AS OTHERS SEE US.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5407, 5 April 1929, Page 3

AS OTHERS SEE US.

THE LAND OF TUE FBEE, ENGLISH TEACHER’S VIEWS. “New Zealand should be a great, country in the years to come because it is to a large extent a country of the freq The : people are free from many of the things that enslave us in England and rob us of the chance Often of. giving complete and free expression of ourselves. The New Zealand man and woman, youth and maiden, boy and girl, are „the; most natural people I have me*.. The above views are expressed by •Mr Lister, Cross, a London schoolteacher who is spending a year in New Zealand'scop’s u n <» the in terc.hange of teachers scheme, and who ip an article contributed to the London Dailv Mail gives some of his impressions of the Dominion, both in and out of school. . “The inferiority complex, a ”‘ servile iiiiml b ot»« days, has not dtevelopeu in the New Zealander,” says Mr Cross. The <? ’Slr-ing’ of the ‘boss,’ no n o ' fear of the. .man above. It. generally that each in his P^ tic “ la line is as good as the other, and lust as necessary to the community. A FINE SPIRIT“A line spirit pervades the wjholeof Ne,w Zealand, and everyone to help his fellow-manto com 0 a happiness during holidays and leisure times. By the* river at the seaside, and at ajl the beauty sg hater and electric light and x vaiiuniig. facilities are unn . * even right i» tte l„ Hud a slot gas-meter <W> for a penny a picnic paity their water for tea. . “For about £2 a weeju you can stay at an excellent, boardinghouse m town in New Zealandnot only all meals, luncn includedearly morning tea, shaving " . any hour, boots cleaned, shower baths and ordinary baths, aU included in the; one charge ,and is done so cheaply in spite of efa that both rents and wages are high than they are, in England. “You also have, except for trun calls, unlimited free use of the- tele Ph “New Zealand has numerous call boxes in the streets of. all. hqr towns, at one penny a ca.ll, and you obtain your number by working, a dial, mde pendent of an exchange. ’ “You never tip the barber, the. w ress, or the taxi-man ; indeed, you d not tip anybody, and) they never look for it, but render, you service just as good as—indeed, in many c.ases better than—doe,s the tipped worker in England. CALL OF CARE-FREE “I can now understand! how it js that people yvho have once -lived New Zealand for any length of tim can never settle again m Many, many cases have I heard » P plefselling up and returning home to England, only to find, after a. mo t or two, the call of the care-free life of New Zealand too. strong for _ them andJ once more they have left the shores of Albion for this young of, promise—and, I might add, of fulfilment. . , “A new political party came i»o powqr at the Wst general election, and it is said that New Zealand is to have a loan on exceptionally easy terms ot £70,000,000, so that within the next few years thousands of new immigrants will be settled in New Zealand, and assists in a liberal manner never before known in the history of colonisation. ' 3 “Farming, both general and sheep farming, fruit growing, and trade generally throughout New Zealand should receive, a great fillip, and unemployment should be considerably lessened, both in England and New Zealand. “To the prospective emigrant who may read my articlq I would like to offer a little advic.e. “Do not make any audible comparison between tlie new land of. your adoption and the land of your birth. Drop the Oxford drawl, if you have it. Take every opportunity of getting to knotw the people. Speak well of your own land, but never to the detriment of New Zealand. “Do not expect to feel too well d completely settled in the first three; months. It often takes six months to accustom your bofly to the new climate, and perhaps longer to become use.d to new c.ustoms and fresh ideas. Do not offer to teach, but be willing to learn.

“Remember that at heart New Zealanders are very English, very Irish, or very Scotch.

BEST CLIMATE IN THE WORLD.

“If you can sing take as many songa with you as you can, for New Zealanders jove music, and the pleasant path of melody, is ever a quick way to their hearts. A good song well sung is far better than all the fetters of intro-

duction. “New Zealand fe a land of detached, bungalolws, built of. wood, with roofs of corrugated iron painted green or red. The gardens are lovely, and often picturesque. Brick residences are few, and two-storeyedr houses are to be found only here and there, where some wise, wealthy settfer Has realised his ambition and built for himself colonial improvements in the .way of sleeping porches. “Practically all houses—these bungalows are always called houses —are completely detached, anj; .nowhere at present is. there any crowding. You cannot buy much of. a house under £lOOO. In sptaie roads no house under £2OOO may be erected. Almost every house has a garage, electric light, pointe for electric iron and kettle, telephone, showerbath in addition t l ® an ordinary bath, and, of course, a sleeping porch. “The standard of living and! of Comfort generally is much higher than it is in Ehgjand ; the eight-ihour day is observed all oyer New Zealand ; food is cheaper, clothing is dearer than m England, but wages are much higher. “New Zealand is a beautiful counjtry with about the best climate in 'The world • it is a fruitful land, and to the right man is truly a Land ol Promise.”