DISTANT FIELDS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2188, 12 May 1908, Page 1

DISTANT FIELDS.

• FARMING- -HEKF AND ELSEWHERE, Discussing' -the threatened exodus of New Zealand fanners to Queensland, with a reporter (says the Wellington correanondent of the “Auckland Star”). Mr Hosts, MjF., said that when in Wellington, the othei dav, ho was shown a number of letters from people residing m Canada and Natali, who mushed to settle in New Zealand, and avere writing tor information on -the, subject. J-t -appeared that Canada was over-popu-lated with immigrants, and that things were very bad ther e. Ihe people inquiring Wanted to know hou much money they must have in tl posw&on before they will 'be enahk l to land in New Zealand. J lro.s.trr tion in Na tail warn' worse, a id it apnea red to him that it will short > receive a. .large number of people from Canada. Natal people, by the w-av, were afready practical fann-r,.,-s go far as the Wairam.pa -ltecill war; concerned, Mr Hogg stated that there was an .area between 'Masterton and Palliatua of some 16.000 acres of native lands which could he very well turned to advantage by he inn- cut up into reasonable 'areas and °1 eased. 'The old leases -of the sections were just on the point of expiring, and lie had received -a promise .from Sir Robert Stout that ho (Sir Herbert) and Mr Ngatn, who constitute the Native. Lands Commission, would shortly visit Masterton and hold a sitttin.g, so that something might be done in the .matter. Mr. Hornsby, M.P., when approached on the same' subject, said that fanners who intended to go to Queensland should consider that in .that country there were stock diseases which' did not. exist in New Zealand, but; which approximated 'nearly to the condition of things in the Argentine.