MR. HOLLOWAY ON NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 320, 28 September 1874, Page 2

MR. HOLLO WAY ON NEW ZEALAND.

The following letter from Mr C Hoiloway is published in the Laborers* Union Chronicle of July II: — " Southbridge, near Cbrisfcchurch, Province of Canterbury, New Zealand, i May 6tb, 1874.— Sir— I find that the mail will not leave for England for another day or two, and since writing ! my last I have learnt from a telegram from England that you have had a lockout, and that it is spreading. lam sorry that the English farmers don't know any better than to lock-out their men, and try by so doing to starve them to submission, when the men are only asking for fair and reasonable wages. I.just write a line suggesting that you visit those districts where my fellow-laborers are locked out, and just lay before them the advantages held out by this prosperous colony to any sober and industrious men to come and settle down in any of these provinces, where they will be sure to meet with remunerative employment and be recognised as men, and not as slaves. What I would advise you to do is to draft out five or six thousand of those laborers, and send them out to the colony of New Zealand at once. The class of men wanted out here are good, sober, industrious, and persevering men — farm laborers ; they must be men ; vouog men as ploughmen and ahepherds. Young married couples, with not more than two or three children, will find good work ; at v once, at liberal; wages.. Clerks, porters, and those of the genteel fraternity, are abundant out here; there is no demand for them. But any number of good farm laborers can find employment at good iw ages. Just. place yourself in communication with the Agent-General, and make arrangements for sending out at once, say two thousand \o. the ; Province of\Qtago; two thousand to the Province of Canterbury^ and two thousand to the Provinces., of. Wellington and Auckland, but be sure | and send the right class, and I am I persuaded that they never will repent j Go^H\ . p A rth c^ thpy can; with- a' good ship load . of^ servant girls in each of the above' provinces/ Try and pea if yoa can't secure a good number of girls~girjs who haverbeen- trained too household duties—^ say five hundred for each, of the above provinces ; that would' make a ; t^tal'^f/^p thousand girls, „ They have' nothing to fear,;, they ,are| well tajeV.care pf during the voyage They ire well provided for her^-dn iandibjf*' ift ibe 'erijigration barracks till they are engaged, and they 'caq; command; : gpod wages,, and, if they; keep their eyes op^n can marry welK * < : * ; - f * •' ji l'"am ;;disgdsted ; with the crtfcef^s4s^^^ of England. Jftf^ose i poor men at home only saw how the men live oufc here, they would /.say frretrelt : *t6 OldJ Eo^; : larfo,, 1 and jlea've' ! thWe,, sla ; ve-<)riverß to cii^i yaijie, their lands themsbj VBs.~-From youra .truly, C. HoMJOWAY;r^-P;Si-^-Send ' only 1 ; heallhy 'and ; ' ioauetrJous 1