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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 106, 1 November 1923, Page 6

Quite a few unexpected, but fortunately minor, delays have been experienced m placing the new Town Hall clock in position, for it was found that certain structural alterations had to be carried out in the tower before the dial frames could be set in, and following that delay Wellington's wind blew as hard as it knew how, and twice or three times forced in several sections of the dial glass, but the full mechanism is now in place, and tlfe clock will probably be going within a few days. All that remains to be done now "is to fine up ad- | justments, wind up the driving weights, and give the pendulum its first official swing. The urgent need for practical steps to be taken on the question of immigration was stressed by a deputation which addressed the Council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce yesterday, consisting of Messrs. Trower and Spencer, of the Auckland Settlement League. Mi\ Spencer said the Overseas Settlement Delegation, which had just visited the Dominion, had- received a wrong impression as to the state of the country. They were rushed through New Zealand, and were given neither lime nor opportunity to see the undevelopment of the country. There were 66 million acres Unit could be settled, and in the Auckland province alone there were nine million acres unoccupied. He dealt with the unemployment problem in England, and pointed out that the doles being distributed could be used for Empire settlement if a proper emigration scheme were devised, if the Dominion could ahsorb some of the surplus population in the British Isfles it would be for the better, not only of the United Kingdom, but also of our own country., and ouruown markets. The policy being pursued by the Government of New Zealand was too slow, and it would take 200 years to achieve its object. Mr. Trower repeated that the recent mission had taken away a wrong impression in regard to immigration. Fifty-six per cent, of the people of New Zealand lived in the towns, and had failed to give their aid to the movement. The matter is to be brought up at the annual conference of Chambers of Commerce, to lie hold at Auckland shortly. , In the meantime the Ificul Council has decided to defer fiu-lhi-r discussion on tho subject.