IMMIGRANTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 198, 11 August 1908, Page 2

IMMIGRANTS.

THE AJAMAKA'S COAIPLKAIENT. By Telegraph.--Press Association. Wellington, Last Night, "it is a long way to come to look lor a job," was the observation of a pas nenge'r by the .Hawaii to-day, "but," Ik- added, "things can't be any worse, h.re than I hey are at Home." In that remark was cpitomiscu the reason why

niost of the 200 new arrivals came to 1 New 'Zealand by the .Mainari. Of this j n umber, 02 adults and 28 children wvire i granted assisted passages, and the occupations of this class of passenger were: Seven farmers, throe shepherds, six farm laborers, and six domestic servants. There were no less than 13 Married women with their children who were coming out to join the bread-win-ners who hud already inane homes in New Zealand. Of the farmers, one of them, bound for Canterbury, had » total declared capital of !iß2r>. The declared capital of the assisted .08 adults amounted to .1ti232, and there was not one among them of over 41 years of age. lneidentalJy, it may be stated that the lihird-ektss passengers by the Norfolk, which arrived last night, numVorod 28, of whom 1-t were adults. Two families received assisted passages by this steamer, and one of them number? 12 children, the eldest of whom is 16, Tlie head of this little group is a fanner, and has -CSO in hand and a situation awaiting, him. Housekeepers in search of assistants will be interested in the fact that all the domestic servants the Alainari are engaged, three going to Auckland, one to ivapier, one to Wellington, and one fu Port C'lialmi iv.. A» one of Uliein married the day

...tore sailing, there will be a vacancy still lelt unliifed so far as she is concerned. .Mr. A. A. N. Danby, Immigration' Olliccr, and .Miss Ui'cumer, also of the Labor Department, boarded the steamer as soon as she dropped anchor, and afforded the new arrivals all the information available as to tlie prospects of work and the conditions ol living and labor. Air. Lighlfoot, secretary 0 of tire Carpenters' Union, also boarded the Alam'.hi and interviewed

K.vcral carpenters who have come out to try their luck iri New Zealand. Thvre are more passengers landing in Wei lington that is shown on the list furnished to the Labor Department by the High Commissioner.. These will include some of the ship's company who arc leaving here, and who have worked their passages out. Tn addition to the assisted passengers there are many others who have paid full fares, and( no questions asked as to their financial standing, character, or occupation. These include blacksmiths, Cumberland miners, clerks, laborers, a gardener, hairdressers, and . other tradesmen. Quito a number of housekeepers are on board.