The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-03
MAY CO. !
TO NEW ZEALAND.
Residents Of Oiaa Receive Favor
able Report from Agent Sent
10 Investigates Conditions.

(Mail Special to The Adyortiser.)
HIDO, March 3O.---Cnstay Kretzsch-
mar, the olaa planter who was scbt to
New Zealand some months ago by an
association Of Ulaa men, TO Investigate
the conditions there and to report
thereon, will make report encouraging
emigration Of white men from Hawaii
% that country. As result Thereof
II is likely that . number Of families
will emigrate in the near future.
An Account OF kretzschmar 3 mission
Is given In the New, Zealand Herald,
February ~, pc follows.
"a reularkable, mission has brought
two farmers from Hawaii t. New zea.
land. Thirty Europeans have formed
an association with. the object q ascor.
taining whether this part .of the world
affords more favorable conditions for
their. industry, and have taken tho prac-
teal measure Of sending two .of their
nnmber 70 make onaliinvestigation
- The two delegates ara Messrs. GUS
tav kretzsehinar and w. ,Twardohle
Beof, of whom the former IL president
Of the Hawaiian Australian Agricultur-
al Association. Thee reasons aud the
purpose Of che unnanal enterprises were
explained by Mr.. Kretzschmaf last
evening All the members Of the asso-.
citation are farmers and property hold
ers in Hawaii, and citizens Of the Uni.'
ted States Of Ainerica, and they claim
to be Experienced agricultwrists and
law,abiding, healthy and strong men,
Most Of them were born In Galieia, and
there are also m Englishman and a
Russian, Mr.. Kretzsehmar himself being
German. Oriental Immigration has
populated tho Islands and Increased TO-
such OVERWHELMING propositions, he
said, that no matter how beautiful the
country may DO otherwise, the cost Of
living has risen and wages have been.
reduced 20 starvation level by the com
petition of Asiatics, 30 that we are no
longer able to soc clearly ahead. 4
SO far rs we have been. able to-
ascertain our chosen country has no sneh
drawbacks, said Mr.. ,Kretzschmqr in ~
farewell address to his association. SIT
is white man > country, its. climate Is
more vigorous and all cereals and vage-
tables grow to better perfection. Y
Though be had then no personal knowl-
edge Of New Zealand, he has been de.
lighted at finding that. his anticipatipns
have been fully. realized. Since they
arrived at Auckland fortnight. ago,
the two delegates have earnestly pur.
sued their undertaking Furnished
with letters. of introdnetion. = they have
interviewed the prime minister, and
have been given his assurance that the
party Of farmers with their families
will be welcomed in New Zealand and
given assistapee In establishing them-
selves. They have. visited the Rnakpta
State experimental farm and spent four
days in walking from HAMILTON to Mer-
Ger in order to learn rs much M pos
sible by meeting those who are actually
on the land. Mr.. Kretzsehmar has
grown strawberries for the market in |
Honolulu, 200 miles away, and the in |
quiries he has made at Birkenhead and |
Albany have supplied him with evidence
that the industry is more profitable in
Auckland than In Hawaii He was the
first farmer 10 undertake the cpltivp.
tion of tobaceo for commercial purposes
in the Islands, aud is satisfied that II |
could lie grown proftshly in the Auek-
land district, 4 y MA.
tThe delegates have decided that
thero,i is no occasion for them to go, to
Australia. They will return by the
Makura, sailing on March IA, and Mr..
Kretzschmar states that they have been
so favorably impressed BY all. they have
seen of tho Auckland district and the
farmers who are so prosperous, that
they will confidently advise the mem
hers Of the association to sell their
properties and take up land here with
ont delay. He mas seen no reason forJ
changing the opinions nc expressed in
Hawaii when he said that:
/" THE opportunities in New Zealand
in the different occupations Of men are
varied and numerous, and everyone can
follow the one that suits him best and
do that to which he feels himself best
adapted, With better food and braeing
air aud social surroundings, our energies
will be newly awakened and stir US on
W new aet ifitles, "a - 4 s4sfss