REV. CLOUGH STILL BITTER ABOUT N.Z.

Chronicle (Levin), 11 October 1947, Page 5

REV. CLOUGH STILL BITTER ABOUT N.Z.

Reeeived Fridav, 7 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 10. The Kew IUchard Clough, who recently returned from ^in attenrpt to eniigrate to New Zealand, saying lu: was disillusioned with the country, publicly announced through the Western Morniug News that he was deTerniined that anyone clse who intends to settle in New Zealand sliall receive tlie benelit of his experienee. "I feel it my duty, " he said in an interview, ' ' to oll'er intending emigrants a description of my reception in New Zealand. 1 want to prevent people who have put aside their savings for the purpose of going tliere, from possibly wasting their money. Let me be perfectly clear. Jf oue is voung, lias been guaranteed accommodation und lias a job waiting for liim, then 1 would be tlie last to persuade liim against the venture. But if sueh are not the ei rcumst anees then my advice is 'stav at home'. " Rev. Clough eoncluded by inviting any intending emigrants to New Zealand to write to hiru eare of an Exeter bank. The Western 1M"orning News says the Rev. Clough lias already reeeived several letters from people who feel the samo way about New Zealand as he does. On tlie other liand New Zealand} olficials in London have reeeived a number of letters from Devon residents who have knowledge of New Zealand, protesting vigorously against the Rev. Clough 's statements aml eritieisms of the Doininion. Imjuiries iu London show quite eonelusively that no misleading inforniation about' eonditions in New Zealand were given the Rev. Clough before he left England but that, on the eontrary, the eonditions and partieularly tlie difticult housing position was explnined to liim in detail both verbally and by letter.