THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 15, 1861.] DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, OCT 15, 1867

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23631, 15 October 1938, Page 23

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 15, 1861.] DUNEDIN, TUESDAY, OCT 15, 1867

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

The immigrants by the shipEchunga, from London, wore brought up to town yesterday forenoon. The ship had, in all, 82 passengers, of whom there were equal to 35 statute adults assisted, 15 domestic servants being included The 15 were all engaged yesterday, at wages ranging from L3O to L 35, mostly as servants in town, for which, rather than for "country places.” they are suited. The Vicksburg, from Glasgow, which vessel preceded the Echunga. brought in all 210 passengers, of whom 119 were assisted. The 119 comprised 32 female servants, 31 unmarried men. 56 members of families. The only difficulty experienced in getting employment by way of the 210, has been in the case of two families, of which the children were all very young. Such parents have a disinclination to take farm work; they have not, indeed, the conveniences for locating themselves and their children up country; and there is no doubt that farmers have an objection to employ men and women with large families of young children. In other cases of immigrants by the Vicksburg, where the families were grown up, every member was engaged on the first day or second day after landing: and the sons and daughters were thus well placed for giving aid, if necessary, to the parents. That, in the case of families of young children, there

should be an undue looking for Government assistance is an evil, but it is one worthy of little or no consideration in comparison with the other evil, that any immigrants should have the least reason for dissatisfaction on starting m a new land. —The Star of Tasmania, which arrived at the Heads yesterday from London, has not any assisted immigrants on board; but the William Davie, from Glasgow, which is due about (he end of the month, has 110 passengers, of whom 80 are assisted

The new Criterion Hotel is now all but completed, as a building: and one portion of the premises, the billiardroom, has already been opened to the public. Mr Barker announces (he opening of the whole establishment for the Ist November. The steamer St Kilda has sailed from Wellington for the Chatham Islands, with stores for the Maori prisoners. It is understood that a few of the prisoners, who have conducted themselves well, will be brought back by the same vessel, and liberated The steamer Auckland has taken 407 ounces of gold from Auckland to Sydney, being the first export of the product of the Thames reefs

The following petition to the Municipal Council of Oamaru is in course of signature:—“To his Worship the Mayor and Town Councillors of Oamaru. The petition of the undersigned members of the Oamaru Branch Acclimatisation Society and others, humbly sheweth, that there exists a great and growing necessity for a piece of fenced land near the town, where acclimatisation might be carried op with some satisfaction, and where the public might find a pleasant and healthful place of resort. Your petitioners would therefore ask that, with a view to carrying out the twofold object referred to, your Council would consent to fence in that very eligible spot, the Garden Reserve, on Oamaru Creek. Were this reserve properly enclosed, your petitioners feel certain that the public would themselves under-

take the planting, thus puUin t , your Council only to the expense of fencing. In support of this view, your petitioners would point to a result of this nature which has happened at Queenstown, Lake Wakatip, a town younger by many years than this, and where the Mayor and other citizens have lately vied with each other in planting out a part enclosed by the Corporation v