SETTLEMEMT IN CANADA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11856, 20 May 1909, Page 5

SETTLEMEMT IN CANADA.

\ During his recent trip abroad, Mr Archibald, Clark > of Auckland, • Who, haß just returned after a year's absence, was particularly struck with the facilities for land, settlement offered by the Canadian Government m.■ contrast to the system that obtains- 1 m New Zealand. ''In cianadia," says Mr. Clark, "the Government 6tfei v s land to 'homesteaders' m .areas, of. 160 acres each. They give the freehold at the end of throe' years, .and the total fee charged is 10 dollars. Those taking up tihe lands .have to erect a- small house, and" effect a given amount . of improvemontß, such as fencing and laying a- cert^ii\- area, m gross. HxindTedsT-pf thousands of peopJc are flocking into the country, both -.from Europe and America, T was very much impressed with Canada; Last yoai* was a; record, one as to the output, and Avhen I was- there m the spring (June And July), there: Was every indication m ; enorihotis crops of wheat and oats'that it wou]d; be a record. I could not ,help, observing 'the facilities given to settlers there, and contrasting them with this Dominion, where wo have such a vast area of unoccupied land m the hands of the Ooverrimerit, and particularly m the hands of the Natives. Whilst, like other old •■ - colonists, I do hot want to see any ihjiistice aone to the Natives, I certainly think the time has arrived for some method to be adopted of opening these lands for settlement. I have two sons wHd hiave taken up land m ■Canada, and when I spoke to them of returning to New Zealand, which it was their original intention to do, they, said: that from what they could lear.n of the state of affairs here, tliey had better) prospects for the immediate future m Canada. Since that time both my sans have taken up further holdings under pureha.se."