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W¢1com¢.

STEAMER RO U TES

Issued by The IMMIGRATION, TOURIST, AND GENERAL INFORMATION DEPARTM ENT, PERTH, under the direction of rhe Han. J. D. CONNOLLY, M.L.C., Colonial Secretary of Western Australia. -

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AUSTRALIA .

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0 Western Australia, a State

of nearly one million square

miles, hungering for popu­

lation, every immigrant is

valuable • .JJ. He is prized because he

is a power in assisting the State to

realise its destiny, because his muscle

and brains are essential in the develop­

ment of the country's vast natural

resources, and because, as a potential

producer, he adds indirectly to the

wealth of the country . .JJ. For these

reasons, which operate to the advan­

tage of both parties, W estern Austra lia

wants immigrants, and havin g- got

them, is determined to keep them.

To that end the State spares no

expense in making the new-comer

satisfied.

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m il es . As :t nH~ttm · of' f'a ct, i t is a. mcJ·e plo:csm·e ( 1·i p extend i ug- OI" J' fil-e ll' eoks­f he ch on.pP;;t cxc; u,·;; ion to ct ll .)' pm·f" of t h o ll'<n·ltl. T ho Sbfo, in if s :t 11 xi ofy fo g-a,in popttlnfi o ll , l1as [lJ': td i('a ll y nn ll i h ·ii :~( o<l disfa ll c·e, so F, ,,. :H; it. ce~ 1 1 be c·om pt dcd. i1 1 JlOII IIcls, sl ,il li ll gs, clJH I pone<' . n11d CI"OI'.)"t h ill g possib le is dOl l(' (o J'el110I'e illCOlli"O IIi en <.:O :11 ul cl iscom fm-t. 'L' ho i Jnmignnd (J·:cY els nml o1· excell en t ccrnd itions in pnl:di :Jl oc;C:l ll line1·s , ~~ - 1, ic1 1, fo 1· ::t, disbw.co of' 12,000 lll il cs, tn k e flw ,·oynvc1· cmnfo ,· tHhly tlHongll pl ea.srmt seas, pa.st t h e ·fJ·~JJt doo 1·s of J'Ol1Htnti c and his(m:ic;nl count1·ios, Hffol'tliltg h im n g limpse of mmw p eopl es a.llCl m::my Ln1ds, :mel cad 'J',f ing l1 im, by n. g' l'itdn fll p1·og t·oss, ·h·om tl1 o fogs, tho sLJ·ngg los, ant l ]JOI'C I"Iy of olclol' nml OYol·-c;t·owclecl conntl-i es, to cl beautifnl clime whm·c JhOl'O fl,J'O l'OODl allCJ. 0]1 j)Ol'hl11i t ,l' fo 1· nJl i ll·h ut·O th o Sll ll 1·e ig J1 R ki n cllf [) \'O J· ho: li f iJ y flll cl th1·ivi n o· COlll­mnn i f"i ~~, >1 1Hl " .'[,c ,·e li fo il·so.lf see ms to ~~ p1·ess Lh' c; lt oe ,·flll s pit· i( of p ot·cJ tJJ i:ll sun~l l iJJ o . \\'e~ ( O J'H A11 sL t ·:~ lin is t ho nt•ctJ ·ost of t ho .A ust1·al i:m. St :li es to U J ·e :~. t H1·il>J il1, and l_l' ,·em aJt Llo is t l1 e fi nd; j)O!'t of' c;n.ll in tlw Uo Jn mon ,,.o,tl f ll frn · Rf on m e n.; l't·om ·l ~ n gl n.n cl clllll tiJu last j)Od of cal l fo1· stonm ers Jli'OCeedill g' to l ~ngl m1< l.

From London to Fremantle for £2.

