IMMIGRATION.

Southland Times, Issue 1031, 2 October 1868, Page 3

IMMIGRATION.

Mr Peabson .gave notice that on, Friday evehin^^ he would move the following resolutions pn Immigration : — " That in the opinion of this Council it is expedient to t make. . tperraanent provision for Immigration to this Province, by the creation of an inalienable fund of £50,000, applicable solely to the purposes of Immigration, or by the reserve of a block or blocks of land, as an endowment for the same purpose* " That such fund should be formed by the annual appropriation of a sum vof £10,000 for the period of five years. " That the administration of such fund and such reserves 'of land should be vested in a Board of Commissioners, to be styled^ Immigration C/bmmissibners, one of whom to be chairman, should be appointed by the Government, and the other two being members of the Provincial eouncil,j.shpuld' be elected by it, and remain in office during the continuance of the Provincial^. Council, by which they shall have been elected. •...•" That any. member of the, rßpard shall be removable by the Governor, on an address of the Provincial Council, agreed to by two-thirds' o:f £ the ; whole members of the Council. .... . . "That the chairman should receive a salary, to be appropriated by the Provincial Council. --:■:• ■- ,; ; : "I. Board should b? capable of suing and .of being suedj and, be erapbwered to enter into contacts,;; and to d 6 all other acits necedsary for promoting and establishing a regular flow \ bf Immigration. : : ■■" - :r:i ' ■■■'-■■'■-■■••' ■]*:'.;■ \ i, 'VThat periodical accounts of its transactions should be published by the Board and be laid before: the Provincial ; Council every session. „ : " That°these resolutions be transmitted to his Hoinbr the Superintendent and. representatives in the General Assembly with a request that they will cause them to be embodied in a Bill to be laid before the General Assembly during the- present ■session/'^-^^--•^ ! -'- ::cf '- 'U.».ii-...l ■ .: Mr Pearson also to move on Wednesday evening's sittings.— .jh \ _■; . lT i " That in the opinion of this Council, it is desirable that a special colonial scheme of immigration independent of local efforts' on^ 'the part : df '-<■ each province, should be at once undertaken, by the General Gbverrinient. - ''- -:- - ; " That such a scheme should partake of the nature^of that proposed byAthe hon. the Colonial Secretary m 1862, published in the appendix-.to the journals of the House of Eepresentatives 1863, viz :— pjae; introductipn of immigrants .by -the issue of debentures, having 10 years currency to be given to any firm contractiug with th^. Government to .select and ship immigrants to New Zealand. " Thai; sections of land varying from 50 td Idd kcr'es be'giveii t6 such 'immigrants 'bn"lariding, -to b'e' ! repaid by them together with thecost of their in instalments extending : over 'm 'df :eight /VThatrfpr.^he.purpoße^of carrying out tliese resolutions, an .. Act.Qf; the^ .Genera! Legislature slpulcL be passed, such proviicey as Sfesired to" take advantage of the^scliem^ 17^ • v \ ' '; ''-"' s "'\ 1 i-.; vM That' ; the : adminißtratiosi E ofall loca: arrangements connected with-'the^ scheme be vested in the Board "of ImmigaatioO established in._ each province, . tp w)iict suctimniigraiits bei sent.' _'" '-' l "" r ; " ../. ; ' -'? Thatia copy iifthfea^ove'resblutidns b< transmitted to His Hpnot«3th^.:Sup&Pin tendent, and our Representatives in th< Assembly, with "the request.that they wil use their utmost endeavors to obtain th< initiatiojf ©f @i<Jb. Jf schelie}r dur^gjht present session of the General Assem bly." . . r .. rr .-. -, BT » •.

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