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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 1, Issue 45, 4 November 1867, Page 274

A BrLii to promote immigration lias been read a second time in the Tasmanian Parliament. The intentions of the Q-o----vernment which it embodied were described by the Colonial Secretary as follows:—The, immigrants would have to pay their own passages first. They would then be placed in possession of a piece of land,,and after residing on it a certain time, would receive a grant. He believed that a few would be induced to comb; out under the act, and that they would remain in the colony. The provisions of the bill were- few and simple. The machinery of the present act would •be used, and the.; Board would only have to perform enlarged functions;; If a laborer came out, he would most likely' take a situation ; and. if. he was a thrifty man he would/be able to. save money, and then take up his land and reside on it. It : had been objected thatjtliere was no area set apart for this, purpose. ' But if it. was necessary it could be done by the Governor in- Counoil. There might be, some difficulty in putting them oh their land,'far, at’ pre* sent, they hardly knew what the lindßf the Colony fit had j been; stated that in the,settled districts therewere 2,000,000 acres .of land: At for agriculture. .: He believed there .must be some exaggeration in this amount,' biit'fthere great deal of really good laud fftffor agriculture in the! settled districts, - which 'would be available for Immigrants. --y •V iNSPßCxdstf, spector of -Custornsj sailed for?; Melbourne by the Omeo yesterday. ''' He J will visit the, object of,; inquiries ihto.'fthe working of fhe iii - those