Tll o imm igntnt becom es t h care of f he Sl:de 1'1·om rl10 mom ent l 1r· s:~i l s fo ,· vVosfct·n Ansfntli a . ' l'lt c im Jl J io·,·n f ion ofllce J'R t'l' ll ­JJ eded ll' ift J t he office of rho

Ag o"t C: one '·'tl ' " J,onclo JJ , :1111l Ute ;1p;ents in l t·t• lnm1 :Jil<l , 'co l l:ln tl , m :~l o if; I IJoi J· hns i11 css fo nfl end Lo , ~11 Lll'e limi lJ:J,J'ios <.:O JJII Ocf ocl 11·iL il j, J,e do p:t~ ·f nro of' tlt o f'u( JIJ'O \'\TcstoJ·n. An sf ml ie~n oi ti cwn. ' l' h o omigm 11 t lt a.s lo fi11 ll lc·~ s pn ss:~gl' mon c.1· fl~rtn if be 11"0 1'0 " tTO~s i1 1g t il(' p on cl " to CJ,tmtd:l, fo 1· , br pcty i n ~· '"' l itt le as £;2. :lJJ ll de pos iting £;~ as htncl ing mon ey , wl1 ich wil l he J·pl' tllldecl to l1 im on :1tTil'ctl, l1 c ccm scctn·o :t passage to b'J·emaJJfi e h.1· <lit ()J.im lf·, "o t·Lh Ge ,·n nt n J,l o,·d, \\' l1i te St:11·, 01· of l! c J· ]i JtOJ' . lit f·, Jw m:~j o 1 ·ify ci c: tscs . emigT:JJ ifs b1· U1c 01· it•nf illJctfs Cll th:ll·k a( ' l' ilhJJt'\" . i> 11 L occnsionnl l1· f it oy g·o :~ bon,·d :d J,i,·ul" pnul , wh ; ls! in t ho l':lSl' r;r Lit e NoJ ·f J, C oJ"nmn r, Jo,l'< i sfC:ll1l OJ'S, UJt' ]lcl ~~Cl l g'l' l ' S l ~: t vo i·i, ·s L J·o go Lo A nLII'l' I' Jl , " ·l i<' J'<' lit oy j oi11 l it o I'Osscl w hi ch ·is fo (:th• f hom Jo SJtllll\' 1\ 11sf J":tlin. I roii'OI'OJ", 110 maf [O J' h·om whic iJ p m·f j h'o im m ig"l':lllt is Sctili ng , l1 e fi 11rls iJ ,o C:o1·e J· nmcn t oflice1 ·s so lif'ifou:-; fn1· l1i s r·olll fu 1·t :t11cl con l'eni onc;o . 'J'l H' om h:n ·k:tf inn <ll "l"cl.llgcm oJJ ts :JJ'C nmrl u i'J ·tJ Jl l lh o J,oncl nH office :mr1 ( it c en1 igT:Jl1t i,; pi:Jf"C<1 il l! ho:11·<l and c:tJ·erl l'o t· 1111til f IJ t• \"('sSl' J's dcp:l,J'i Il l '(' .

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EXISting Railways

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vVhether the Yessel chosen follow the Cape 1·oute, ot· pass t ln·ough the Suez ccnml, t he vo,ptge in eit h 01· case is fa ll

of in tm·est fmd YaJ·iety, as is indicated by t he r on te p la,n herein. ln t he forme1· crtse tl1e pas­sengm·~ at·e longer in the open sert, but the ship ertl ls a.t t he Canary I slands ( 11·hicl1 possess >m old , 'pa.nisl 1 pictm:esqueness), and at Urtpetowu, p1·etty i11 its Hcenic beauties, and full of interest as tbe <iOOl'll rty to t he So nth Afl·ican U nion, th e late.·t fedemtion of peoples uudm· the B1:itisl1 Cl'own. By the Suez 1·onte, the pa,senget· shoots the Straits of Giln-al t:w, and mrtkes ple<tsm·able n.cqnaintance 11·ith t he )[editen anean Sea and the Latin counhies abutting t het·eon. The Suez Canal, a Jlal'l'OW and shall ow guttm: which diYides t 11·o continents, and in i t.· construction, a stupend ous enginem·ing fent, is i nt01·esting in spite of i ts monotonous aspect. Th e passage tln·ough th e Reel Sea and the call at Aden

