More Immigrants

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1921, Page 1

More Immigrants

SIX STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.

WELLINGTON, July 28

No fewer then six steamers are d®» to reach New Zealand within the next six weeks, bringing immigrants from England. They are all nominated or ex-servico immigrants, who are sure of work and accommodation on arrival. The first and largest hatch is due on the Pakeha at Wellington on Sunday. This boat brings 864, of whom 281, hooked for Auckland, will remain on the vessel, which will reach Auckland next Wednesday. The North Island passengers landing in Wellington include 18 for Gisborne and Napier and 57 for Wanganui and New Plymouth, i Those for the South Island include 37

for Picton and Nelson and the remainder for Lytelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin and Bluff. Of the total number 31G have Been nominated 1 by friends in New Zealand and 548 are Imperial Overseas Settlement passengers, being mostly ex-service men. All told there are 208 men, 307 women and 319 children < The Pnkeha’s batch consists largely of artisans and tradesmen. There are among them pressmakers, miners, weavers. fitters and wheelwrights. There are no domestic servants. Others steamers en route are : Dorset, due at Auckland on August 23 with about 160 immigrants- Rimutaka due at Wellington on August 26 with 352 passengers, including about IT assisted immigrants; Athenic due at Wellington on Augut 30 with 200 passengers; Ruapehu due at Wellington on September 15; Oorinthie due at Wellington on September 16, bringing an. other 400. This year’s assisted immigrants total about, 10,000.