IMMIGRATION.

Evening Star, Issue 3459, 24 March 1874, Page 2

IMMIGRATION.

“ Anglo-Australian ”, writes in the 1 European Mail’The,agitation which is now, going on. among the agriculturalqnions tends to favor emigration, and it is, a sign of the times that,, instead of betaking themselves to Caned a .and. the United : States, very large numbers of agricultural laborers Vare now. proceeding to Australia and New Zealand.' This change is due on the one hand to the increased facilities had easier terms offered! by Some of bur Agehts-General; and On the Other, to the Wide and general dissemination of information bearing upon the resources of bur Colonies among the industrial classes. Thb Agehts-General of the several Colonies importing’labor have! done good Work in this respect,'and scme oredit is due to the Editor of the ‘ Australian: and New Zealand Gazette ’ for the trouble, ho, takes in illustrating the growing' wealth of Australia and New Zealand by the means of statistics supplied by tho Colonial Blue-books. The new feeling, then, which/has sprung- tip in favbn of Australia and Now Zealand is one on which the colonists are to be congratulated, because it is manifestly to their interest, as well as to the interest of tho mother country, that if agricultural laborers will emigrate, they should go where‘ they can help oh the prosperity.of the British Empire, rather than tb Amenta pp swell the resources of the United States. The attention of Mr Arch and hie compatriots, is 1 divided 1 between Canada, Australia,, and 'Now Zealand: Mr Arch W a de a - tbur of Canada, and made' himself tolerably familiar with the resources of that, country, and 'with the terms upon which emigrants would be received. f 'fie hadj however, no such information at hand, mth rel gard t© Australia and New Zealand, but since his .return from Canada’ ho has been very in hm inquiries in regard to the chatices which'these 'countries can offer tb his'cOUktitueht&Tahd Ibblievelain rightlu stating that theinquities he has made have satisfied him 'Australia and New Zealand are in ho way inferior to Canada as 1 fields for labor. The secretaries of several working mens clubs, too, have been making inquiries of the Ageuts-Goneral in regard to emigration, and from what'l'can gather' the main question with them is 1 the question i , ex P e h ß ®’ R the Colonies interested in labor could see their way clear to make the stems to be ah impression that they might successfully compete with Canada * or that which is in the market. At length emigration to New Zealand is assumproportions, and a loan for too u ® pofeent: bonds,'*at the'price of Ij9B, has been.- brought on the market by the Crown Agents for the Colonies to defray its cost. Every available , ship: has been taken up for the conveyance, at the : cato of ( frem 2,000 to 5,0 0 emigrants per .month,? to ..New. Zerfand,\and.’,all.ifree,paS. sages. What ohanoe have New South,Sardes and Australia to obtain emigrants pa the

such , numbers toHt&b eo%ylfi so short a me *j Jfty e§i&hat, owing to orate other 68 ’riphtlrery. considerI uid|nb»„d Mr Dutton has in vam))eeni,tmng yce wasotoWo termAforAdiWa rdonth past of Affiants lor South .Australia."-. THKLAJBOR MARKET. The following letterirel been addressed to the Mayor of Queenstown “ Superintendent’s Office, “ Dunedin, 12th March, 1874 ■ “ Sir,-—As a-dtppt for-the-, reception-. of newly-arrived immigrants is r about , to be erected at Queenstown;'it! has ddobrred to the Government that it might tend greatly to’ the comfort-of -the-new ~ arrivalssuccess of the immigration soheme, if a few of t>ie leading people in the district wore constituted into .a committee for the/,-purpose of advising the immigrants, facilitating their settlement, and their procuring ■suit^ble.eip l ' ployment. It appears to mp- that it wpnjd have a very beneficial effect upon .the immigrants themselves,,and exercise-aninfluenop for good upon their future conducet, t<> geo that they are oarod for, and, an interest in, by -those among whobi they are .oaating.in their.iot._ *; ' '" “ The committee might also frote time communicate 'with'the Government as to the labor requirements of the' dlstriatl Should this suggestibb mhet your approval, perhaps you will be good enough to take such steps as you mhy the matter, “d eommunipate, tp.me am, ■' '' ' ’ ? MiAfcAtfDßfcWj' Uhl >Vf(l i " J •■■ i ■ V ; . /”■