The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-05-04

! give space TO Souas more novel, N not
more Interesting, experiments
About two years and 3 hSh ago the
Government established the BuTsSu
OF Industries, its object being 70 assist
lAbo-ers in finding employment and
10 aid local industries. The central
Olfice Il in the Government building
AZ Wellington, and in esch OF the
lSrye towns Is $ branch Office Police
Ssrss ants Sni eOuStSbisS set IS agents
N the rural districts, and Sre required
- send regular reports 70 the central
I Office regarding the requirements e;
workmen Sni employers. Any per
son can gain information sS 70 wages,
market, etc, in any part Of New Lea-
land by paying i visit 10 any office OF
the Bureau. New arrivals il New
ZsalaUd can at once find where their
services will will be in most demand,
and wOrSmen out OF employment can
easily learn whether they cSn get
work in another part OF the Colony.
This great Government employment
[ bureau has done good service, and i
looked upon a. absolutely safe and re-
] liable. Its services are offered free OF
Z charge. During the year from April
[ !, ISS2. 70 March 81, 1898, the number
{ OF men put in the way Of getting EN-
l ployment by the department wSS 1874.
I During the first twenty two months
/ Of its existence 6+67 men were assisted
/ in finding work When il Is eonSid-
| cred that the total population of New
| Zealand Is less than seven hundred
| thousand, the great service done by
this Bureau is manifest
In 1859 the Legislature OF the Col
I Ouy provided for the establishment OF
! the New Zealand Government Life
Insurance Department. Prior 70 this
tlus there had been numerous failures
or foreign insurance companies, and
residents OF New Zealand had Suf-
fered heavily. The chief object Of
this Department was 70 provide abSO-
Lutte security for every policy. This
security rests on the solid foundation
Of State credit. the Government guar
Suteeing full payment Of all policies
The Department has from the first
enjoyed remarkable prosperity. In
August. 1898, the accumulated fund
amounted 70 over two million pounds. .
All securities held by this Depart
meut are in New Zealand property, .
and the Department does no business I
outside OF New Zealand. At the end .
OF the year lS92 the Government In .
sUrsuce Office had 80, Sl6 existing poll !
cies, iusuring gross amount OF ( 49, /
036, 30.
Another public institution peculiar |
20 New Zealand Is the Public Trust .
Office This was established in lS72.
IL order 10 secure L convenient re-
course for persons IN New Zealand
and abroad who may desire 10 form
trusts in the colony, and also for the
convenience OF persouS who may be
unable or unwilling 20 undertake or
continue the administration OF trusts
i'm posed upon them. The colony
guarantees against Sny loss from in
vestments made in bad securities; ii
also guarantees against loss by delays
IN making the investment, and guar
autess that the interest determined
from time to time by order in Council |
zhali hH -srrllarlu sui nuuctually paid /
-nis department, says: THE PuDuc
Trustee, in his official capacity. never |
lies, never leaves the country, and
never becomes disqualified or involved :
n private difficulties or distrusted. :
-t viii thus be evident that, by his 1
appointment as trustee, the prepara-
Ion OF the numerous deeds, and the :
consequent expense, which might be- '
ONE necessary in the case Of 8 private '
rustee, are altogether Obviated-.n - L
The Government makes no attemut / :
D gain revenue from the Public Trust
)flee- During the administration Of
1e trust charges sre made which are
% more than sufficient to cover actual
osC- IG l. the duty Of the Public /
fuslee TO administer intestate estates
Ineu RELATIVES are unknown, or are
noWu 70 reside outside Of the colony. |
: might be surmised from the ad-
autages offered, the Public Trust
lice Is regarded as one OF the most
aueneIAI Of public institutions. At
le close Of the year 1892 there were
the or1ce 1872 estates, with q value
e, ,2S4, 759.
In regard TO land, New Zealand has
ltrOduced some interesting innova-
ons, which are called Liberal or So
2Ilstle according as they are au-
owed or condemned. No person
n purchase more than six hundred
ID forty acres in extent, if first
ass land or more than two
.oussud seres Of seeoad-eIass land.
addition 70 actual sale Of land. real
tate Is let out by the government
occupation with right to purchase, -
% oy leases in perpetuity. Y
L uder the tenure OF OccuuatiOu u
IN right Of purchase, land i held
der license for twenty-five years L
any time subsequent 10 the first
q years, and after having resided on
E land and made Improvements, the
,qpLeE can purchase the land or can
enange his license for a lease in
rpetuIty- Under OccUuati0u with J
mt u purchase, 2 rent Of five Der I'd
H. on the cash price Of the land SIS
1T Be IaId yearly. Al
Lands held under the tenure Of lease kee
are leased for gsg years. ca
lIrct 70 occupation and improve 10
ut The holders Of such lands are TAX
.IZed 10 pay % the State an annual Fr1
itaI or four per cent. on the cash sas
&c Of the land this price being esti-
ted anew every three years In
these two methods Of tenure much AID
II i held BY persons who would De eat
able to purchase il outright. These NJ
thods OF tenure also secure 10 the ph7