THE PREMIER ON IMMIGRATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3537, 12 August 1879, Page 2

THE PREMIER ON IMMIGRATION.

*» ' P$Y TBLB6SAPH.J [SPECIAL.] f WELLINGTON, Augto* 11. I A deputation waited on the Promier to-day o urge the views of a mass meeting; on Saturlay night against free immigration^ Mr Cook [who acted aB spokesman) urged jwi graphic md forcible language the evils. o< crowding ;he country with immigrants, -.whilst; the. abourers who arc already ; in New Zealand wuld not obtain employment. He also Minted out the absolute necessity of-sottling, nbo people on the lands of t|Uo Colony. I Sir Goorgo Groy, in reply, stated that tha, government had already sent orders Home Ip> stop the free immigration of males. He said that this would have been done long since, but that the Government had been denuta-. tkmised to death by parties aoting, in th* interests of the la udooraoy, who ..vrera desirous of securing oheap labour. The (toyornxnent had had no communication .from the working men on the subjeot, and were practically aoting in the dwfc It the, industrial clMiea

-were desirous of seeing their views embodied in the Statute Book of New Zealand they must • send men of their own class to represent them •in Parliament. The polioy of the Government, which had boen published, dealt with the evils of the land system. He would make no pro'xnises, because he had been accused by his -enemies of breaking so many. He cared not