IMMIGRANTS’ FARES

Evening Star, Issue 15187, 19 May 1913, Page 7

IMMIGRANTS’ FARES

HOW THE STATE ASSISTS. [Special to the Star.] WELLINGTON, May 17. The English immigrant, farmer-, farm laborer, or domestic who secures an assisted passage from the High Commissioner’s office makes a big saving compared with the ordinary passenger rates, for the simple reason that the shipping companies grant a goed discount on this class of business, while the New Zealand Government pay a. very substantial portion of the lare. The ruling rates and tho actual payments by the different parties are as follow ; -« -go u <V d"S S '-3 w S % g-2 g si SI. l-pI B S ort Jt ci <5 ■-igi • ecu H Second saloon £27 0 £4 0 £7 £3B Third class—-4-berth cabin 10 0 8 0 3 21 2-berth cabin 12 0 8 0 3 23 Farm laborers—-6-berth cabin 8 0 8 0 3 19 4-berth cabin 10 0 8 0 3 21 2-berth cabin 12 0 8 0 3 23 Domestics—-6-berth cabin 215 11 4 5 19 4-berth cabin 416 11 4 5 21 2-barth cabin 616 13 4 3 23 If an assisted immigrant, who may be either a farm laborer or a farmer, makes a home in New Zealand, and wishes his family to join him later, he may obtain nominated £3B second saloon passages at £27, the_ State subsidy being £4. Twoberth third class passages are available from £lO to £l2, the State paying an £8 subsidy and the shipping company allowing a discount of £3.