southern Italians still retain the lead In mini I graiion the arrivals of that race he I Jug nearly onciourth of the total I There were 1S14D 01 21U per cent of I that class who landed during the quarter which ended last December Next In the numereal order come the Hebrews with 10070 Poles 6101 SloyaksG Germans CHS Scandinavians Scandina-vians 14SG Northern Italians 1110 and Irish 15715 Of the Immigrants arriving during the quarter fourfifths were destined to the States composing the North Atlantic At-lantic division of which group the Slate of New York received the largest I number Those who went to the West division numbered 2CSf Superintendent Mackin says that the I past year has been the most successful year the free employment bureau III New York city has had since Its cs tabllshmeni On this subject he says The demand for girls as general houauworkcrs is far in exc4s of iic supply The reason fur this Is found mainly in the fact that many emI ployeir are doing away with the I subdivision I sub-division of labor This bureau wns notable not-able to find employment for many males on the quasipublic works in the city The reason for this is lo bo found In the fact that most of such work was conducted by 1 tho contracting firm acting under Instructions from the leaders of the dominant PartY In the city The newspaper press and the court proceedings demonstrate Just how one of these contracting companies almost wined out of existence one of the best paying cntorprlKes In New York city In order to obtain work on this special contract a man had to see 1 his district 1 leader and In proportion to his usefulness to the Had leader he I was blllolcd on the payroll of this I l particular company of contractors the I corporation payincr the bill regularly I |