MARTON.
Friday.
At a meeting of discontented immigrants at Halcombe Town, at which the Corporation's agent was present, by invitation, it was stated as the.grounds of complaint that they were induced to come out to New Zealand by false representations made to them in England. They had been promised ■ cottages with an acre of land for £40, or a rental of 7s 6d per week for three years, when it would become freehold. Now they were charged £78, or 7s 6d per week 'for four years. They bad been promised constant employment at 7s,per day, but can only obtain four days' work per week ; at ss. Mr Halcombe explained that the agreement referred to applied to the Fielding settlement, whilst at Halcombe Town more substantial houses had been built before they were charged more. Good
men could earn from 7s to 10s per day at lOd per yard, the price they were getting. He would see they were provided with; the necessary tools. Ultimately, a resolution was passed to resist paying more than 7s rental per week, an'} a subscription list was opened to pay for legal assistance to compel the Corporation to fulfil the promises under which they had come out. •
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2609, 19 May 1877, Page 2
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202MARTON. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2609, 19 May 1877, Page 2
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