The Waikato Times. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1018, 2 January 1879, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1879.

Equal aud exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. : ; . .- * * ♦ * * Here shall -the Press the Pbo^b's right maintain, Unawed by infltifincfl and unbribed by gain.

Considerable surprise has been expressed by the settlers of t'ris district ab the altogether disproportionate number of immigrants ordered by the Government for Auckland as compared with Canterbury and Olago. (Sixteen hundred and odd m the case of each latter district, and Only two hundred and twenty -eight m the case of Auckland. Such cambers are out of all proportion, and that set down for this provincial district, will m no wise meet the requirements of settlors. All over this dis;rict, the scarcity of labor — not meroly cf farm laborers, bat of skilled artisans — is sevorely felt, and wages have risen to what m either farming or building reaches an almost prohibitive amount. We are glad to notice, however, lint an immigrant ressel, dne on the, sth instant, the ' i\larava!,', may bo expected at aDy moment m the Waitemata, and that amongst the list of immigrants she has a very large proportion of farm 'adorers. The whole of these may Had instant, employment m the Waikato. The list Uas follows :— Married men with families, one of each of the following trades: — Baker, blacksmith, _ butclier, pearl button maker, .carpenter, compositor, farmer, gardener, g"ne.yal smith', labpreiy ' luasun, , slater, md wheelwright, and. 'of farm laborers 17, Of single men, there are 58 farm and 2 general laborers, 1 baker, »3 biicklayeiK, 1 gardener, 1 lighterman, t . masotis, ii shoeluakers, and * plasterers. Of single women there are 7'J. Applications to engage these immigrants tLiist be made to the depot master aud matron, at the immigration depot, Auckland.