British Youths for N.Z. Farms.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 April 1910, Page 4

British Youths for N.Z. Farms.

* — AX EMIGRATION SCHEME. At last week'.- meeting of the Auckland A. :uid I'. Association, Mr Sedgwick, wJio is making a tour ol' the dominion in advocacy of his scheme for the emigration _01'.... t1je, you U|..niUJ',,. 0!u "Coii these shores, addressed members oil the .subject of his niis.sio.ii. Ho _ said. England was now offering suitable hoy labour for the colonies—young, strong, and versatile men who were willing to come to .the overseas dominions if the farmers of New Zealand were willing to co-operate with the Home authorities, a,lid agree to take parties of these young men. It Mould not he long before they would be able to send out 'the exact stamp of man required for local conditions. If tlie snliemo was heartily taken up it would be possible to relieve the overburdened labour market -at Home, and turn it to good purpose in New Zealand I'ind elsewhere. Dr. Stopford, supporting what Mr Sedgwick had said, remarked that it was not proposed to send out to the. eolomies the "submerged tenth," hut young men capable ot making good colonists. He had seen the youth of England living lives that were debasing to their mam hood. The type of boys Mr Sedgwick wished to send out hero were not the rag-tag of London, but boys who would make their way ahead if once given «'i chance. Ho hoped the farmers of New Zealand would see their way clear to assist in the movement. The president (Mr I. Gray) said what the country wanted was population, and he thought New Zealand could absorb not only hundreds but thousands of suitable young men in agricultural labour. A committee was appointed to go into the matter.