The Globe. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 179, 5 January 1875, Page 2

The Globe. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1875.

It must be interesting to those watching the progress of a province to mark, not only what numher of immigrants enter it, but what success they meet with in their careers. It will be remembered that at the dullest period of the last year ship after ship arrived freighted with immigrants. These people were received, and by the systematic arrangements made by the immigration department, the whole were told off to the country districts. The Provincial Government, ably assisted by his Honor the Superintendent, aided in every possible way the settlement of these people on the soil, and, in order to carry out these arrangements, offered facilities to heads of families to build cottages on reserves set apart by the Government for that special purpose. It is most satisfactory to watch and notice the progress that has been made from the facilities thus given. For instance, our readers will remember the arrival of the Peeress in July last. Her destination was Timaru, and we are aware that special instructions were given to the Immigration Department to send the whole of her immigrants to that port. Owing to bad weather the ship was unable to fulfil her charter, and she reported herself at Lyttelton. Her immigrants were transhipped by steamer to Timaru, and this little flock have formed themselves into a complete township, known by the name of “ Peeress ” township. It must be most gratifying to those who take an interest in immigration matters, to be thus enabled to see the results of their labours, and Mr F. Le Cren may be specially noticed as aiding in this work. It is not only in these special settlements that immigration has left its mark. Its success is proved by the fact that no notice is required of what has become of the great majority of the immigrants. They have been absorbed by the requirements of the province as they arrived, and though adding in their separate ways to the general prosperity of the province, they are now so amalgamated with us that is unnecessary to particularise. Many are now comparatively well off, and we hear few regrets. It is a good thing that no special legislation has been required for them, but that they should have become naturally part and parcel of our community. We bear of large salaries being earned by some of the new arrivals, and that they are a credit alike to the colony and those who had the enterprise to induce them to emigrate, and as ship after ship comes in, we see the folly of those who predicted that the province would b« soon satiated. There is ample occupation for all, and we cannot close without returning our thanks to that special messenger, Mr A. Duncan, who has made the name of Canterbury a term synonymous with comfort throughout the length and breadth of Britain.