WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11307, 28 December 1898, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

:.; (RibUnitedßriss Association.) '■',-. -rf-a k; WBLLING.TON/ December;: 2A. ■ ■ With* regard: to tiie influx''of Austrians' ; V -difficulty the Premier'has received a cabled coinnjumcatipn to 'the" effect that it is very , probable' Queensland will take the foreigners, as vthat- colony is/very much 'in want of labqiir:'" .Mr'_Seddbn:has.also.reeeiy'ed a cable- ', grain'froin''tha.Sydney p.ffiee,of the North . *' German Eliayd'^Sfcppmf. Cp.j^hajiknig him. for the information" as to the intention of the New: Zealand Government,';and stating that . .■" ■ by' pne,:bf the.^compariy's steamers.,a;rrivirig v jit-r-iv Eremantle .to-morrow-, •■ ;i"a t number of < Austriahs areen-Toute for'the' colony, and '.. ■..»ddingiii''is;p'resumedIthey\will'be-allp^ed : , !'.T3^eMvmust^no^Jbersome:.MO..dr'4op.'Ans- l- ' liere,who'must:be, a burden ~'U^a-.^me(me''2uidL.Eufier;;misery> l ':No.'inore . .'. \idll'berallbwed'to' land unless 'they^liave -. . means'tp^eep'^hein'/aT.'least' thfee'mbhths/ thus ;':preTeiiting"''thein':; becommg ,ta' burden upon the colony.", " ' ;,"-. ' '""" . ■.. \ The' 'Premiei^'Was ; interviewed to-day by a/depiitatii^n from!..the.-Women's.Social and Politiral}l]eague,;l\Vluchjarged:that the at-. tentioff.'of'the1 Goyemment-be:given to the! establishment of -small experimehtal farm homes as,'placesioi retreat for surplus tradesmen,, arid Mso:for the reception of aged poor ' . :from:'pur^beheydlent homes)'and of certain/ - . classesipf(/patients V, fi'oni.'the asylums., It was' itrx;ed-that such'!homes, could produce ! small ifruitsVand' vegetables' for the market, . '■•■ :and; cQXild(b^inade self-supporting, besides - m^aU^rob' ability effecting^ cures in ceases of ■': mental They, wouid also have a, ".'tendericy r.to createi: a ; fspiiit ■; erf indepen- '•■•."■ dence.^mong those; who were now .obliged \ tol seek-;chantable aid.:. The >Premier said i ' that .'it'; was gratifying to find women ■ ih-jteresting'-thenEelves"lnittfe-'solution .of such ■ questionsi{_!Paims of s the character, suggested would;no'tvihjure:ourjagricUltWsts or fruitgrowers; but would provide.W long-felt want [{■■■' in' supplying, the market., with,.vegetables, '•' et&y:^'fiich". would be 7'g'rpwri !by .'■ ChinesSiI - They; would" also": save:the. nioitey' V . of;ratep>,yers on whom the keep" of niostof ■ ■ these AJfeople 'would fall, asi'they did not ■ qualify., for\ old[l age 'pensions; 'That was'a' .. •!■• ;..s]^png^i^nni"eiit;. ul:iorv haying,''-legislative* . prpymto^eftablirig^charitable' aid'!.bbar.ds or ,;"'.•' l6cal?aufch'6Bte this cl^ss,'.*^The;!quejtio'aiyas i^ tentipniof^ the ■'■ {.Government.,.-^ith:: regard tpsthe-'ipf bpbsai; put, to '..him it was i;noble Wflrkfdrr: wonien to take in hand, and'he '■*■ !wbuld:i:bring.ilt under;'the ;iiotice'of :his . colleaguej-iandi see-whether atiythtn'g cojild , . be;-:dPHe\v''He!pPinte'd rfout;'that the Salyti'tipii• Army -was t ,abeady^w,prking'- i pn.''spnie-' r-'/;- wKit'siniilar lines.: fZ':'^?.'(r'' ';.)•" 'v? ''.":' •■',',■:* ,!•'Several^pf^'the.thproughiares in;.!v^ellingr 'tpn.iVere so crowded on Christinas ; Eve that lpcpmotipavTijas abnost put; of, the question. : - !6u!sin?s*s;people:appeiar to be; satisfied at-the .:. yoJJßinesflf;: trade, .w The iipolics say-tthat.in ;'■■■ the'm-.hie. ,;,lthia;is>l.the*'quietest /season f'ex- ■ r/periericed.'hefe.' *:■■>■■. .■■Vp ;i.'-■;.■'■';,.'•'