F<Ca1· el,r p1·epa1:e one fot· Colombo, whe1·e i.· seeu the gorgeous tt-opi.cal 01 ·i ent in all its b <tuty-an island of spices, entl-ancing colonh;, a11d s11·anning black hnmani ty . Aftm: Col01nuo t h01·e follo11·s a space of ten clays of open ocean and w a1·m sunshine, and iH t hi s time the pa;;songe1· 11·o nld clo ,,·ell to g i1•e rttten tion to the la1·ge map of I V cste1·n A ustntl ia whi cb he will fi nd on boa1·d , ancl to tl1e handbooks, ]Mmphlets, and otbor litm·at m·o issued by t l1e Govel.'nment in ord01· to p1·cpai·c 11 0w a1Tivals £01 · the conditions of life ancl lrtbO Jl l' in \Ycstm:n .Anskal ia . Th en one cl ay, pm:hi'ips in earl y mm·ning, tho ligh t on :Rottnest I sland sh011·.· up . and a fe11· hom·s late1· t he mai l steame1· has c1·op t in bctll'ecn the island ancl the low lying mainlnncl; a mass of buildiJ1gs, masts, ancl spars, ancl columns of smoke ascending t lll'ough b1·ight sunshin e come into Yie11·, ancl the immigJ.·[mt b ears tl 1at hi s Yo.ntge is at rtn end ; he l1rts 1·eachecl the pm·t of .l!'J:emantle, ancl befol'e him hcs t he pl'omiseclland.

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A cordial welcome on arrival.

By this t im e the pilot bo,tt ha,R come a,longsidc the stea,mer, and one of the Ji t·st pet·sons to clam.b ,. on bom:d is the p01·t Immigt.·>•tion oflicet·, who b1:ings with him a lettm ·

of " ·clcomc to the nc11· al:l'iYal ;;;, and hands to ea lt a list of bagg:'l ge rates, and a ticket to the r~llmig'l'atl t's Home. _l_l' ,·ol:n noll' omv~•i·ch t l10 State's Tt CII' citizens <•1·c in tl1 e crn·e of a pat01·n:1l GoYe1·nm c11t. 'J'h e vesse l steams slo1d r into the moclct·n hat·bolll:, ureatcd by cngine01·i ;1g genius ftt t he month of th e Sll'an J:i1·er, a,nd t ies up at tho extousiYe ll'hal'f, pl'Om:inently located on w hich is the Gove1·nm cnt Jnm1igTation >mel Infm·mation Bureau , ~~·hm·e the pt·oducts of the State m·e on Yi e11·, and GoYc1·nment immigl'ation a,ncl l::mcl settlement li tm·atm·e is ob taim•bl o. In the meantime the Immignttion Officer has concerned h imself 11·ith the m:rangemen ts fm: the landin,g of the immigem1ts and thci1· baggage, and the officer in ch:1 J·ge of tbe Immi-

g t·ant'.· Home is in attendance to Cf;COl't the new comet·s li1·ect to Perth. Wh ere the contingent of intmigmnts is a, lfn·ge one, tl10 Depal'tment hi.1:cs a special h-ain and hke. · them in a body to the Home, bttt, in any ca::;e, the nell- al'l'i.Yftls are conveyed to Pedh :6:cc of cha1-ge.

A Home

from Home.

Fot· t he J·easons e>n ·liet· mentioned, t he State is not conten t to bt·ing people to its .· hot·c. and then ask t hem to shift fol' themselyes. It is

1·eali sed that pc1·sons ne11·ly aniYing, with perltaps limited c:1 pital , at·c anxious to husband eve1T penn~', and the Department uncle1·stands the ease with .,,·hi.ch mone;- can disappea1· when a person is un­acquainted 11·ith local conditions, ancl is wi t hout h ·iend 0 1: guide . Mm·c than tbat , thet·c is a sympatheti c lm clm·stancling of the loneli11 ess and helplessness which th e uncm·cd fot· immigr ant feels during his first fe w clays in a ne~,- lanrl. The1·ef01·e,

