GOOD SETTLORS LOST.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1484, 5 July 1912, Page 4

GOOD SETTLORS LOST.

"NOT BUSINESS."

(Bv TelecrapU-Spccia! Correspondent.) Auckland, July S. What is New Zealand like? Wliat is tho prico of good land?, Aro the railways near? Where aro the markets? Do (hoy want families? Where is the information bureau? These were just a tow of tho many questions asked of a "Herald" representative on board the Jiakura just before she sailed for Sydney. The inquirers were Canadian farmers, with tickfits to Sydney nnd Melbourne, but 'they had bseii impressed with Auckland, anil from stray bits of information they had gathered that New Zealand was a. fine country. In fact three, men—one named Jenkins, with a family of four—wore quite willing to land 15 mimifos before sailing if the Government official could convince them that they would be able to purchase suitable land, with a neighbouring market and a reasmablo chance for their children. Unlike the practice in Canada and in certain of the Australian Mates, there was no one to 101 l them; no boy ovmi to hand them a pamphlet potting ur\ <ho iu ' vanfcl K<* «f Npw Zealand. lhats not business," said one of them, with which statement the pressman was reluctantly compelled to agree. Further evidence of their keenness was shown by one noting; tho address of tho New Zealand oflico in Melbourne.

"I certainly think there ought to be yoiwonn to meet these boats," said ono o itlioni, and talk over the advantages of Mew Zealand.