IMMIGRATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3410, 14 February 1920, Page 3

IMMIGRATION.

“Things at Home are not too good just now,” said Mr J. Fox, who recently returned to New Zealand from the Old Country, epeaking at the Progress Leagues meeting, “and the people of this country do not seem to realise it. Conditions are bad, and I have come to the conclusion mat there are thousands of people who, if facilities are given to them, will come out to settle in the Dominionnot pziupers, b-ut Iniddleclassy people who desire to live in a better climate and under better general concli. fions. I feel. as one who has travelled all over the world several times that there must be lacking in tfie peo. ple of New Zealand the public spirit necessary to make the 00UTltI'y attractive.”

l The safety of New Zealand and Australia, and even of the Pacific, depended on the people of thOSle two countries. Australia was recognising the fact more even fiian New Zeaiand that unless they set their house in order and attract immigration other people who had a lesser right to do so might drop in. He ‘hoped the pmposed Progress League would arouse the enthusiasm of the people. FARIVI AND DOMESTIC WORKER-S. For the purpose of Lliseiissing‘ the question of ln-inging‘ girls from }3,;«;p. i2llll_ for tlomestic aml rural s(:l'\'i(=e.<. representatives of the North Canto»:lmry Farmers‘ I‘nion and Cant‘-oi-bury t~‘llerpo\vm'rs‘ lfnion met at :1 confer("nve with Misses I\latkln and Gilcler. ot‘ the E-i'ritish Overseas Stvttkvmr-m Mission. .\t'ter the scheme had .l)l‘<‘32 (li.\‘CllSS(‘(l :; motion was prissed utlitm—l'.!Q" the great H-t‘(‘(l oi’ acsistiitg the Seheme. and urgili'g' :21] concerned to do all tl‘.e_v ("tn to S~ttl.e the ;;'ii;l.~' and take an itlte"-est in their \\'elt':ire. A committee was set up to co—operate with any other organis.a.tion willing to ussi.st in the selienle. BRADFORD IN ANGRY MOOD. I.()N‘DON, Feb. 11. In connection with the proposafl To extend. hospit-.llit_y to cliildren of Contrial Europe, there was an acrimonious debate at the Bradfol'il Council, as :2 result of wliiell the Council I'eje(:ted the pr:>pos:~1l. .‘~‘peal<ers angrily declared that there were many childreri in B'l'adt'or('l who wantecl succouring as badly as children of Central Europe. Others askJd it‘ the Eirglish children killed in the air raids ‘were forgotten. Om" sp(‘al{el' deelm‘Cd that the proposal emalnated t'ro:n l.ahoul'ites who sup-

ported the enemy in war time. ’Al‘hi> caused ‘:1. heated di‘scussion, un‘il Thc

statement was wi'rhdrawn