Immigration.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1923, Page 1

Immigration.

AUCKLAND March 11. The desirability of introducing into New Zealand a desirable type of farm worker was emphasised by Afr Percy Snrgood. of Dunedin, who returned by the Manuka yesterday, after a visit to England and the Continent. Afr Snrgood said a nation was being built up in New Zealand and it was no use as far as immigrants were concerned depending solely on farm labourers and domestic servants. A lenvenitie of vottnger men of the upper middle-class was required. Speaking generally. the vocational training scheme for prospective emigrants tunow being organised m Englaml hv which likelv men were to he placed on trial farms, where the conditions were equivalent to those on New Zealand farms. The Home authorities were alive to the need for Imperial immigration on a h'Die' sea e. am an made to the Overseas Settlement Department in New Zealand. The inn - er of the absorption of immigrantnhd not been neglected. On hts own land in Central Otago. Air Sat good said he had 27 families on 300 acres o. orchard land, each holding on, o or 1 f icres Tn TO to lo years he estimated' that 300 families could be ae- , , ... "0 000 acres in Central Ota-'o. the occupations being on hard ing "and dairying. The proper way to develop New Zealand was through in- ■ • . , ,iitivntioii of small aitns. Mr 7e-land had mi«ed a good onrortun- .. f irin* good HP‘> of settler ,tv of seenDU- retrenched Indian when available. These Arnl ' ° \vere keen, with the pioneeryoung men *e.e £IOTO to me spirit. " nut • £2OOO of eapi^ l *-