IMMIGRANTS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17115, 9 April 1921, Page 9

IMMIGRANTS.

TOUR CONTINGENTS AFLOAT. Contrary to expectations (says tho "Dominion"), tho Immigration Department has succeeded in -finding situations for the whole of tho complement of immigrants who arrived in the Dominion recently on tiho steamer Waimana. The Railway Department took a good number of the men, while thoWestport Coal Companv placed the majority of the millers tind a' fair number cl unskilled men; the latteY being taken on as truckers. Auckland district took most of tho farm labourers, all of whom were absorbed. Private contract work at Oainaru and Greyiuouth. absorbed 25 unskilled labourers. ' ' % Having disposed of ,t,hc. Waimana s contingent, the Department is now faced: with tno. problem of finding, work for some 3(X> immigrants who are duo to "arrive at Wellington by tlio Shropshire to-day. Tho steamer is bringing 53 nominated passengers, 107 other assisted passengers, and 130 ex-Imperial soldier.*, who are coming out under the overseas settlement scheme. Included-in the last tiro categories are tio fewer than £0 form labourers, and flidw to place them is considerably exercising 1 jie Departmental officers.i, The other skilled work,e;s mostly comprise iuinera, turners, and litters, wliile the oversea settlement passengers represent about as ir.yny/lirierent trades and calling's as .■tier© aro men. This month-will'bo a busy one for tho Department, for in addition 'to tlio Shropshire tlio T:iiaui is due oil April Ksth with, a small number :>i oversea settlement and nominated passengers, nnd the Remuera on April 21?t with, a much larger complement,'comprising 523 immigrants. Still another Vlc-ismer, carrying immigrants, the lonic, is on too water, and she is duo at Wellington on May Stli. Tue other%teamcrs mentioned arc ako making Wellington their first gort of call in the Dominion. The lonic "is bringing only a limited number of immigrants, as she has not been specially fitted out for the traffic.