WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS
“STAY WHERE YOU ARE.” Inquiries addressed to the Otago Expansion League from the Old Country regarding the prospects of obtaining work in New Zealand were fairly numerous a while ago, and even now some letters are received. The latest to hand is from a seven-teen-year-old lad who sets forth his qualifications as “used to farm work in Scotland; strong, willing; can milk and plough.” ' Apparently he is of a desirable type, but to his appeal for advice, Mr. W. B. Steel, secretary of the League, has felt bound to reply: “My frank advice to you is to stay where you are. There is not enough employment here for the time being for half the people needing it. WTien things settle and prices for produce are better it may be worth your while to come.”
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3441, 10 March 1932, Page 5
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136WOULD-BE IMMIGRANTS King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVI, Issue 3441, 10 March 1932, Page 5
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