IMMIGRANTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 550, 3 July 1909, Page 3

IMMIGRANTS.

:.y ; v HOW THEY ARE TREATED? ! : Sir,—l.unforfcunatflly come under the above heading, having emigrated from England some six■ months, ago, , along with my wifo and familyjifor whoso 'benefit • I decided to become a Settler;, in New 'Zealand'. Before taking this step/I made full inquiries in England as regards the prospects of labour, etc-., getting the 'Government ■ information on- the subject,, and from which! gathered, that'all classes of labour wore to be had within a fortnight after arrival; After getting alltbe information, -.1 decided that Wellington should be my' destination/" I'rbbpked- passages' for myself and. family, which .cost me: £100, prepared tbat-when' we arrived undertake any kind of work offering, until such time I could get into'iny own trade. I have hold good positions withi both English and American engineonng.; firms. I did; not. expect to commence here, on a feather bed, nor: did I expect to get .a.portfolio-ender the Goveriiment; but'l did expect to got work' of some'description. ..,,..; ' I have now been here four Months.looking: for the myth,' and I am coming to the conclusion that it is ; much easier to undertake the finding, of. the South Pole than finding a billet in ■ this country.: If one: is destitute the Government officials will find bush-felling to relieve his destitution; but if- one has any money they allow hini to go and' look at the closed doors' of 'the Government House to show him how anxious .the Cabinet are to alter the ■ present' state of things by closing down .Parliament until .October,' and sending Sir Joeeph Ward Homo, so that ho may boom U&.NcwZtaknd, and tell the people of the

Dominion , s great resources and weaWi. Verily it is a great conntzy when it caanot find employment for the handful of ■ poopk in, it. '• ''■ ■.-.;, ■■; ,■■; : , ■'■' ■ > .'.:-.■ v-./ : I was always given to understand thai tins country and also Australia were ■ anxious to get good, desirable Britisbere- to take up: settlement in the" country, but from my oh- 7 eefvatibris it is /aliens they want, not Bri-i-ishors. Take the Chinese; do tbty lot their - countrymen arrive hore ana dump.where they can? ' , No, they have tfaeir aeeociatione,.) which tako care of them on arrival, end find/ billets, and then the Britishers cry oat tliat, v tho 'Chinese aTe overrimninß ti» coantoy. : Tliey have got control of the fnrii trade,', and will have control of other trades unices ■'. the British settlers: wake up and form ■Bβsociations;in each town to;deal and g_rv6 information to immigrants arrimg n< fl»v country,: and not let thorn be damped down here like o cargo of merchandise. ._ ; I considor. that Iwas ; brougbt to tiiwepmtry under a false description of facts issuoa with tho consent of the Government. I am like a great many more. If the powers that be could only er» tho haggard faces of men, some with families, who have arrirod within tho last six months,' I am snre more ««vrtj would be brought to bear both by the Qcvornmont and municipal wrtborities work which would aWrbtbo, unemployed, and thus commonco a turnover of Bo '*'J which would enable wholesale bouses end shopkeepers to tako on hands whom tiwy havo had to discharge owing to tho depression which tiae oxisted, and thus giro a chance to —Yours truly, WANTS WOBK. July 1.