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~----------------------------------------------0 Lho Dopa l' tm on t comes to t h o J·o;;ene a.s g1 ti.de, philoso pher , ~tn cl f1·ioncl, ~mel s;tys-.. H m·e is a hom e wai ting f01· you. In it yo u may cn jo_1· bo,l'Cl and l odging ft·co f01· f I! t·co da.rs, in orclm · t hat you may look about you :m el decide as to yom· fu t iii 'C pl ;w s of ad i011 wit hou t l'Lllllling into lllmcc 'SS:l i',Y expen se . Jl' ron desi t·o to stay longet· t han t ln·oe d;tys . yo u m;ty I'Omain fm· a. f ll l· th ot· seYcn clays at a nomimd (' ]uu·gc." T h i mmi o·1·H nt accep ts th e i111'i tnliml, and tincls t ho H om o to be not am ' t'O htn·n. h nt a, l tomo it1 clood--a .· p~tci ons ::mel subs t~tntial bni lcli ng, si mpl r bu t ('omfot·tably fumi sh ed, nn cl condu cted sLJ: icLlr, bL1t wit h CYCl')" cons i l ol'a tion fo1· the c:on ­vonion e;o a.nd well-being of t he imm te. . Tb e dol'mit<n·ies ;u·o hig h and well ...-entil atecl, ::m el t h e food is wh olesom e and p lent ifuL Tho H ome is 1mcler t h o cond uct oF t h o Officor-in-clJm-go, a housekeeper , and at leas t on e female assi . t an t . Thus t l1 e m on a1·e ;t ttenclod to by a man, and t he " ·om en a1·e unde1· t h e con tl'Ol a nd p1·otection of one o E t h eiL· own sex.

Discipline, but not harassment.

Good con clL1ct is insisted 11pon , b ut that is a s mnel1 fm· t h o pl ·otccti on of t l1 im1n ig m Ht. t hemsel I'CS ~ts

fo!' t l1o p1·otoct ion of tho Goy m·n -mcn t . Th e n epal'tmOJJi. will li Ot

allOII' t h o nm·nl y eon dn et o f' any t wo m· thn~c .. black Rh cop " to spoil t h e -,·opnbct iml of n, wh ole cnn ti 1Jgcnt of ll CII. citi :r.oJlS. T li ol'ofo J·o, m is('on <l ud is followed by t h e im m odi.<tlc oxp 11l s ion of th e o·ff oncl cl·. J3ut " ·l1i lst discipl in e is cnfol'Ccd, t l10 m-hlhli s hmon t is not a v1·i son 01: ba,nacks. Lat it mle is <lll011·ecl, and t he J:ules are sh·etch ccl on occasions m or le1· to make concessions which >1·ill minis ter to t b o legitimate comfm·t ancl conten t m en t of t he inmat es. The aceomp anying i llu stn1.t i.on s bea1· t es timm1 y to t h e chm·acter of t h e H om o.

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On tho clay £ollo,,·i11g t l10i1· anin1 l, tl1e immig1 ·ants ~n·c J·efnmlcd Lheit·

after arrival. lancl.i.:ng money deposits, aml those h olcli J1g dJ·;l fb.; 011 t ho '1 \·ca~m·r m·c

emd>lctl to (h:t\\" ,,·ha t is clue to them. So t l1at t lt c.1· skill 11ot H i ll t l1 o 1· isk of loss by C<UT.)"ing a.bon t sJ u·pltl s loose mo ney, nr1 ofl·ic:o 1· of t ho GoYOl"JJ JllOlt t '':t\· ing-s J3m1k <ttlcnds at He] rome, fill([ t llose \\"hO ~o dcsi1· • may tl posit tliei1· mnncy in tho bank the1·e and Lhen . Aml h e1 ·e it nn1y he J·cm fl l'kccl t hat the l>~111k pn_,.,_ into1·cst at t lJO mto o£ 3 pe1· cont. 011 all depos its, ~mel ha s bn'tnchcs all oYcl: the State. No matt01· in \\"h at pOl"ti on of th o State the immigrant ma.y subsequently be, l10 can wi i. ll cl1·a.w hi s money f1 ·om il b1·ancl1 office at a minute's notice on the p1:oducii on of hi s pass book.

