THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1481, 14 November 1905, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1905

Horo tliall the from the People's Right maintain . United ty influouoe »nd unbrlbodby g»tn; . Hsrcpjtrlnt Truth 110 <1 niifin praoupta .dim; PliM to RellKlon Llborty, and Law

' M;R T: A.\Coghmn, the well4nown statistician, who- \va3 recently appointed ' Agent-General for New ■ South Wales, hag been ascertaining why so many emigrants of the right sort'go to Canada in preference to Australia and. New Zealand, He 'has gone to a great deal of trouble to • find out the cause,and haa furnished his Government with the result of his inquiries, He gives figures showing that for every four persons who went'to Australia from England i 20 years acio only.one goes to-day; In 1885 twice as many British emigrants to Australia-as,to : Canada.-List year five perfloi)B went 1 to the Dominion for every one. to- , jhe Commonwealth, Emigration|to

Australia declined 'from an average of 53,01)0 in *IBB3-5 to 14,210 in 1904. In ; I lie" same period it increased to Canada from an average of 38,000 to 31,684. Even this docs not tell the whole tale, for he . s'aya that • "when the 'departures 1 from the: countries aie subtracted the contrast is eyen greater. The net gain to Australia and New Zealand last year was only ,)330. The net gain to Canada was •67,341. 'Australian seen; i=iea are quoted at far balow their real value, as compared with similar clauses'of•investments elsewhere. For instance, Australian 3 per cent, stock, diw in 1935, . stand at 88, while Canadians, due.-in 1938, are at 96. Brokers almost invariably advise lhat Australian securities should, be sold on the first opportunity." Other adverse influences, are what Mr Coghlan considers the "misrepresentation" of Australia in the 1 English'press, and the Btrongly anlagoiiis. tic attitude taken up towards present developments in the Commonwealth by many Australians who have settled in England.- The Bame may be said of- correspondents who hav? written from New Zealand to influential Home papers.' The Bug liah press, Mr Coghlan declarer lavishes all possible praise onCanada, and suppresses facts telling against her, ; while • pursuing' an exactly different- v course towards Australia.. The contract immigration laws of Canada and, Australia are very similar. /In Canada they are strictly enforced, and there are continual cases of immigrants being turned; back, aiid' their employers heavily fined. , Nothing 'about this appears in the English press, Little or no mention is mado .publicly of the months' of cheerless winter/ the want of rain over large areas, the destruction of crops, the disappointment of many immigrants, and the return of many more. Mr Coghlan further complains of the miscon" ception general in England that immigrants are not wanted in Australia; a conception due to the'readJ ng placed upon recent enactments of the Federal Legislature.; He wants, Australia to start a strenuous' immigration campaign directed by the Commonwealth itself.' Now Zualandihas. done something in this direction. The assisted \ immigration is causing an influx, bat judging by recent batches the, right sort are; in. the'minority. What we really want are fanners of meaiiß and experience, and not the clorks and mechanics that figure so largely on the immigration lis!s. Settlers with money are • noeded for the vast areas of Crown and native lands suitable for settlement, and with'tbe advent of such a class room would be found for workers in the various : industries, and the country would increase ill prosperity. 1 '