EMIGRATION FROM AMERICA.

Dunstan Times, Issue 790, 8 June 1877, Page 4

EMIGRATION FROM AMERICA.

A New York telegram recently described the departure from that city of '99 emigrants bound for Sydney. Since then we (Post) have seen an article in the New York Herald which gives full details connected with the emigration movement. It is now generally admitted that the protective fiscal policy of the United States has had the most disastrous effects in paralysing many branches of industry, lowering the rates of wages, and rendering employment scarce. Hence artizans belonging to every trade are seeking to flee from “ hard times” and find reluge in a land where they may found homes and enjoy a fair share of comfort and prosperity. The Government of New South Wales took advantage of this state of things, and appointed an agent in New York to select emigrants. The Government of New cjouth Wales pay part of the passage-money, and the emigrants the balance, which in each case amounts to forty dollars, or about 1,9 The emigrants are selected with the great■est care, and it is evident that this first shipment by the N. Boynton will be followed by many others, and that a continuous steady emigration from the States to New South Wales will bo established. A second ship will be advertised to sail for Sydney from New York at the time the N. Boynton left Referring to the motives of those people for emigrating, the reporter of the New York Herald significantly remarks ;—“ Every man interviewed had the same Story to tell regarding his motive for leaving America. A young stone-cutter, who had worked for Strothers and Sons, Philadelphia, said in good times he had been enabled to make 5 or G dollars a day hut now work was scarce at 2 25 cents. He expects to get 3 50 cents, in N. S. Wales, where provisions and house rent are much cheaper. He has some money saved, as have nearly all those on hoard the Boynton. There is not a penniless man among them ; they are simply fleeing from the prospective liardships of a life in tho Stales.” It sounds strangely to learn that people should Im leaving a country possessed ■4)f the enormous resources and exten-

•iv- territory of the United States, where tliero should still bo room tor practically any amount of population. Yet so it is, and so it ever will be whore an inherently bad fiscal policy strangles enterprise and paralyses industry. AVe think it would be well if some of these artisans and others possessed of small capitals could be attracted from the States to Now Zealand. They would form a most valuable class of settlers. There are many branches of industry pursued in the Spates which could, with great advantage, be established in New Zealand, while the inducements in the shape of the profits to be obtained are very great. It would be well that the fullest information relative to the soil, climate, and resources of New Zealand should bo circulated throughout the United States,