IMMIGRATION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 9

IMMIGRATION.

« WORK AT THE OTHER END. "Tho numhor of persons to whom re-duced-rate passages wero granted, and who duly proceeded to tho Dominion, was 3508, taking with them £25,113 declared capital, making a total of 28,716 persons with £794,428 declared capital who havo proceded to the Dominion underl the'reduced-rat© passage scheme since March, 1904, tho dato on which the new regulations came into force, said tho High Commissioner in his annual report presented to Parliament yesterday. "But it must bo borno in mind that many persons tako with them a much larger amount than that which the.V specify on their application forms, so that the actual amount which has been taken out by these reduced-rate passengers during that period greatly exceeds that mentioned above. I may point out that during the last four years the granting of reduced-rate passages has been limited exclusively to persons of tho agricultural and dairying and domestic classes, and to those nominated through the Government Immigration Offico in Now Zealand, and in respect to this part of tho work it is gratifying to noto that the reports of tho immigration officers in the Dominion aro invariably favourable as regards the health, appearance, and general character of tho reduced-rate passengers sent out by this office. Great caro is. always exercised at this end in the selection of those to whom assisted passages ara granted, and tlio most thorough inquiry is made as to their occupation, hoalth, and character, and tho concession is not granted unless the applicants ars satisfactory in every respect, and comply with the conditions now in force undor tho reduced-rato passage scheme. The work in connection with'advertisements directing attention to theso passages is also attended to by this branch. These advertisements are inserted in newspapers and other periodicals circulating in' the various parts of tho United Kingdom; and, in selecting tho periodicals in which -to insert the advertising matter, preference is given to tlioso circulating in agricultural districts. The cost of advertising emigration for 1912 amounted to £475 net. During the lecture soason numerous applications were recoived by this branch for tho loan of lantorn-slidos for. tho purpose of illustrating lectures Given in this country on New Zealand. It is estimated that during 1912 many hundreds of lectures wero given in various parts of the United Kingdom, and were illustrated in this way.