The ta,k, c:c1-tainly a light The Department o11o. nf finding employment finds employment. fo1· the immign11tt, is n nclcl'-

takcn by the lmmigmtion n cpadmcnt. On tllc ani n1l of immig·1·;mts at the tho H omo, tllc Y~lC~lni positions ~vailablc a1·e mmoJmcecl, anll men ,.;c]cc:tcll to ii ll them. In addition. men intending i.o engn~·e in hu·m lnbone ~n·c sent to t ho connb·y ng 'lle ics, lh 'J"C to be tli slJ· i­Lutctl to t he cmploym·~. Thoro ;n·c ~1 hu·go number uf agoneics in the countJ·.Y, nnd bn1nch HomeR in \\"l1ic:h immignmts m·e housed on tho same eoll(litions as' obtain in Pm·th. As a fltl'ther oncoui·agcment to the emplo~-ment of immigu1nts in countt-r districts. tho Depat·tment grants rail wa.r fm·cs at half 1·ates to those who obtain ,,·od:: within t11·ell·e days of their aniYal. This concession <tppli es both to nominatccl and assisted immigrants, n.ncl in the ca. e of t he f01·met·, 11·hml th e:T are going to jom their nominatol'f> in t be countt-y.

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Special provision

for female

immigran ts.

To >Lllay all feat·s as to the ri sks run by young women ai'l'ivin g in a strange co11 n t1·y, t be Depa1·tment i8 careful to make special proYision for

t heir conYenience. Connected with the I mmigration Depa1·tment is a Ladr Superintendent (lll1·s . Lukin), under wb ose kindly car e t he girls >Lre pl aced. 'l'he Lady Superintendent is an intermediary between the .immigl'an t gir ls >m el the mistr esi>es, and all engagements a1·e made thl'Ough her at t he H om e. On a day apr oi n~ecl snhscquent to the an·iTal of a batch of immigrants, t be mi:>h·csscs 11"110 haYe p reviouslr <tppliccl to the Dcpa1·hnc nt fo1· sen -ants, and haYo been notifi ed t hat so man.r gil'l s ·ll'ill be available, attend at the H ome an cl the g·i rls are interTie ll" ed. As SOOJl as a gil'l has acdoptecl an engagement ·ll'ith a mish-ess, she sig-ns au ag-1·eemen t, and is then at h bet·t,y to proceed at once to bet· si tuation.

There is always a sheltering roof.

Btlt though the: girl be now inst>tllecl in a good home ana r ccei ving a high >mge, the UepaJ:tmen t doc.· not 11·illinglr smTend01· h e1· to the wodcl.

It i.· t he desir e of t he Department. tbat t he g-i1:ls slutl l m >tke the Lacl:r Office1· their ,· heet anchor, and for 12 mon tl1s, >tt least , keep in touch with l1m·, so that sh m>ty be sfl,tisnccl as to t l10 well-being of h m: cha1·gcs . J!'or tl10 benen t of gid s wh o >tni 1-e in the State unaccompanied, and have not a familJ- 1·oof to shelte1· t hem, the D cpa1·bnent contr oh , as an an n xe of t he H ome, a small bu t comfm·tablc boa1·cling house fm· female immigr ants; so t hat, in t he eYent of thci1· subsequen tly losing thei1· Rituations, and being tempOl'aJ·i.lr ou t of employment, t J1ey may hm·e nllCl a 1·eputa,ble home 11-h CJ ·c good aceonnn oclation ma,­be had fm· <t small payment, and wher e also they " ·ill be in touch with t he Laclr Supm·intendent and lmYe op po1-tuni ties of obtaining other posit ions.

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The Domestic Servant's opportunity.

H ere, be it rema1·kccl, t ha.t £01' t he yo llng ,,.OJll>tn 11·l1 o can 11·od~, and will 11·od.:, \Veste1·n An st1·a.li a p1.·esen ts endless oppor­tnni ties . 'l'his appli es mo1·e

