The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1891. The Exodus

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 9, 21 July 1891, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1891. The Exodus

Although we continually hear of Iroughts and floods, famine among itock, and commercial disasters of all rinds and descriptions in the neigh- i >oring colonies, yet they appoar to be ] lesirable places for New Zoalanders to ' ;o io. la this connection a well l

known Auckland man Mr H. E. Brabazon, a builder and contractor, now resident in Melbourne, has written to Mr A. Porter, the chairman ol the Auckland Chamber of commerce, to the following effect. " There are to-day over 20,000 people here in Australia who a few years ago Were living iv New Zealand, and who iheu (1885-87 and succeeding years) were forced to leave and face a new country, or a worse fate, by remaining in a new country where all public works were stopped, and a huge deficit staring at them in the near future. My three years experience in Australia has proved to me that fcne New Zealand people can hold their own with toe Australians ; and today, in nearly all the outlying towns, are to oe found New Zealand families settled and doing fairly well, and, although they often talk of going back, my opinion is that the statement is quite as sound as when we hear people wishing themselves iv Paradise. They always prefer to remain here a little longer, so as to deter the evil day. The efficient manner in which the New Zealand born are educated fits them for any other colony but that iv which they are trained, and it will be so until you have industrial centres throughout New Zealand to give work to the rising generation, and colonial manufactured goods to those who require them." The high compliment which is here paid to our system of education is very gratifying ; but at the same time it seems hard that the taxpayers in New Zealaud should bave to act the part of paymasters for th 9 education of youngsters who take flight, as soon as their wings are stroug enough to enable them to cross the water between New Zealand and Australia.