Immigration.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 220, 27 January 1874, Page 7

Immigration.

Mr "Vogel, speaking at the dinner given to l>im at Oamrau on Saturday evening, is reported to have made the following interesting remarks : " They would learn with satisfaction that he had that day received a telegram stating that among the immigrants per Mongol there were a large number of agricultural labourers, and that by the same vessel there was coming' out to the Colony Mr Joseph Holloway, who is described as the right-hand man of Mr Arch, whose name was so well known in connection with the movement which had sprung up in Great Britain for the amelioration of the condition of the agricultural labourers. Mr Arch was now in Canada, where he was receiving great attention from the Governor of the Dominion ; the object of his visit being to .ascertain the inducements presented by that country as a field for immigration. He believed Mr Arch had not found it so suitable as he expected, and it was very satisfactory to learn that Mr Holloway was now on his way to this Colony with a view of seeing for himself the inducements it offered as a home for the class he represented—the very class in which the Colony stood in need. The Colony would have, after all, to stand or fall as a field for immigration on its own capabilities —and it possessed enormous capabilities. As compared with Canada, it possessed an immense advantage in respect of climate, as human labour could be carried on all the year round, while in Canada the same labour must be suspended for months. Again, as compared with the Australian Colonies, New Zealand offered many advantages in respect of its climate, its non-liability to periodical disasters, and its immense sea-board ; advantages the possession of which were destined to place her in the foremost position of the Australasian group."