cspc ·i all y to g·il'l s wlw at·e wi ll i11 g to cn te1· domestic service, >mel fol'SLlch t he1·cconl d be no bcttm·placc than t he ave1:>1ge Auskn,li an home. In the fi 1·st place, sl1 e can g·ct to IV ester n Austl-al ia fm· notl1i11 g, fo1· t hough she has to dcpo. ·it £ 2 in Tmn llon before sailing, that sum is 1·efuncled to h e1· af te 1· she has completed fou1· 11·ecks of se1Tice in a rlomesti.c sit ua.ti on. SecondlY, fOl' t he right chLss of gi1 ·l , t here is immediat e empl oyment at h igh 11;ages . 'J.'he 1·igh t class of g i.l'l is, p L·eferabl.1·, one with expe1·ience as a domestic seJ:Yan t, or alte1·nati,7ely, one willing to lea1·n . As >L domestic sen ·ant i s a luxul'y in '\IV estern Austr ali a, owing to tl1c high wages, t he1·e is no place fo1· th e gid who is not, o1· will not make h e1·self an ea1·nest and efficien t ·11·orke1·. Fm: laziness, incompetence, Rnd un tidyness, t h m·e is no clemm1cl, h llt fo r t he g il'l 11·ith t he q11ali ties mentiolled as essent ial, t hc 1·e is en dl ess scope at 11·agcs 1·angi ng hom 15/- to 25/- per week. Gi l'ls 11·ho a1·e 11·i t hont h H.ining OJ: expm·i ence mar hflVe tcmpOl'a l'il ,l' to accept lcF>s, bn t a mistl'ess is al m1ys ll'i lhng to teach, aJ1cl if a g il'l is p l'Ompt at le>trniHg, she will qni ckly find plenty of openings fo1· he1·self at up11·,n·ch of 1.5/ - p e1· ll'eek .

The class

of girl.

The gil'lmost in dcma.ncl in AustJ-a li fL is t he ], and y girl - a, Cflpablc, Hll 1·ound geHen1.l sm·vm1 t 11·ho t·a·n cook Rn l wash. Cooking is a qlLHlifi­

cn.tion of P''iJ1J.a1·y imp01·ta.nce, Rud an y gi1· l will find h m· YahLe much enlm neecl if she C>ln displ a~­a knowl edge of plain, simple eookino·. .Fc 11· houses in t hi s yom1 g land p1·ovi cl e em}•lo'yment for mm:e th an one domestic sc1·n w t, and in such houses t be combinn.tion is u suall y a cook-general a.acl fl, housemaicl-l a nnclress, or a cook -launch·ess nncl n. lJOusc-pal'lonl'lnnid. Sometimes t here n.re openings for nurses >mcll1 ousemaids, and occasion all:,- mu ·. ·es get as much as '40 /- pe t· week. In la1·ge h o11ses, ·11·h m·e a woman is employed to do cooki 11g ~tlonc, sl10 may get 2.'1/ - pel' wee k, wl1il st in J·cstam·:m ts or l1 otels, wll cJ·c, of co urse, t he wm:k is m ucl1 l tal'Clcr, Ll1 e week ly pay 1118.)' be as :hig h as £ :2 . 'l' he 1·efin ed and wcll-bell>eYecl sel'\'an t finds a congenial position in t he aYe rage home, and in addition to getting good accommodation, feeds on the sam e fa 1·e as the fami ly, and is kindlr heated. So Ja1· as lcism ·e is con ceJ:ncd, t he J·u1 e i.s tl1at t he g id J·cceivcs cith r i1 whole day of[ p CJ · mo nt.h and CYC I'.)' altm:nate Sunday aftm:noo1, , 01· ha,lf a day off

i11 each IYeC'k; and in 1·eganl to CYening.-;, in e1·m-y home a g i.1·l is conceded at least one OL' two nig l1ts in the 11·cek to hcn;elf. \ Vith the conditions and high Wflges mentioned, it iR a yo ung woma11's own f>wlt. if she docs not find l lcJ·sclf fl-ec1·, l1appiel', l1calthi m·. >tnd mo1·c p1·ospe1·ons t ha11 sh e was in i'h c old count1·y . H a o·i1·l is J·cgTetful of haYing left her people in t he lwmc land, Nhe ,boulcl tak.c com:a.ge hom t he fact that manr 1;;ug-lish. Scott ish, and h ish gids have gone to \Vestern .Austl·alia, >llld out o-E t heit· l1igb \\' age~ sa,Yed enough to ·l)l·ing ont mothe1·s and sisteJ ·s to join tlJCm by availing themselves of the G-oYcrnment's system of accepting nominated immig1·aJ1ts .

