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" Some two- years ago I got a farm worker through your Department. I have much pleasure in stating that ho has boon a first-class hand and most conscientious workman, and is still in my employ." "I am very pleased to say that lam getting on all right up to now. I came out on the s.s. "Tainui " in October, 1920, and have never done farm-work before, and now I have taken up 246 acres, and also got a Government advance, which is going through, for £450. I also sent my first can of cream this last week." "We came out here a few years ago. I had nothing then, but, 1 have accumulated about £2,000 worth of plant, and I employ eight men at present, and I can assure you that I never regretted, the day that I came out here as an immigrant." " At the same time I wish to thank all the Departments from England to here for the treatment received, especially the staff at Auckland, who so clearly explained every move, from leaving the boat, to train, thence onward to here. I started to work on the fourth day after arriving. The person who nominated me, my wife, and family, has been more to us than we ever expected, and fulfilled the obligations ho imposed upon himself past the letter. I therefore desire to get out to this splendid country all whom I think anything of and who 1 know will do well here." " I secured two men from the Immigration Department," said a speaker at tho Farmers' Union executive meeting to-day, " and one who came from Scotland was the best man I have ever employed." He recommended farmers who had difficulty in securing- competent men to follow the same course. The total number of arrivals in New Zealand from the United Kingdom during the year ended 31st March, 1924, was 11,488, excluding returning New-Zealanders. Out of the total number of persons arriving, 6,752 were assisted by the New Zealand Government. During the year thirty-three steamers brought out assisted immigrants as follows : —

Numbers assisted by Governments per each Vessel, and Total Number of Applied and Nominated Passengers.

Vessel. Assisted As f ted Date of by i * i Arrival. N.Z. Go- *?P erlal vomment. ( " ive, : n " ment. Assisted J* both Governments. Total. I Nominated. Applied. Totals. Dorset Tainui Rotorua Ionic Remuera Arawa Athenic Corinthic Paparoa . Rotorua Tainui Dorset Ionic Remuera Rimutaka Port Victor . . Port Denison. . Arawa Ruahine Ormuz Ruapehu Athenic Suffolk Rotorua. Ormonde Balranald Osterley Corinthic 16/4/23 3 4 16/4/23 5 6 4/5/23 I 2 28/5/23 I 15/6/23 .. 5 20/6/23 .. 2 10/7/23 2 10 19/8/23 12 1 24/8/23 .. 1 17/9/23 6/10/23 1 1 21/10/23 .. 2 23/10/23 .. 8 26/10/23 .. 2 5/11/23 6 2 20/9/23* 23/10/23* 20/11/23 4 1 2/12/23 J8/8/23f 17/12/23 24/12/23 12 11/1/24 .. 1 11/1/24 1. 13/10/23f 4/10/23J 8/12/23f 5/2/24 1 11/2/24 3 22/2/24 .. 1 26/2/24 18/3/24 6/2/24* 200 187 302 230 199 53 266 313 211 258 283 253 246 258 188 1 1 296 213 1 256 338 368 247 2 1 1 341 230 257 302 348 I 207 198 305 231 204 55 278 326 212 258 • 285 255 254 260 196 1 I 301 213 1 256 350 369 248 2 1 1 342 233 258 302 348 1 203 4 20' 163 35 19! 263 42 301 .193 38 23 199 5 20' 19 36 51 232 46 27i 280 46 32i 164 48 21: 226 32 25! 240 45 28! 253 2 25! 229 25 25256 4 26< 191 5 191 J 1 270 31 30. 207 6 21! 1 236 20 251 307 43 35( 333 36 36! 229 19 24. 2 .. '. 1 .. J 207 198 305 231 204 55 278 326 212 258 285 255 254 260 196 1 1 301 213 1 256 350 369 248 2 1 1 342 233 258 302 348 1 Paparoa Remuera Tainui Ionic Port Pirie I .. J 297 45 345 228 5 23^ 244 14 25c 235 67 30i 289 59 34c 1 .. 1 Totals .. 52 19 6,651 6,752 5,994 758 6,752 * Dal e of sailing. t On ,te of sailing (via Austral: ia).