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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 138, 13 June 1893, Page 3

ffnbliefstloas _ TO" 0 W T> E A D V, And may bo had from tho ■ BOOICSKLLKRS OR AT "STAR" OFFICE, THE BRITAIN OF THE SOUTH. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. Prick, ONE SHILLING per cop?, . Br JOHN HOUGHTON, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and Attorney and Counsellor ( at Law of the Supreme Court of California, U.S.A. There is and always has been for a very lonf? time on enormous influx of population into America, and it is universally admitted that people of all classes in New Zealand, especially the trading and manufacturing classes, in i'act al! dwellers in cities, would bo immensely benefited by an accession of an industrious population willing to settle on New Zealand soil, aud take advantago of its great natural resources. The private citisons ot the United States ara bo alive to the importance of attracting population, that they expend large sums in advertising the relative advantages'of different sections of their country. State vicing with State to seouro its due or undue share of tho influx constantly flowing into New York from the older countries, Tho author of "Rural New Zealand" ha_ lived for ootne years in America, and travelled over a considerable portion of it, haa observed the methods employed by tho Americans for ftltrnctinj: population, and his book is the outcome of hia observations. Ho has thus had spseinl opportunities for instituting a comparison bctwaeil the two countries, and unhesitatingly declares in favour of New Zealand for tho reasons stated therein. " . i An opportunity is furnished by this book for ] the people in New Zealand to show to their \ friends in othor countries what this country really is, as it can only be properly shown, vis,, by comparison with other countries. OPINIONS OF PROMINENT NEW ZEALAND MEN. Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G.; writes :— The Grand Hotel, Princes-street. Auckland, March 8,1893. "I have road the proofs of Mr Hongfttpn'B book,' Rural New Zealand,'and I holieve it is the very book to put. into the hauus of tho small farmers of tho United Kingdom who may be thinking of cTnigratintf. If. is full of .facts, and these are told in siioh a charming: style that you must coutinue reading. I know no book 80 ilttod to rouse the interestand enthusiasm of an intending settler an this ' Rural Now Zealand ' — you feel you must visit tho land about which Mr Moughton speaks. It leaves that improsston on me who have been over ovory part described by the writer, and what must it do to one who has never soon our Now Zealand, i "I cannot write too strongly in praise of Mr Hourchton's book. In my opinion, if it were circulate! by thousands) in tlio Homo country, wo should have small farmers flocking to our shoros nnd that is the class of immigrants we need." Robert Stout. Hig Honor Me Justice Denniston writes :— Christchurcli, 6th April, 1893. i "My dear Sir, — When I discussed with you in Wellington your projects for encouraging immigration, I agreed with you that what was most likely to benefit Now Zealand was some popular means of bringing before the agriculturists of older countries her resources, natural and acquired, for comfortably maintaining a large rural population. "The little book, 'Rural Now Zealand.1 of which you have wont mo a copy, seems a very satisfactory realisation of your idea, It puts neatly and succinctly, in popular and Intelligent languaßo, the actual surroundings and condilinns under which rural life is carried on in the colony. As far as I can sec, you haro fortified your statements by statistics from actual experiments and if the results seem in some cases too satisfactory to be sound; it will bo bo only to those who di not know the exceptional nuluraJ. advantages of the colony. " Your illustrationu are, I think, very happily selected. Nothing can bo hotter calculated to brin? home to tho class most desirable for colonists the fnct that emigration to Now Zealand does not mean banishment from th« comforts or even the luxuries of life, or to show how much of our borrowed millions, has been, wisely spent in providing facilities nnd conveniences for the great access of population which our unrivalled natural resources justify ub in expecting. "I congratulate you very heartily on the roBult of your labours." , i Youra faithfully, ' j J. JB.-Dknnistoh. I [ Jobn Houghton, Esq. Me Donald Reid, formerly Secretary for Crown Lands, writes :— Dunedin. April 4,1893. "Dear Sir.-Just a lino to say bow greatly pleased I am with, your 'Rural Now Zealand, a copy of which you were good enough to send to mo. Is is by far tho heat exposition of tho advantages Now Zealand oflera as a field for intendiug immigrants I have yet seen. "It Bete forth in a sucoinct and auraotlVQ form tho various openings our colony offora to suitable settlers (whether of largo or email means' and the comfortable competence lliat with ordinary thrift and prudenoo they may expect to realise. You have placed tho colony under a deep debt to you for your valuable and timely production, "Tuauking you for tho copy you havo bo kindly boijc mo, and trusting your eilbrts may meet with gi-eat success-they richly descrvq it-" . , I remain, dear sir. Yours faithfully, Donald Reid. John Houghton, EBq., Dunedin. Mr A. S. PATEKRON, of Messrs A. S. PatersoD and Co., Merchants, Dunedin, writes:— Hattray-street, Duneiliu. 7th April. 1893. " Dear Sir,—l think your pamphlet on •Rural New Zealand' is tho bust description of the colony us a field for settlement that has yet appeared, and that Us wide circulation among the fanning community of tho old countrj would prove tho most efficient advertisement tho colony has ever had. arid would (jreotlj heW) to p.avo the way for that colonisation scheme for which tho country is waiting. It Ims v merit far beyond that of handbooks and tin like, namely, that it presents valuable a:ic inuch-neoiiod information in a way that will Im read with pleusurc and etlcct by any class o: reader, but specially by the bofpro-namea clasi for whom it ia manifestly intended. "Ploaso send mo 100 copies, and I hope v timo fo clrculato a good many more than thai myself. . •'Wishing you thn business success '.vines the merits 0. tho publication ought. 10 com Yours faithfully, A. S. PITEHSO.V. !th_ Hon. H. Oliver, M.L.C., formerly Missistor for Public Works, writes :— Tolcarno, Maori Hill. Aprils, 1893. "Dear Mr Houghton.—l think your book. 'Rural Now Zealand,'the bast and mo3trcariabls of all I havo seen on the subjoct. It is , written in a pleasant and easy style, and prci sonts with force and truth the characteristics ! of the country. " The spreading through the world of a knowledge* of the attractions of this colony is a very worthy object, and is important not only to New Zealand, but to at! who are in search of a better country than that in which they live. '■After visit.inur many countries, I cm quite certain that New Zealand is one of the best, if not the very best country in thu world, and the people arc your debtors for tho excellent mannor in which you have done your work of describing it." Yours (sincerely, R. Oliver, Mb Robert Dobson. of Napier, writes :— . Dunodiu, April 6,1893. " Dear Sir,-I have road the copy (sample) o 1 your ' Rural New Zealand' with much plea" " .'consider it to be an excellent method o) advertising the colony/ Yours faithfully. Robert Dobson, On Bale by all Booksellers, and by Mr J. ILOTT, "'Graphic" Agency, Custom1 house Quay, Wellington; Mr GEO. MITCHELL, Lichfleld-street, Christehuroh: or H. BRETT, Publisher, STAR and "Graphic' Office, Auok_,__-.. -