The New York herald., 1878-02-24
BOUND FOR NEW SOUTH WALES.

ARTISANS SEEKING WORK AND NEW HOMES
American citizens OF native brth--srtisans. mecnsn-
les and iaborers-a:e leaving IN emigrant ships tor
foreign shore IN search OF employ yment OF late years
the unprecedented spectacle has presented itself Of
native skilled iaoor seeking employment ~ Z usiand
and Scotland, where they conveyed by the hun
dred from this city under contract iha, tney
should be proviool witt WORK and liberal
wages their arrival upon the otner side.
lhe British colonies make The present demand
on the surplus resources OF this country and within
the past year several cargoes of human freight have
been shipped 10 Australia TO supply deficiency IN
that line 10 the market OF still newer country than
ms Republic. The government OF Australia u lille
over one year contracted with the Pioneer line, OF
this city, X. W. Cameron Is Co. agents, to ship az
specified periods a CERTAIN number OF emieran,s 10
sydney, Offering al the same time advantages and
prospects which would DC sure 10 be accepted 10y
the class OF people the Australian government was
most desirous VI procuring. The terms OF the con.
tract were thai each emerant should advance $40 10
tho managers OF the Pioneer line before taxing pas
sage, while The Australian government Oi New South
Wales supplied IKE sum TO deiray The expenses Of
the voyage. This however, was not regarded as
en or claim on the passenger who accepted oi these
terms On his arrival in Sydney he was Tree agent,
to seek employment and accept It on the best con-
ditions he could procure. The government made
Tree git OF its share OF the expenses to those
VINO sought tho shores ol New south walos
ior the means OF livelihood, and return OF the
money advanced deray the partial expenses Of The
voyage was never expected or required. All that
was demanded in return was that the agents OF the
government Ia TINS city snoui select the class Of
emisrants winch, IN thcr Judgment would oe most
useful IN the colony; the conditions being that they
should be accustomed to perform work specified
description. either as tradcsmch or laborers.
With this end III view The agents of tho Pioneer
line sent out 10 sydney on the Sd OF FeUruary 1917
The nrst consignment OF emigraD.s, 10 the numb,r oi
unetynve souls, on ooara he good sup N. Boynton,
the passage beng made in luS days. lhe sierra Ne
vada followed tue 81 OF March, with 1913 passen.
gers making the voyage Ia lV7 days. The sup A. IL.
smith, with 355 cmigrants, sailed Tor sydney on Inc
18th OF April arriving there In eiahty seven days and
the Star OF the West put 10 wih los passeusers
the 20 OF June following, reaching her destination
in l0t days Tue lvanhve was advertised to have
sailed yesterday, but in consequence Of the fog she
VII not leave her dock at pier No East Rv.r l the
toreuoon OF Today. rhe lvannoe mas lTo souls on
board consisting vi 81 single men, ngle aud
Il iamles the latter having SO children under twcve
years vi age; all over that age being cassed as adus
The lvanhoe was recently measured and surveyed bv
Major Gaines, VI the Custom House, who granied IL.
or the carrying OF 165 passengers, tue surplus
number Oh board not Icing regarded an infringe.
ment OF tho permit in consequences OF tho percentage
OF children incluaed among me list OF passcng gers.
rne lyauhoe also carries hs largest cargo that ever
lett this port for sydney, amounting TO 1900 tons
She expected to make the passage 10 from ninety to
one hunared days The cargo Is principally composed
manufactured and leaf tobacco, rosn plaster, canned
goods aud various other products OF American manu-
iaciure SO lar as tho wants and requirements OF the
passengers are concerned ample provision has been
made to mako Them rs comfortable as possible under
the circunsIances. They VIII be supplied sepa-
rate berths and good, wholesome iood sufficient
quantities.. Judging from the Appearances ol those
board they comprise respectable class oi honest
decent LOOKING and intelligent artisans. The women
appeared TO be particularly respectable for thor
tion In lie, and all were well clad and apparently In
the best OF spirs When the reporter went on bourd
group OF s,alwart young Irishnien with happy tuces
grouped the toreward part Of the deck. They
were taking in low earnest tones At nrst but soon
they were joined by bright eyed woman aud rosy
checked grl whose sprts did mol seem 10 be Ouoy
ant as their male companions On the approach
OF the two women, the group oi men numbering
hall dozen, without any apparent cause were suddenly
taken with an unaccountabis sxubcrancs oI animal
spirits They p0ked each other toyuiy, laughed
hiluriousiy and tsoted the women VITA degree OF
play fuiness and Affection that looked strangely at
wn Drea@ shoulders and orsht lace wSs pSus
AID pokiny his companions Kept singing, as II his
heart was NJ light as leather, the well known
ditty:-
OF sad 10 my fate since must emigrate
From the shores of Amertkay.
