CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9106, 14 July 1888, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

FREE IMMIGRATION MANIA. TO THE KDITOK.

SIR, —At yesterday's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Lamb, Bucbanan, and others referred to the necessity for further immigration. Now, for all free or assisted immigration the labouring classes and mechanics should set their faces like Hint against a resumption of such folly. Only a week or two ago, when Dr. Pollen was in Auckland, lie told me that ''Government could get the right class of immigrants if they would pay for them."' 1 told him that the people would be consummate asses if they allowed themselves to be taxed for the introduction of any more pauper immigrants, as a much better class was leaving the colony at their own expense. The proper class must come at their own expense, land being held out as an inducement. The idea of bringing in more paupers by free or assisted immigration is simply ridiculous—l am, etc., Another Ass.

RAILWAYS AND SETTLEMENT. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, —Every observant member of our community must heartily approve of your leader re the importance of the above matter, and it has often struck me that many of our business men, and the better paid among their employees, would have been wiser had they devoted one-halt of the cost of their expensive city residences to even a few acres, say within a distance of ten to fifteen miles of town. If this were the case, we would hear of fewer families being in want from the loss of the head of the family. But for this to lie a success we must have easy access to the land. In fact, we want the railways run 011 a common-sense method —that would soon help to settle even the poor lands about Auckland. —1 am, etc. , A W ould-bk Small Farmer.

July 13th, 1888.