IMMIGRATION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1100, 12 April 1911, Page 8

IMMIGRATION.

SiT,—ln your issue of April 1, page 2, under the "above heading, wo have a remarkable speech from Mr. W. '1. Xoung, president of the AVcllington Trades and Labour Council—who headed the deputation to the Hon. Minister for Labour, which should be studied by every farmer in New Zealand, and should certainly be cut out and framed and hung up in every farmhouse/for tho rising generation to see. Here is a portion:—"There has been enough wet nursing of the farmers, and there was no justification in bringing out these boys (now known as the Sedgwick boys) at a wage of three or four shillings a week." This, of course, was corrected by tho Hon. Mr. Millar. Why, I worked at 2s. Cd. a week, arid existed, and am 73 and can work yet. Now, sir, let me give Mr. Young an offer,, say, for one or two years. If bo will give £r> per week—which, from his point of view, would not be excessive—he can take n.y farm and stock and work it, keen everything in order, and leave it in the camo condition, as he takes it over from me. He must leave talking alone, ship ii pair of dungaren pants, hobnail boote, and milk cows, etc. Semi milk to town in good condition at ad. per gallon all summer, and 7d. per gallon all winter; or send it to the butter i factory or creamery and take butter-fat price?. Keep your cattle iii good condition, abide by the regulations, etc. Now, as a leader of men, let him take this firt.t step, and let those under him see what ho can do in the working line. Then let the world know how he feels after his little experience on a farm. AVith his shirt-sleeves tucked up, if be leeis well and happy at the end of tho term, when he hands roe over my farm, he would have my congratulations. If he felt ill, annly to the council for consolation for his wounded pride, or his wounded feelings. When he tells them that he has been on tlio land, and that it was not exactly what, he thought it was—when he first took his coat .off.—l. am, etc., HENRY WALTON. Dairy farmer, Waikanae, April 5, 1911.'

' RE WAIHI MINE. Sir,—Seeing that the management has reduced the output, although there is over a million tons of ore opened up, which will., mean i taking from four to. five years to mine this quartz when it could be done in three years or loss, what good object can be attained by this reduction of output, seeing that,there is the. fame expense regarding management and the sanio amount of water to .be pumped, whether a hundred tons or fourteen hundred tons per day be sent to the battery? There is also deterioration and decay of timber, etc., and additional expense for the longer. keapin«. opeii of workings. There' seems to ho no gocd reason to the shareholders in so spinning out. this matter. After most of the present ore reserves have been taken out there could be immense retrenchment in staffs, elc, without inefficiency, provided, of course, there be no further development's. By all means prospect and develop as much as possible meantime, and doubtless much other ore will be opened up, which would obviate the necessity for reducing the output. A word regarding Hora Hora electric scheme. I am advised by an able mining engineer that this work—before completed ami fully utilised—will cost close on a quarter of a million pounds sterling. By ,-idopthi* this scheme the officials assert that (here will be a saving of ,£IO,OOO a year, but I. submit that with, fay, only three years' ore in sight, if the shareholders' interests are to be considered this scheme misht well be proceeded with.slowly meanwhile, and future developments in the mine would dotermino .regarding progress of this great and costly work.—l am, etc., PRACTICAL MIXER AND LARGE SHAREHOLDER. Duncdin, April i, 1911,