NAVVIES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8125, 25 April 1906, Page 7

NAVVIES FOR NEW ZEALAND.

CIRCULAR BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER. LONDON, March 17."™ The High Commissioner haa ißaaed a circular, whiotf has been, free of advertisement charges, published is hundreds of newspapers, with the result that now from 200 to 250 letters are reaeived every morning at the London office of the New Zealand Government, asking tor information. This circular, whioh is an "authorised statement," is worded as follows:"For many years the Government of New Zealand have adopted the far-seeing polioy of encouraging suitable persons to" come from this country, while at the same time taking steps to open up unoccupied lands by railways and roads, so that new-comers may be able to settle as cultivators of the laud. There can be no doubt of the success of this policy. New Zealand possesses a pleasant climate and fertile soil, not excelled by any other country in the world, for the profitable production of every description of grain, fruit, and for the rearing of sheep-, cattle aud horses. New Zealand is eminently fitted, therefore, for small farming, and one of the results of the Government's policy is that every year a number of wage-earners take up land for farming, and become then' own master* The High Commissioner for the colony has received a cablegram from his Government stating that in order to complete the Trunk line of Railway in the North Island within the next three years one thousand railway navvies are required but that this number of men nre not at the moment to be had in New Zealand. To give suitable men an opportunity of sharing in the good prospects which this opening offers the High OomJ missioner is authorised to extend the preseut system of reduced rate passages to good pick and shovel men without requiring any oapital qualification so that subject to this being satisfied aB to their charaoter, health and physique they can have passages to New Zealand for £lO. This concession will be extended to their wives and children. The rate paid for piece-work to men of this class enables them to earn from 6s to 9s per diem. There are occasional opportunities given of even larger earnings, under the Government system of co-operative contracts. It must be understood that the Government, while not guaranteeing employment, will see that the men are offered work, and taken to it on their arrival in the oolony. It may be added that there is a Government Labour JJureau at Wellington ythoh has some 200 braches in various parts of the oolony, and at which ■©very information and assistance is given to men on arrival in New Zealand. Experienced farm labourers are also in demand, and if approved by the High Commissioner, will receive reduoed rate passages, provided they can land in New Zealand with not less ■than five pounds (£5)." The New Zealand Government now is also offering to one thousand •domeLtio servants, ot good he«ltb and character, reduced passage with* out capital qualification. And up to the preseut two hundred navvies have been aooepted on the same terms for emigration to the colony. The first batoh left laut week by the 8.6 L lonic.