The San Francisco call., 1905-06-28
TELLS Of LIFE
IN ANT|PODES
John Barrett,J p, Prominent
in New Zealand Judiciary,
Talks of Island Home
FIRST VISIT TO COAST
Likes This City, but Thinks
His Country's Public Own
ership Is Best for People

John Barrett, j. p, prominently identi-
fed with the Judiciary of New Zealand.
and with numerous interests in ftnat
thriving colony. has been spending 1e"
days in this city prior to his departure 1or
the East and Europe. He expresses him.
self as highly pleased with the city :,
Mr.. Barrett has been in New Zealano
since 1858 and Is thoroughly conversant
with the conditions there.
In speaking of his home country, ne
said:
world than New Zealand. This prcspsritS'
however. did not begin until twelve years aso.
when X. j.. Seldom was elected as PIenhsr pS
the Liberal party. Previously to thar time
soup shops had been the order of the day. All
this was changed when Seddon came into o.
fice. The establishment Of the land tax sysz -
tenn the first action in the career OF ItS ne
new Premier. This resulted in nearly l,VuV'v.V
acres OF fine farming lands coming INTO ns ens
then rented or leased to farm workers Ior a
period OF 939 years
Another important factor in the progress OF
the colony Is the fact that the Government con-
trolls all the public carriers. public commoditles
and telegraph and telephone systems Inc cus'
to the Individual Is far less there tnan nsIe'
We have idle men or women IN New Aea-
land that is no men or women who want 20
work. When our colony began the purenase
OF the 1,0cS,ooo acres owned oy ss cxa 90
lords II borrowed from England S5,oeo'VVV,
paving a rate of interest OF "a per cent per
ann,lna At the sana time the colony passed
a land law that no could hold In New
Zealand above 1000 acres OF hrst-eiass -aho
and 2Ooe acres of second-eiass land
We have no labor troubles In View Aeaianu-
The Government builds all the railways, unoer
the supervision of their own engineers. ana Ine
work is chiefly done by day labor. Inefe ar
very few Chinese and Japanese In the COLONY.
Every Chinese and every japanese VINO enters
New Zealand Is compelled 10 pay poll TAX Oh
loo sovereigns, equivalent 10 nearly sou
The shipment of frozen mutton 10 Engiand
4 ina a
shipments OF dairy produce are tremendous
and are growing annually.
There are no more loyal people In the Worlo
TO England than it's New Zealand colony we
make our own laws. but England nomlnates
the Governor. r..
am greatly pleased with your city. Its
climate for brightness and freshness renilhos
me greatly of the general climate Of New Lea-
land 1 enjoyed my trip from AUCKLAND 70
this port immensely. I have traveied De-
tween New Zealand and England many times
but this is the first time 1 have come thls
way l assure you that the steamsnlp i
service between your port and ours Is all that
can be desired. shall leave here tomorrow
morning for Los Angeles and then proceeJ
east to louisiana TO visit my orotner. deherdl
A. y Barrett From there / shall go 10 Visit
my birthplace in Roscommon County. ireland.
where was born in 1885. Later shall travel
in Europe for probably year. but when re-
way Ny home is in Christchurch and spend
most of my time there
Mr.. Barrett brings letters OF nigh
order from Premier Seldom
In appearance Mr.. Barrett is strlk-
ing likeness of King Edward, although
he is taller.