NOVEL IMMIGRATION SCHEME

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 25 January 1907, Page 3

NOVEL IMMIGRATION SCHEME

SENSIBLE PROPOSALS. Melbourne. January 24. I iidcr a scheme for encouraging ini jni"ri!lioi! to Victoria, it is intended to"crodit an immigrant who selects lands in London with am [laymcnl he makes on account of his pas-age money for himself and family as part of the first payt it for ili-e land. The immigrant will be met on arrival, and taken, with his family. freo by rail to the land s-dccU-l. n he should find on seeing the land that it does not suit him, be will lie refunded any payment ac.ually made on account of the laud. Jf be decides to take another block, payment mailon the first block will be credited to the second. An endeavour is being made to i.r range with the shipping comjianie- for reduced passage rates, for approved immigrants. Another novel provision is the group system, under wifeh a grouji of men acquainted with one anota.-r d-esiring to settle a- neighnbur; may be allotted adjoining blocks. The Department will n!-<> give agri cultural aji.ilire.rs milking :by Jia.al ~'verv facility and as-i-tance in tin; matter of finding employment, and vib endeavour to have work read; in .h-m on arrival. The Minister is consulting a I" p-os.il -to encourage settlers, sue i aretiring civil -ervants, to come fion India.