MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 10 April 1908, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS.

, WELLINGTON, April 10.

One hundred and seventy-nine immigrants arrived from England by the Tongariro. Their combined wealth totals about £2000, the majority possessing from £25 to £100, while one, who classes himself as a farm laborer, has £700, Most of them will endeavor to earn their living on the land, but there are some artisans, and a ,few domestic servants. Thirty-four were 'nominated, by friends, 60 assisted,_and 95 paid their own passages.' Of the total number 69 booked to Wellington, 30 to Auckland, and 23 to Lyttelton. The "Wellington Chamber of Commerce intends to solicit the co-opera-tion of chambers throughout the Dominion, in. asking the Postmaster-Gen-eral to take" stops towards preventing interference with existing code privileges by the Lisbon Conference. The executive of the New Zealand Alliance passed a resolution expressing deop TPgret at the step taken by Lient.Colonef Bauchop in giving an 6rdef for two canteens in connection wjtn the