Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-31
new Eel AND
IS uI0PlAN.
William B. LeffingWel Says.
the MidOcean Colony Has
Modern Government
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Natural, Social and Economic
Conditions Best in
the World

William B. Lefingwell, represent
ing a large syndicate of newspapers
and magazines and who is travelling
constantly all over the world, will
be in Bismarck soon on his return
from Australia, where he has been
on a special mission. Mr., Letting
well is negotiating with the depart.
ment of agriculture to elaborate on
the advantages of the northwest and
the opportunities in North Dakota.
The Seattle Times Of the 18th inst.
contains the following interesting ar
ticle from Mr., Lefingwell regard
ing New Zealand 'sf + ~
At the invitation of the Rainier
Club William Bruce LefiingWell gave
lecture last night on New Zealand.
He speaks with authority on the con-
ditions existing there, for he went
there and made a complete investiga-
ton of the; country, its laws and its:
: Is = rs
people. In his lecture he constantly
showed owed tnat ease OF manner ian ana nu-
ency of speech which comes as the
result of years of public speaking,
and from a mlnd framed through
literary experience 70 INSTRUCT ana
entertain. LefingWell proved an en-
cyclopedia Of knowledge of all that
pertains 20 new 1eaiahd tom lts ols--
coVery Dy Iasman IN ioaS until Inc lllt
present Time. NE explained q Iuiiy
the workings OF the dinerent laws ''7
beginning at compulsory educatio p
and ending at the oid age g' s sts1thsli
act. From what ne SAID New yea leia
land needs population. II has an
area OF 1o4,aOo square miles ana less
than 1,OOO.O0oo people, including Ma
oris, or natives This IS latter class ass ne
described as thoroughly subjugated
and most excellent citizens MS They
are quick to learn and become prof.
Gent more quickly than any other t5'
is holding out special inducements to
English speaking settlers and offers
assistance to each under its land for
settlement act, which enables it to
loan money to settlers at 5 per cent
per annum on five years time in an
amount equal to three-ffths OF the
sum the settler brings for invest
ment.
The government also assists the
settler OF small means by selling him
land for agricultural purposes, thus
requiring him TO work three days OF
each week on the roads contiguous
to his lands for which the govern
ment pays him So 80 cash per day if
ne is single and $3.50 il he is mar
ried. The balance OF the time he is
at work clearing his land, and in 9
few years has a good farm paid for
as the money paid him by the gov
4 eminent 1 "a y together with what ne rails
es on his farm soon places him i'm IN
a prosperous condition
As described by LefilngWeii, New
4 Zealand u is essentially q government
q Tor the people. the government
owns and operates the railroads, teie
graph and az Telephone INES lines coal mine
anu mas genera supervision q. n
export as wei as import business. - !
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B pulids MONIES ZOE tne Wofkmen am
gives 5tnem twenty years lime =
q pay Iof. theln a. 6 Sio@ fate q lhtel
est; = eohuliess ins'i iancs Z. s mug
q ioWerssfate si1a : B 1ns oiu iine soill
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