\Y cstent Austl ·alia h fls mil­Millions of acres lions of ae1·cs of t;u]ti,-,lble of land. land to dispose of on tc.t·ms

,,·hich b1·in~· landed estate 11·itbin the l'Cflch of cYerybocl)· · ~ It i;; the desire of the Go1·el'mnent that all immig1·ants ani1·ing in He State r;honld turn thei1· eyes to tl10 lfl,nd, full pm·ticulfll'H in J·cgaHl to "·bicb 11·ill be found in otl10r litCL·atnrc issued by the Go,·c1·nmcnt, >lllCl ayailable on Rll ships in ll'llich immigmnts m·e <"anicd. It is r;uffi.cient here to say t hat in the case of immig1·ants '\\·ho ani,-c ·in the State with the i11tention of acquiring laml, the I mmigTation Offi.cel's take them to the Lands Dep;n·tment, and >tiel t hem in eYeJ'.f way in scledillg' land p1 ·omptly n.nd clJ eaply . l<'mthet· t han that, t he Department is fl ll Xiou;.; to foJlOII' thciL· Ul.L'C'Cl'S fo1· >], fC>ll' OJ' SO, fLlHl gllide them to >t fit·m footi 11 g- i.n the land of thci1· adoption. 'l' hc, ·cfm·e, the immignmt is acl1·ised to J·cgul:H·l r infOl'm the Dcpal'tment as to h i;.; ])l'Og J·ess, because it is the fnnction of tl10 Dcpal'tment to make each ne11· ani1·al a successful and contented citizen .

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Reg ular employme11 t and high wag es.

'T'l Janks to t l1c J·apill gi'Owth ancl rle,·clopment ol' ils in­c] LlSLL·ies, the ste:ul ,- inu1·ca~e of popnlat ion, ·and the optimism ol' its people, w ho

::t1· ucmLinuall_1- building, imp1·oying, and. p1·ofn·es~ing, emplo.nnent in \\ 'cslCJ·n AL1stmlia is plentiful nnll w::~ges ::LJ:e h igh . 'l' he man ·who 11·il l wm:k, <Lncl adapt l1imself to local conditions ll'ill a·l ll'a.n; fiml an opcniHg in t l1is spae;ious country, but the man who is a maker oJ cloll'r-; eyes, and 11·onld soonm· stance tlHJll do anrthing OXC; pt ma.ke doll 's eyes, 01· tho man 11·ho w::~,nts to loaf about tho city and is ah·<"Lid to step off th e nJacadamised 1·oacl, is not w::~,ntocl in \ VestCJ:n Ausb·alia. Pl·oficioncy, wi 1-lingness, and Yersatility are three primary \il'tues in ::~,ll w01·kmen , fl.llcl the posse. sion of' t h em i.· ::~, guarantee of permanent and remune1·ati.Ye employ­ment. r,, most of He t l'acles, t h e min imum wage,

as well ::~,s t lto honJ·s all(] e;on rli t ions of employment, :n·' li xocl b1· tho Arbiha Lion 'ou 1·t, \\' hi 1st ill ot hc1· Lmorgan iso(l cmplo,rm •nLs, Kll ·h a:< ao'l'icnltural labonr, tho Au~tmli an t radition t hat tho bbortret· is wOJ ·t l1_rof l1is b i t·o holdsgoocl, and is, illCloocl,onfo re;ell by th e dcmnnd f01· a ll classes of labom:. It ~houlll be tmcle l·,.;too!.l, h o,,-c,·or, that tho maximnm wage i~ only fo r t ho eHiu ion t. woJ:k e1·, an d. in nu1 ny fon11,; of 11'0J:k, pm·tiuula1·l.r in t ho counb·.1·- wod.: Rlluh as eleitl·ing, J·in,gb;wkiHg, fencing, etc.- a man must h.ai'O expo1·i •nco to can t l1igh ,,·ages. T ho remunm·:l­tio ll paid i 11 ::~,ll callings locwcs t h e goocl w01·kol' ,, fair mat-gin fot· thl'ift, fol' whi];;t liYing is cloat·et· than in Eug lal\(1, t l1o standard of comf01·t is much h igl1ot·, and one ma.r Jiyo 1:ichly, with abundance of meat ancl othet· good foods f01 · £1 a ,,·eek. Po,-ed:· is un kn o1Yn in \Yes teen Austt-ali a, and t l1 e GoYent­meut Sa,ings Bank deposi ts are eqniYaleut to £ 12 5s. 9cl . pe1· h ead of t h e total population.