II was easy TO perceive however that these demon.
spirits, assumed Tor The purpose OF cheering
couraging the depressed spirits OF thor iemao
friends
xArIosALrrlEs AND AvocArIoxs
must not be inferred from ths, however, that all
majority Of the emiRrsDts are IRISH foreign
Inc contrary cohdition Is the iacI VI the
whole number Of passengers over one-hal Ameri-
cans aud the remainder are OF lr,sh, Euglisn and
Scotch birth, with Il lew Germans aud Frencn among
them. They are ali in the prime OF lie, with tue ex-
cept0n 0i those who under age, aud have
been in various ways Accustomed 10 the pursuit
OF industrious habits. As has been stated tue mcu
principally mechanics and Iaborcrs the rest being
acquainted with agricultural pursuits. The singie
have all been selected because OF their useful.
ness domestics. This class Of women receive from
$40 TO $25 per month Ia sydaey, while the wages Of
ns,snos, SrcIiayers get s. 10 81 IS Der day car
pentors. thirty 10 thiryfour cents per nour; stoae
masons, So rs TO 81 10 per day backsmths, twenty
TO thir ysix cents per hOur plaserers So SO to
81 81 per day. coal miners, 81 ~ 70 s3 66 per day
printers, twenty three TO twenty per
ems, aud laoorers ~ 81 10 81 10 per day. Small
tsgcs with three or tour and Kitchen, sydnoy
anu suburbs, can be obtanei az from IS to ST. per
month. Board for s,ngIe men, 50 ~ to - ~ per
week
The vessel goes by way Of the Cape OF Good Hope,
ana VIII arrive ut her destination about the middle OF
winter Tor that atttudehat is 10 say about The lst
ot juno. The passengers have the privilege Of re-.
NAMING on board the ship Tor three tour days after
their arrival rce Of extra charge, and IN he
time they viii 10 supplied with all the necessary in
formation 70 GUIDE tuem 10 choice OF remaining In
sydney or seeking employment Ia the interior oi tho
country, where they Will DC transported Tree OF
charge IL Is claimed by the agents OF the Pcneor
line that all OF the former emgrants received prompt
and reniuncratIve employment ON their arrival in
New South Wales. Many OF them arc now, 10 Is said,
IN comfortable circumstances ana they have sent
money orders to tneir relatives JON them IN their
new homes, mauy of the passengers the Ivanhoe
going under these iavoraDle auspices TO homes pre-
pared ior them by friends and relatives who await
their arrival
The captain OF the Ivanhoe, A. Il. Hartman. is part
proprietor OF the vessel and has had lengthy expc
repse IN carrying passengers IRON London 10 The
tralau cooiies He relates gular circu instance
which occurred 70 IvanDoc wh,ie that IN
port IN Calcutta about two years ago The vessels
which put ntO that port are bcrlned thrpe at
the docks ihs lvanhOe went to the head On tie
following morning the Rowane arrived and was
bertHeG aong the lvanhoe; not many hours alter
the Rebocca came alongside and iOrmed the appro-
pirate triumvirate; thus bringing in,o bold relief
the three leading Characters IN the novel ''lval.
noe, that s To suy, the hero o the tale and his
sweethearts.
PROMISING COUNTRY.
IL is claimed by The government OF New South
Wales and tbcir agents IN this cty that the
OF tho mechanical and aDoriug classes there is lar 10
advance )i what they have TO endure In tins couutry
Employment Is SAID abundant, aud as
has Dcou shown the ratio remuneration
Is correspondlnsy liberal Tho climate OF
the country IL healthy and saubrious, aud the
eraI ana hsricuiturai Resources present a mine OF
wealth wnich lies comparatively faow Tor OF
icrptl. ana lnuusirY THO yeIX ehsrnilaIs MLcu