ARRIVALS IN THE COLONY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11166, 29 January 1904, Page 4

ARRIVALS IN THE COLONY.

An Auckland exchange says that/KfW Zealand is Btill attracting a large numbe* of working men from the Australian - States, and in spite of the large influx , of passengers the majority of the new* comers are finding it comparatively •. easy to get employment, as long as they are ' willing to take the class of work which , is to be had. For labourers there is iio work available in the town; in fact, the number of men seeking employment is altogether out of proportion to^ ifae employment offering, but for labourers wili-^ ing to go to the country, and suitable for the country ,work, there is an unsatisfied demand, and in consequence men of 'this, class are finding no difficulty whatever in getting employment. For tradesmen there is also plenty of employment in al- . most all branches, and those arriving with good credentials are getting engaged al- . most at once. The Mokoia, which attired from Sydney on Sunday night, brougKt^ 143 steerage passengers, a large proportion of them being working men. ThY - arrivals in the colony last year numbered ' 30,883, as against 30,293 in 1902^ wh'ttfst the departures from the colony, 19^608,. were less than those of the previous year; 22,301. The excess of arrivals over departures last year' was' 11,27p, against 7992 in 1902. The figures under the head-.\ ing "United Kingdom" for 190 a Bhow 1 an excess of 1756 arrivals over the departure?, and from Australia therte is an excess of 9949 persons, but in regard to other countries the departures exceeded the arrivals by 430.