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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 308, 3 October 1929, Page 5

A very interesting letter from an English schoolboy who came to New Zealand under the Church of- England settlement scheme two years ago appeared in a recent issue of the Hampshire Telegraph and Post, published at Portsmouth. “ New Zealand,” says the writer, “is not a country of cannibals, nor is it a land flowing with milk and honey. It is simply one where a man who is willing to work and works hard, gets a good wage. Most New Zealanders are good natured, and want to be hospitable to you. But it is no use coming out here as a tradesman or in a profession, because the country is already overstocked with men and women who have degrees and men who are experienced tradesmen. The best job of the lot is that of the farm hand. Once you are in New Zealand and have a job, settle down, and keep out of the towns, and don’t listen to the man who says you ought to be getting 30s a week and keep. That is why he is out of work, and sooner than work for less he would beg for food that he is practically sure to get. Work hard. Get into it and keep at it, and you are sure to get on in New Zealand.”