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to j he e JJ g il g'Clll CJJI.S lllit<lC j IIJ'OII g lJ j] l(' (;on' l'll l'l lt'ld

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l<'nJ ·n1 k t11!l s, f'J·onJ 20/ - to :iO/ - ]WI' week illl(l kcc· p . 1<'; 11'111 hand s, f'J·OJll 7/ - h> 8/ - pe1· dil y . 11' itho1d kcP p. C ie<u·ing, 1'1·om '20 /- j·o 11·0/ - pc1· wuu k <liHI kc• ' P· C' lea1 ·ing, 1'1·om 7/ - to 8/- p c1· tl :1_1·, wi(]J<)IJ[ kt•cp. C lc; u·ing, nlso br eontl-act. l•'cncing, f 1·om '2.0/- to :30/ - pm· week nml keep. l;:td s f'm · f>ll' l11S, f1·0m 10, - (o '2.0,'- pc1· II'CCk nnrl. keep . 0 1'vh;u·d l1nnds, f1·om 20/- to 80/ - pc1· wee k ii lltl k ec•p . OJ ·uh:wrl hn,ll(l s, hom 7/ - to 8/- pet· rL1 y, 11·ithrlll t l; cc·p. S lli'VC_\' h n,ncls, from 8/- p er <lay, wdh o1 1t keep . Cl :tnlCIIOJ'S, f1·om 20/ - to 25/ - p c1· wud ;: a1 Hl kee p. Cl.JJ'do nct·s, f1 ·om 7/- to 8/- po1· rlay . H1ill ovk dJ·i1'e1·s, h om £'2/ 10/ - lo £:~ pt' l' week 1-ToJ·se dJ·ii'OI'S, fl·om £2/ 1.0/ - to £;3 pe l' 1\'Cl' k. i) a il'y mcn, :30/ - p m· week n,nd keep . Uai l',)' lll CH, £ '2./ 10/ - pm· week.

1\1 n !Tied Coupl es, hom £()0 to £ I 00 pc1· yea I' and k<·ep.

Tl1c Jh bi!J·ntinn Court ha,s fixed Arbitration the following minilllnm rates o£ Court Rates. IYnp;cs in 1 lie l ' aJ ·ion~ ll ·a,<l 'R. 1.L

sl10n ld hl' eat·efJJlh· noted l li nt <'ne ll :tll'<tnl a,pplies onh (o son1c p:;l·he nl:JJ ' :ll 'l'H. '!' li e 1·alt•s of wngcs pa,rah ll' on the golclfic ltls. i11 nlnJJ _\· t·;Jscs, a J' l' 11 01 fi xed llr <lll .)' nw:1nl, h11 t ( li e J·ul ing J'<li oR n J'l' h iglJ t'J' n II J'OJ JIId tha n t li nsc [> <\)' Hl>k i11 eo;tsla l d ish· i d~ frll· silll ibu· wo !'k. Th e fi g JJI'es i11 pn1·e nt hcsr•s ill(li ealc l hc 1JJJ1llbt• J· u l' lJ< lllJ:s in I li t• pc1·irHl to whieh the J·nll's of wngl's npply :-

lhkc J·s, pm· 11·cck ( ·J.~), £:1 . n laehmiths, pel· da.,,- (8). 10 :i . l'nl' pcntcrs and .Joinc 1·s, pc 1· hon J·. 1 '' 1·~. Coachbn il der~, per <b,,- (1-l) . 10, (5. 1 ~nginc-<1 rint·s, p01· cla,1 (8). n'- (o ] l) -. lnlhon 1·cJ·s, gen m·n l , pe t· dar (H), 7 o. Painton;, per day (:-i ho n1 ·s z;> mi1Jn!cs), 9j o. Pl;ud CJ'CJ ·s, per hom·, l /(5 . Sn.drll m·s, pe l' .,Ycck (·1·8), £~ 10/ -. 'l':wn m·y ]<;n1ployces, pc1· week (48), £'2j8 '-. ·w!J ec l"Tig hts, j> L'l ' d ar(~), 10 (i.

Cook, el1 icf, per week (oO), £ l/ 15, - antl keep to £'2/10/ - m1d k cl' [J.

Othct· Cooks, pe1· week (GO), £ 1 •i/- and keep to £ 1 t::> '- and keep.

\Vai tJ ·csses, pel· ll'l'Ck (•i2), £ 1 to £ 1 ;) - am1 keep .

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