The Star. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1808.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 50, 11 July 1868, Page 2

The Star. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1808.

VVJJ havo good authority for stating that a company of farmers, woollen manufacturers, and othors, aro propar* ing to loavo M.ontgomoryflhiro,in North Wales, for thin province. A gontloimui has been eonfc out an tho agont of the company, for tho purposo of Holoeting a block of land of Hovoral thousand acres, in order that nil tho familios who form tho company may, on arrival, locate thomttolvoM at onco. Wo undorstund that tho agont has instructed a person fully compotont to judgo of tho requirements with rojjardto tho land, and as to its fltnosa tor tho purposo, to proceed aeroHH tho country uoutli of tho Rivngitatu, following aftorwarda up fclio OpiM and To/igawtti rivora and aorosH tho Albury run, formorly bolonging to Moaara Poreoval audSimniH, whoi'O, w.o understand, thoro aro to bo found largo tracts of tho finoat agricultural land in Canterbury. Tho approaching advent of those im migrants k a fact, an wo have not obtained our information from more rumour. Tho wholo body of tho«o future eoloniHtH will, wo understand, loavo England about Soptomber noxt, and may thoroforo bo oxpootod to arrive about January, 1800. In connotftion with tho subject wo may fur. thor Htato, on tho namo authority, that a gentloman who intonds to accompany thin important body ot immigrants is about to oi'oat a woollen mauufaotory. Tho agent in now actively engaged in " prospooting " for a Hi'to. .Wo sinceroly truat that nothing may occur to prevent thia valuable influx oi' population to our Micron, and wo would ttUftizwb to tho G-ovorn-mont tho desirability of thoir placing thotnsolvoa in communication with tho ftgont monlionod abovo, oflering him ovorpr facility in thoir power for obtaining tho block of land roquirod. Ie would well repay tho province woro tho Government to place a surveyor thoroughly acquainted with tho district.roierred to at tho disposal of tho agent. Our informant will bo happy to furnish tho namo and address of the agont to tho Government, should they doßJro it and intimate to us such doairo. At any rate, wo think tho flutfgofltion wo have mado ought not to bo lost sight of, m tho agent of tho company, if unable himsolf to find a auit/iblo block of land, may proceed to another province.