ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 2024, 13 September 1913, Page 3

ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.

HIGH COMMSSIONER'S REPORT.

"The i?umber of persons of whom reduced rate passages were granted, an i who duly i roceeded to t e Dominion, was 3508, taking with them £25,113 declared capital, making a total of 28,716 persons with £794,428 declared capital who have proceeded to the D minion un -er the reduce! rate passage sc cine since March, 1904, the late on wich trie new regulations came into force" says Mr T Mackenzie's report to Parliament Bnt it must be loroe in mini that many persons take with them a much larger amount than that which they specify on t eir application forms, so tat t e actual amount wuich has been taken out by t ese roiiuce rate passengers during that period greatly exceeds that mentioned above. 1 may point f>ut," adds Mr Mackenzie, "tnat during the last four years t n e granting of re uce i rate passages has bean limited exclusively to persons of t e agricultural and dairying and domestic classes and to th se nominated tronsh the Government Immigration Office in New Zealand, and in respect to It is part of the w rk it is gratifying to note tnat the reports of the Immigration Officers in the D minion are invariably favourable as regards the health, appearance, and general character of the reduce rate passengers sent out by this office "Great care is always exercise l at t is end in the selection of those to whom asFiste pns-ages are grante», and the most thororgh enquiry is made to their occupation, heatlh, and character, and tec ncession is not graut-e * unless the a plicants are satisfactory in every respect and comply with the condition?; nov in force uuder the re duced rate passage scheme. Where, therefore, an a verso report is received from the Immigration officials in t e Dominion upon the unsuitability of an immigrant I wocld submit that in nearly every instance it will be found that it was a case not dealG with by fiis 0f1133, bit one in wi ic t t e passenger rocee ed to Mew Zeal in ■ as an ordinary paying passenger, and over which, of course I have no jurisdiction. The ojsfc of advertising immigration for 1912 was £475 net