IMMIGRATION PLANS

Chronicle (Levin), 18 April 1947, Page 5

IMMIGRATION PLANS

-p^ss AssociaMoi

Minister Giyes Gdyerranertfs .. ' Plan

By Telegrapftr-^

WELLINGTON, April 17. Tlie Minister of T'huufgralioii, JEfoii. A. McLagan, annouirced today tivavtiegotiations with the 'tlnrtbd Kingdom : Go-vernment in regard to the praposed r assisted im-ipigi'ation scheme, had eontinued to proceed most sati'sfacto'rily and it' was anticiputed finality woiilu , be reac'li^d within- the irext week or s& when a furtlier statnment would bt ,, made. In view of the probable earlj ' (•onin'iencerneht of ari a'ssfste'd- p'assagf scheme, the Government had decideti imnibdiately to proceed with the estab lishnient of tlie Immigration Advison Council which it was recently ifn nounced would be set up to ad'vise thc 1 Minister and' Depar'fnihnt. 011 genera. procedure, methods of selection, cate gories and types to be selected, ahu other such matters of detail. The Mni ister said the- Council! would comprisi representatives of the New Zealan Employers' Federation, New Zealan i Manuracturers ' Federation, Fed'ei'alioi. of Labour, Federated' Farmers, Ne\ Zealand Workers' Union, New Zealanc Returned Eervices ' Association and 14c habilitation Board', afid* these organisa tions had been invited to nomimi'U representatives to the 'Council. in ad - dition a woman, representative wouiu be selected by the Government. Thc Director of Empl'oyment, Mrf Bockett would be eliairman of tlie Council whicl would meet soon after the nomination. were received. The Minister added tliat, as alread; indicated, the Government had- decidei that first 'priority in the selection oi assisted imniigrants Would- be accordee to single women for nursing and domes tic work in pu-blie liospitals. A meeting was held last weelc of the specia advisory coinmittee on hospitai staflin}.and an agreement was reached with tliir coniniittee in regard* to tlie procedure to be followed in Ihe selection' of stai for hospitai employnient. This comniit tee was coinposed A representatives oi the Hospitai Boards ' Association, Regis tered Nurses' Association and Hote. and Restaurant Workers' Union whicl. is tlie appropriate union covering tht domestic staff in liospitals, Health De partment, Mental Hospitals Depart ment and Publie Hervice Association. Tlie JMinister said it had be6n de cided to appoint a suitable woman t6 Ihe Inimigration Office iii Lohdon tr assist in the selection of female stali for liospitals and Miss R. Cameron. Senior Nnrse Inspector of tlie Bealtl. Departiiient, Auckland, had been select ed for this work. In addi'tion two fui tlier officers of tlie National Employ ment Bervice were being sent to London to airgrnent the staff of tfi'e ininy ■ gratiou branch which had b'eon estab' iished in tlie High Conunissioner 4 oflice.