IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 55, 28 November 1921, Page 4

IMMIGRANTS ARRIVE

ON “IONIC” FROM LONDON ONE DEATH ON VOYAGE With the lonic, which arrived in Wellington Harbour yesterday from Southampton, came 304 immigrants. The ship arrived in tho stream at about 3 p.m., and medical inspection took place during the afternoon, tho vessel being declared "clean.” She r emaiued in the stream all last night, and is expected to berth at about 7 o’clock this morning. Of tho 300 odd workers who are coming to the Dominion, 192 are nominated immigrants, comprising 77 men, 55 women, and. 60 children. Sixty-six persons-38 men, 19 women, and 9 children are coming out under the overseas settlement scheme. There are, in addition, 46 domestic servants coming out to enter seivice There was one death on the voyage, that of an elderly male passenger in tho third class. Several of the immigrants seen by. a Dominion j : e P ort ® last night, on the ship, stated that the voyage had been most enjoyable, and most interesting. They emphasised that conditions in England mots not g • From general appearances, they aie a very fine stamp indeed. For tne greater part of the voyage fine wcathci was the rule, there being only a couple to tho immigi’ants there were 203 other third class passen,,eis, 101 second class, and only 46 first class. In the list of first and second class passengers are to be found the names of numerous New Zealanders who havei been away from the Dominion on a visit to tho Old Country. The Immigration Dcpaffizncnt official and Salvation Army officers visited tho ship yesterday, and afforded t lO arrivals every assistance. the ionic carries about 7000 tons of general cargo.