DR. FEATHERSTONE’S SUBORDINATES.

Evening Star, Issue 3736, 12 February 1875, Page 3

DR. FEATHERSTONE’S SUBORDINATES.

Another complaint against the Home Tmmigration Department, A Mr W. H, Williams -writes in the last issue of the ‘ Bruce Herald ’:— I, along with about 100 more from Cornwall engaged with the agent there, Mr Nichols to go by the ship M*rope, bound for Canterbury as he told us that there were no more ships going to Otago that year (this was in March) Accordingly we were sent on to Plymouth under the impression that we were to' be sent** by the ship Merope ; but to cur dismay, on M-nvmg there we were told by the- agent at Plymouth, a Mr Wiggs, that we should have to go in another ship, the Helen l Denny, bound for Napier. On remonstrating with him about sending us so far out of our way, he told us plainly tliiifc w© Rhould, liavo; t° wligeg ©vgf the Government had a mind to send us ” I wrote hack to Mr Nichols, but Mr Wiggs intercepted his letter to me, and tore off the one ha f, and wrote at tho bottom, “that we should have to go on to Napier sealed and stamped the same, and sent it to me. Our luggage was then seized and sent aboard, and we* had to fo low. Before this happened I had written to my brother-in-law, Mr Bray, who is residing at M aungatua, Otago, that I was to sail for Canterbury. He accordingly went up to Canterbury to meet me (this I have found out since I came down in search of him). But the worst of all has to be told. X had to leave my wife and family at Napier, as I had not sufficient means to take them down. Now, sir, I must work fdr six mohths before I can earn enough money to bring ipy wife and family down here the place where X wanted to come to at first. ’