Th Belgium unmarried nisn over 25 ha ve one vote, married inon and widowers with families hare two votes, arid priests and. other persons, ."'havoi three votes. Severe penalties are imposed on those who fail to vote. A young-married man, who has lived in New Zealand for about eight months, having immigrated from Glasgow 'j told a representative of the “Lyttelton Times” that he was perfectly satisfied with life in the Dominion. The most noticeable' difference, between the old home, and the new was the change in climate. There was plenty of sunshine and clear 1 blue sky in New Zealand. Asked for bis opinion regarding men wlio returned to the Old Country soon after immigrating to the Dominion, lie .said that most of llKf ’men who went back lacked “grit.” /If a man with “grit” wanted employment, he could limit around and find it. ! He >'had’not been out of work since liis arrival in New Zealand. He hail been impressed by the feeling'- between employer and employee. J.U Glasgow an employer would not recognise - his men in the street, but in New Zealand it was quite different. The New Zealand employer did not care by what moans a man reached his work, but lie had been told iii Glasgow that it would be better to go by tram to work than to expend energy on riding a bicycle. In Glasgow tlie employers'did not favor the idea of their men playing football during the dinner hour, but that they should reserve their energies i'or\ their, work, i . 5 : --a, P ' .-av-,;
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2501, 14 May 1909, Page 2
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290Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2501, 14 May 1909, Page 2
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