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HINTS TO INTENDED EMIGRANTS. 
heat has passed away, and is suddenly succeeded by an almost 
arctic winter. We talk of cold in England, but what is it when 
compared with that of an American winter. I am not writing 
these remarks to prejudice the mind against America; there is 
much to admire in it, and it is, and will be, a great nation ; but 
my remarks are for those who want to find a new home, lest the 
temptation of a short passage, and cheap land, should lead 
them to lose sight of more eligible spots. It is true, in Canada 
there is British rule and cheap land, but still the climate is a 
fearful drawback, and the health of the settler must necessarily 
be very much tried, so much so, that numbers are now actually 
emigrating from New Brunswick and Canada to New Zealand, 
and a few even from the United States on this very account. 
Therefore, in respect both of climate and general health, 
the settler will find no country so suitable as New Zealand, 
and even Australia itself does not offer the advantages which 
it does, for no colonization field has so mild a climate, or so 
fertile a soil to recommend it as this Austral-Britain. 
If, therefore, the intended emigrant gives the same weight 
to these reasons which the writer thinks they deserve, he will 
at once make New Zealand the country of his selection, and 
then the following hints are given him. 
First.—With regard to preparation, let him take whatever 
he does of the best, and select only really useful things; 
as a general rule, he should have as little as possible, except 
money. Take gold, it occupies no room, and everywhere 
preserves its value; in fact, if anything, it is increased abroad. 
The less the settler carries beyond his purse, the less anxiety 
he will have, and the less expense; for freight and warehouse 
charges are very heavy abroad, and it is desirable that the 
emigrant should look about him before he finally decides upon 
his permanent location. On landing, look after your property 
yourself, and see it safe through the Custom-house, for although 
there may not be the same danger of losing a portion of it 
which there is in London, from bad management, or rather 
total want of it, as many have experienced to their loss, still 
the emigrant will find the advice given to be good. 
Before deciding on the spot you are going to settle in, 
