Conclusion.

There can be no doubt that New Zealand is destined to become the home of hundreds of thousands of the sons and daughters of Britain. We have the genial climate, the fertile soil, the lovely scenery, the bright pure air, and the millions of acres of land. England has the millions of people who are crowding together to their own disad- page 63 vantage, and the detriment of the young and rising generation. Fathers and mothers are at their wit's ends to know what to do to ensure profitable employment for their children. Many an elderly couple are in straitened circumstances who, had they boldly made a move from this o'ercrowded land ten, twenty, or thirty years ago, might now have been in happier conditions 'neath sunnier skies. Of those who have made New Zealand their home I have known some who have grumbled and wished themselves back; but these have been very few indeed, and in every case there has been some palpable reason why they did not succeed. One of the principal causes for non-success is improvidence and drink, causes which will operate in one certain direction as well in New Zealand as in this highly favoured land, and as surely as water will seek its lowest level. We want a sober, industrious, and provident population, and all people who answer to this description will be cordially welcomed to our shores. But the drunken, lazy, and thriftless need never hope for success anywhere, not even in New Zealand, and we do not require any such.

The Government of New Zealand have established a Bureau where all information concerning the Colony can be obtained by any who contemplate emigration. It will be found at the offices of the Agent General for New Zealand, Westminster Chambers, 13, Victoria Street, London, S.W. Books, pamphlets, and papers concerning the Colony, and Blue Books, with the latest statistics, are here available for reference, and Mr. W. B. Perceval, the Agent General, will be found ready to afford assistance by giving advice to intending emigrants.