THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8160, 14 June 1906, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1906.

la the drain of Irish blood to America ceasing? The emigration returns for Ireland just published present some remarkable tacts. The number of persons who left Ireland in 1905 was the smallest sinoe 1851, when official returns were first obtained. As against 152,060 emigrants in 1851, 190,322 in 1852, and 173,148 in [1853, the numbers in 1903, 19C4, and ' 1905 were only 39,789, 36,902, and 30,676. The Loudon Times points out that while from European countries emigration has been spasmodic, the stream from Ireland has always been large. "In every parish there has been an organised system more effective than any devised by Government. The son went out as pioneer. In due time the old folk and his womankind followed, and they induced sooner or later

some of tbeJr neighbours to try their fortunes in the New World. A few of those who left early in life returned to the Old Country, but their coming only served, tp stimulate others to follow their example." Further, the Irish emigrant of today does not, like the emigrant of twenty years ago, look solely to the United States for a new career. He is turning his attention to Canada as affording an opening to the industrious and adventurous poor. Ihe Times goes on to po'nt out tbat ''there is a possibility such as thero never before was of the emigrant doing the best for himself while remaining under the flag. It is due to tradition rather than to reasonable choice that of the na lives of Ireland wbo left our shores for colonies or foreign countries, only 69 in 1905, and 123 in 1901 went to New Zealand." tiut the Irish are not the only people whose emigration statistics show a decrease. Dr Shad well points out that emigration from Germany has fallen from 48.6 per 10,000 of the population in 1882,*t0 3.17 per 10,000 in 1901. Are we approaching, asks The Times, a time when the stream of emigration from several European countries will greatly diminish?